''Diken'' is an online Turkish news site edited by Erdal Güven. The site was first launched on 27 January 2014. Its founder
Harun Simavi is the grandson of
Sedat Simavi
Sedat Simavi (1896 – 11 December 1953) was a Turkish people, Turkish journalist, writer and film director. He established many newspapers and magazines.
Biography
Simavi was born in 1896. His grandfather and uncles served in different posi ...
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Simavi described Diken's mission thus: "To be a thorn in the media that's asked to portray our country as a rose garden, and to defend our democracy, basic freedoms, and secularism. And while carrying out this mission, to bring the profession of journalism the dignity and honor that it deserves."
Contributing writers at the newspaper include
Murat Sevinç,
Levent Gültekin,
Hürrem Sönmez,
Mustafa Dağıstanlı
Mustafa Dağıstanlı (11 April 1931 – 18 September 2022) was a Turkish wrestler. He had his best achievements in freestyle wrestling, winning gold medals at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and 1954, 1957, and 1959 world championships. In Greco-Roma ...
,
Azime Acar,
Yaman Akdeniz,
DaÄŸhan Irak,
İhsan Dağı,
Bahadır Kaynak
Awards
* 2014
Yeşil Düşünce Derneği Interactivists of the Year Awards - Internet Newspaper of the Year
"‘Yılın İnteraktivistleri’ ödülleri sahiplerini buldu"
. IMC TV. 15 Haziran 2014. En son 27 Eylül 2015 tarihinde erişildi.
* 2021
Sedat Simavi Journalism, News of the Year
References
External links
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Turkish-language newspapers
2014 establishments in Turkey
Newspapers published in Istanbul
Newspapers established in 2014