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AkÅŸam
''Akşam'' (''Evening'') is a Turkish newspaper founded in 1918, owned by Zeki Yeşildağ's Türk Medya Grup (T Medya Yatırım San. ve Tic. AŞ.) since 2013. In 2013 it had a circulation of around 100,000. History ''Akşams founders in 1918 included Necmettin Sadak, Kazım Şinasi Dersan, Falih Rıfkı Atay and Ali Naci Karacan. Former editors include Doğan Özgüden (1964–1966).Info-TürkInfo-Türk Editors/ref> In 2010 former editor Semra Pelek and editorial manager Mustafa Dolu were charged in relation to reporting on the Ergenekon trials. ''Akşam'' was owned by the Çukurova Media Group from 1997 to 2013, and previously Mehmet Ali Ilıcak. It is currently owned by the Turkish government's TMSF. Shortly after it was acquired by the TMSF, a number of journalists were fired, with the former AKP deputy Mehmet Ocaktan replacing editor of five years İsmail Küçükkaya, and at least four journalists who had been critical of the government fired. On 19 July 2013 it was so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehmet Ocaktan
Mehmet Ocaktan (born 8 June 1955, Dursunbey, Balıkesir Province) is a Turkish journalist, and a former deputy for the Justice and Development Party (2007 to 2011). Since June 2013 he is the editor-in-chief of ''Akşam''. Previous journalistic roles include being the founding editor of ''Yeni Şafak'' and the managing editor of ''Star''. Career Ocaktan has worked for the newspapers ''Yeni Devir'', ''Tercüman'' and '' Güneş'' and was the founding editor of ''Yeni Şafak'' in 1994. He was a deputy in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing Bursa for the Justice and Development Party from 2007 to 2011, before returning to journalism at the ''Star'' newspaper.haberler.comMehmet Ocaktan/ref> In 2013 he became the editor of ''Akşam'' after the newspaper was acquired by the government's TMSF The Savings Deposit Insurance Fund of Turkey ( tr, Tasarruf Mevduatı Sigorta Fonu), a.k.a. TMSF in abbreviated form, is the governing body concerned with matters of fund management ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
İsmail Küçükkaya
İsmail Küçükkaya (born 20 January 1970) is a Turkish journalist, news anchor and writer. Life and career İsmail Küçükkaya was born on 20 January 1970 to Yunus and Halise Küçükkaya in Simav, Kütahya. He finished his first and middle school education in Simav and in 1993 graduated from Gazi University with a degree in journalism. He divorced his first wife in 2002 and on 10 July 2016 he married Eda Demirci. Küçükkaya and Demirci divorced in January 2020. İsmail Küçükkaya, who presented Morning News of Fox between September 2013 and August 2022, has been presenting Morning News of Halk TV since September 2022. İsmail Küçükkaya started his journalism career in 1991 as a reporter for ''Hürriyet'' newspaper. After working at ''Hürriyet'', he worked for ''Sabah'' and ''Star'' newspapers. Küçükkaya started to work as a columnist for ''Akşam'' newspaper in 2000, and continued to write columns in 2003. He then became the Ankara representative of SkyTürk TV. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doğan Özgüden
Doğan Özgüden (born 1936, Kalecik, Ankara) is a Turkish journalist and publisher. A former editor of ''Akşam'' (1964–1966), he has been based in Belgium since 1974, having left Turkey after the 1971 military coup under threat of over 300 years in prison for his publications. Together with Info-Türk co-founder Inci Tugsavul he was awarded the 2006 ''Ayse Zarakolu Freedom of Thought Prize'' by the Human Rights Association of Turkey for Info-Türk's journalism. Career Özgüden worked at a variety of Turkish newspapers from 1952 to 1964, before becoming editor-in-chief of Turkish daily newspaper ''Akşam'' (1964–1966). A member of the Workers Party of Turkey (TIP), he was elected to the party's central committee in 1964. Together with Inci Tugsavul, Özgüden co-founded the Ant Publishing House in 1967, publishing the weekly ''Ant'' as well as a variety of books. Info-TürkInfo-Türk Editors/ref> After the banning of ''Ant'' by the junta of the 1971 military coup, its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Necmettin Sadak
Sadık Necmettin Sadak (1890 in Isparta, Ottoman Empire – 21 September 1953 in New York City) was a Turkish politician, former minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray. Biography After graduating from Galatasaray High School in 1910, he studied Humanities in the University of Lyon, France, until 1914. After his return to Turkey, he started to work in fields of sociology. In 1918 he was one of the co-founders of the newspaper ''AkÅŸam''. In 1928 he was elected as member of national parliament from Sivas province . His political success continued and he was elected again for five consecutive times to parliament. He represented Turkey many times in international conferences. Between 1947 and 1950, he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey. Sadak also elected as the chairman of Galatasaray in 1928. Although there was no national football league established in Turkey in the 1920s, Galatasaray won an Istanbul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Naci Karacan
Ali Naci Karacan (1896 – 7 July 1955) was a Turkish journalist and publisher. He was involved in founding the Turkish daily newspapers ''Akşam'' (1918) and '' Milliyet'' (1955), and his family, including grandson Ali Naci Karacan, built up a publishing group around ''Milliyet''.Elizabeth Thompson, answers.comGale Encyclopedia of the Mideast & N. Africa: Ali Naci Karacan/ref> He was the President of Fenerbahçe S.K. (1926–1927),Fenerbahçe CumhuriyetiFENERBAHÇE BAŞKANLARI/ref> and the editor of the newly founded ''Tan'' from 1935. Born ''Ali Naci'', he later took the additional surname ''Karacan''. The ''Ali Naci Karacan Stadı'' in Gönyeli is named for him. Books * Naci Karacan, Ali. ''Ya Hürriyet Ya Ölüm'' (1934) * Naci Karacan, Ali. ''Lozan Konferansı ve İsmet pașa'' (1943) – on the Conference of Lausanne and İsmet İnönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü (; 24 September 1884 – 25 December 1973) was a Turkish army officer and statesman of Kurdish descent, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Turk 360
360 is a privately owned television channel in Turkey. History A sound bomb was thrown at the channel's headquarters in Belgradkapı, Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, on October 22, 2009, which was defused by the anti-bomb squad.'Akşam'', 22 October 2009SKYTURK'e ses bombası/ref> In June 2013 Skyturk was seized from Çukurova Holding by the government's Savings Deposit Insurance Fund over unpaid tax debts. In 2016 Skyturk was sold (together with newspaper Akşam and radio stations Best FM to Ethem Sancak Ethem Sancak (born 1958, Siirt) is a Turkish businessman considered to have "close ties to President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan". He completed his primary and secondary education in Siirt. He graduated from Istanbul University's Faculty .... Slogan * 6/2002-23/1/2012: Anlamak İçin (To Understand) * 23/1/2012-11/2013: Olduğu Gibi Haber (News as it is) * 11/2013-12/2014: Her Açıdan (From every Angle) * 3/2015-5/2016: Hayatın Tamamı 360'ta (Whole of Life at 360 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çukurova Media Group
Çukurova Media Group (''Çukurova Medya Grubu'') is a Turkish media conglomerate established, part of the Çukurova Holding conglomerate. On 18 May 2013 it transferred a substantial number of its properties to the state TMSF, in partial settlement of a tax debt. History Newspapers The newspaper portfolio included ''Akşam'', ''Tercüman'' and '' Güneş''. In January 2009, it acquired a stake in Editions des Deux Terres, a French publisher. The company's magazine portfolio includes Alem (lifestyle magazine launched in 1993), Autocar (launched in 1895), Fourfourtwo (football magazine launched in 2006), Stuff (gadget magazine), Total Film (film magazine launched in 2007), Platin and World Business (business and economy magazine launched in 2006), Maxim (launched in 2007), and Eve. Çukurova suffered during the financial crisis,Today's Zaman, 11 January 2009Financial crisis weighs heavily on Turkish media sector/ref> and it closed down ''Tercüman'' in 2010.gazeteleroku.wsTercü ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limak Holding
Limak Holding A.S. is a Turkish conglomerate, with major interests in construction, energy, cement, and tourism. Its assets include the Limak Cement and Limak Energy companies and the Limak Tourism Group. In 2012 it had around $260m revenue from construction. Limak was launched in 1976 by Sezai Bacaksız and Nihat Özdemir, with Özdemir focussing on cement and energy while Bacaksız focussed on airports and tourism. Recent history In May 2013 Limak Holding was part of a joint venture which won the EUR22bn contract to construct a third international airport in Istanbul. The group had previously been part of a joint venture which in 2007 won a 20-year concession to operate Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, and in 2007, together with French firm Aéroport de Lyon, won the concession tender for Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari. In July 2013 it was part of a joint venture which acquired the daily newspaper ''Akşam'', together with TV channel Sky Turk 360 and radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cengiz Holding
Cengiz Holding A.S. is a Turkish conglomerate, with major interests in construction, energy, mining, and tourism. Its assets include the Eti Copper and Eti Aluminium mining companies. It is owned by Mehmet Cengiz. In 2012 it had around $470m revenue from construction. In May 2013 it was part of a joint venture which won the EUR22bn contract to construct a third international airport in Istanbul. Hurriyet, 3 May 2013Üçüncü havalimanı ihalesini Limak-Cengiz-Mapa-Kolin-Kalyon OGG kazandı/ref> In July 2013 it was part of a joint venture which acquired the daily newspaper ''Akşam'', together with TV channel Sky Turk 360 and radio station Alem FM : Alem is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Maasdriel Maasdriel () is a municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands. Maasdriel was formed on 1 January, 1999 by the merger ..., for TL60m. Sustainability The company says that "Emissions at the luminiumproduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falih Rıfkı Atay
Falih Rıfkı Atay (1894– 20 March 1971) was a Turkish journalist, writer and politician between 1923 and 1950. Biography Falih Rıfkı was the son of Halil Hilmi Efendi, an imam. He was educated in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Falih began his career as a journalist in the '' Tanin'', a CUP newspaper. He later became the private secretary of Talat Pasha, and during World War I accompanied Cemal Pasha in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign. After the war, he, with three other friends, founded the newspaper ''Akşam'' supporting the Turkish War of Independence. From 1919 to 1920 Falih Rıfkı was one of the contributors of '' Büyük Mecmua'' magazine which also supported the war of independence. On September 9th, 1922, he travelled to the liberated Izmir to visit Mustafa Kemal Atatürk with Yakup Kadri and arrived on the 13th of September just before the fire. Later, he became an editor-in-chief in the '' Hakimiyet-i Milliye''. He entered politics in 1923, and served as deputy o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethem Sancak
Ethem Sancak (born 1958, Siirt) is a Turkish businessman considered to have "close ties to President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan". He completed his primary and secondary education in Siirt. He graduated from Istanbul University's Faculty of Business Administration. Following graduation he worked as a journalist between 1976 and 1978. Ethem Sancak was the owner of the Star Media Group from 2004 to 2009, giving its ''Star'' newspaper a more pro-Justice and Development Party (AKP) line. Hurriyet Daily News, 8 June 2010Pressing for freedom: The rise of a party's partisans/ref> In early 2013, he was listed by Forbes ''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine owned by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family. Published eight times a year, it features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. ''Forbes'' also re ... as the 43rd richest person in Turkey.gazeteport.com.tr, 19 April 2013"Dedenin kemiklerini sızlattın" Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alem FM
: Alem is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Maasdriel Maasdriel () is a municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands. Maasdriel was formed on 1 January, 1999 by the merger of the former municipalities of Ammerzoden (including Well, Wellseind en Wordragen), Hedel, Heerewaarde ..., and lies about 10 km north of 's-Hertogenbosch. It used to part of the province in North Brabant. In 1934, it became part of Gelderland. Until 1958, Alem, Maren en Kessel was a separate municipality. The villages of Maren, Netherlands, Maren and Maren-Kessel are now part of the municipality of Lith, North Brabant, Lith. History It was first mentioned in 1107 as Aleym. The etymology is unclear. The village developed along the Meuse, Maas. The Dutch Reformed Church has probably been built around 1719 using material from a previous church lost in a 1717 flood. In 1840, it was home to 307 people. In 1925, the canalisation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |