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Tuncay Özkan
Ahmet Tuncay Özkan (born 14 August 1966) is a Turkish journalist, writer and politician. He was arrested on September 27, 2008, in relation to the odatv case of the Ergenekon trials, and in August 2013 he was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment. Career Tuncay Özkan began his career in journalism in 1981 as a local reporter in Ankara. Three years later, he was hired by ''Hürün'' newspaper published by the group ''Hürriyet''. From 1988 to 1993, Tuncay Özkan worked for the Kemalist daily ''Cumhuriyet'' and then moved to the popular private television channel called ''Show TV'' to work as a correspondent in Ankara for their political show ''Arena''. In 1995, he started with another private channel ''Kanal D'' where he worked as the general news manager (1996-2002). In June 2002, he went back to ''Show TV'' to work as general news manager. In June 2002, he was appointed as the CEO of ''Çukurova Media Group'', a position he left in December 2003 to create his own telev ...
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Member Of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms congressman/congresswoman or deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." Members of parliament typically form parliamentary groups, sometimes called caucuse ...
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Hürriyet
''Hürriyet'' (, ''Liberty'') is one of the major Turkish newspapers, founded in 1948. , it had the highest circulation of any newspaper in Turkey at around 319,000. ''Hürriyet'' has a mainstream, liberal and conservative outlook. ''Hürriyet'' combines entertainment value with news coverage. ''Hürriyet'' has regional offices in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Adana, Antalya and Trabzon, as well as a news network comprising 52 offices and 600 reporters in Turkey and abroad, all affiliated with Doğan News Agency, which primarily serves newspapers and television channels that were previously under the management of Doğan Media Group (Doğan Yayın Holding). ''Hürriyet'' is printed in six cities in Turkey and in Frankfurt, Germany. , according to Alexa, its website was the tenth most visited in Turkey, the second most visited of a newspaper and the fourth most visited news website. On 21 March 2018, Doğan Yayın Holding, the parent company of Hürriyet, was sold to Demirören Hold ...
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Mustafa Balbay
Mustafa Ali Balbay (born August 8, 1960 in Burdur) is a journalist, writer and Turkish MP. As the main political correspondent in Ankara for the left-wing Kemalist daily newspaper ''Cumhuriyet'', he wrote a regular column called ''Gözlem'' which he took over from the prominent investigative journalist Ugur Mumcu, who was assassinated in 1993. Balbay was arrested on March 5, 2009 as an Ergenekon suspect in the Odatv case, and in August 2009 he was sentenced to 34 years and eight months. Journalistic career Mustafa Balbay began his journalistic career in 1980 as a student reporter for a local newspaper called ''Gazete Izmir''. The next year, he was hired by the centre-left daily ''Milliyet'' for their Izmir office and later he moved to ''Cumhuriyets office in Izmir as a permanent correspondent. In 1985, he became the chief investigating reporter in Izmir for the same newspaper and in 1989 he moved to their headquarters in Ankara to work as the news director. In 1992, Balbay wa ...
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Ergenekon (organization)
Ergenekon () was the name given to an alleged clandestine, secular ultra-nationalist organization in Turkey with possible ties to members of the country's military and security forces. The would-be group, named after Ergenekon, a mythical place located in the inaccessible valleys of the Altay Mountains, was accused of terrorism in Turkey. Some believed Ergenekon was part of the " deep state". The existence of the "deep state" was affirmed in Turkish opinion after the Susurluk scandal in 1996. Alleged members had been indicted on charges of plotting to foment unrest, among other things by assassinating intellectuals, politicians, judges, military staff, and religious leaders, with the ultimate goal of toppling the incumbent government. Ergenekon's '' modus operandi'' had been compared to Operation Gladio's Turkish branch, the Counter-Guerrilla. By April 2011, over 500 people had been taken into custody and nearly 300 formally charged with membership in what prosecutors desc ...
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Justice And Development Party (Turkey)
The Justice and Development Party ( tr, Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, ; AKP), abbreviated officially AK Party in English, is a political party in Turkey self-describing as conservative-democrat. It is one of the two major parties of contemporary Turkey along with the Republican People's Party (CHP). Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been chairman of AKP since the 2017 Party Congress. The AKP is the largest party in the Grand National Assembly, the Turkish national legislature, with 285 out of 600 seats, having won 42.6% of votes in the 2018 Turkish parliamentary election. It forms the People's Alliance with the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). The current AKP parliamentary leader is İsmet Yılmaz. Founded in 2001 by members of a number of parties such as FP, ANAP and DYP, the party has a strong base of support among people from the conservative tradition of Turkey, though the party strongly denies it is Islamist. The party positioned itself as pro-liberal market economy, sup ...
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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 ...
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Milliyet
''Milliyet'' ( Turkish for "''nationality''") is a Turkish daily newspaper published in Istanbul, Turkey. History and profile ''Milliyet'' came to publishing life at the Nuri Akça press in Babıali, Istanbul as a daily private newspaper on 3 May 1950. Its owner was Ali Naci Karacan. After his death in 1955 the paper was published by his son, Encüment Karacan. For a number of years the person who made his mark on the paper as the editor in chief was Abdi İpekçi. İpekçi managed to raise the standards of the Turkish press by introducing his journalistic criteria. On 1 February 1979, İpekçi was murdered by Mehmet Ali Ağca, who would later attempt to assassinate the Pope John Paul II. ''Milliyet'' is published in broadsheet format. In 2001 ''Milliyet'' had a circulation of 337,000 copies. According to comScore, ''Milliyet'''s website is the fifth most visited news website in Europe. Ownership In 1979 the founding Karacan family sold the paper to Aydın Doğan. Erdoğa ...
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Koza Ä°pek Holding
Koza İpek Holding is a Turkish conglomerate. It includes twelve companies, three of them are publicly traded and mining companies Koza Altın and Koza Anadolu (''Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri A.S.'', quoted as KOZAA) and İpek Dogal Energy IPEKEE. Koza Gold Operations Company Koza Gold Operations Company is a Turkish company founded to explore and operate gold mines in Turkey. KOZA IPEK GROUP has acquired all the shares of Normandy Madencilik A.S. from Newmont Mining Corporation Limited in March 2005. Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik İşletmeleri A.Ş. Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik is an affiliated corporate company of Koza İpek Holding that aims for continuous development and exploration, developing and production of copper, lead-zinc, iron and similar mineral mining reserves. Koza Anadolu Metal A.Ş., 2015Koza Anadolu Metal/ref> Following a court order, since 26 October 2015, the Koza group companies are managed by trustee Trustee (or the holding of a trustees ...
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Akın İpek
Hamdi Akın İpek is the Chairman of Koza İpek Holding, a Turkish conglomerate that spans different industries and sectors in Turkey and internationally. In May, he was arrested in Britain in relation to a Turkish request based on his role in 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt to extradite him and was released with travel restrictions. He is due to face an extradition hearing in September, according to the British interior ministry. The Turkish government attempts to have him and extradited to face trial were blocked by the UK courts in April. Education In 1986, İpek received a MA degree from Harlaxton College, UK (British Campus of the University of Evansville, Indiana, USA) and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Hacettepe University, Ankara, in 1990. Experience Akın İpek is the Chairman of Koza İpek Holding, a Turkish conglomerate that spans different industries and sectors in Turkey and internationally. The group includes interests in the mining, medi ...
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Kanaltürk
Kanaltürk was a TV channel in Turkey. Founded by Tuncay Özkan in 2004, it was sold by Özkan in May 2008 to Koza İpek Holding. The channel was closed on 29 February 2016, along with Bugün TV and İpek Media Group. The channel is known for its closeness to Fethullah Gülen, the leader of the Gülen movement. History In 2008, the company had been in financial difficulties, with tax debts of as much as $10m, and many employees not paid over the preceding seven months. On October 27, 2015, Turkish police storm and shut down both Kanaltürk TV station and Bugün TV station that have been critical of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) ahead of a general election on November 1. Baris Yarkadas, a lawmaker with the main-opposition Republican People's Party The Republican People's Party ( tr, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, , acronymized as CHP ) is a Kemalist and social-democratic political party in Turkey which currently stands as the main opposition party. It is a ...
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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 ...
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Kanal D
Kanal D, also known as Channel D, is a nationwide television channel in Turkey and part of Demirören Group. It was founded by Ayhan Şahenk and Aydın Doğan in 1993. The network also runs an international channel, Euro D which is available online, and had the first high definition channel in Turkey, Kanal D HD. The text 'KANAL D' is not displayed in its Turkish broadcast. Only the blue earth section of the logo is displayed throughout commercial sections.Turkish Radio Law requires TV broadcasters have distinct logos during regular content and commercials. These logos serve as call signs of the station. Public service clips can be shown with either logo. Kanal D is broadcast via satellite to 27 countries. Kanal D Romania On 18 February 2007, Kanal D launched a television channel in Romania under the same name. Currently airing programs Currently airing TV series * 2006-: ''Arka Sokaklar'' * 2008- 2010: '' Aşk-ı Memnu'' * 2021-: ''Yargı'' * 2022-: ''Aşk ve Umut'' * 2022 ...
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