''Evrensel'' (

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daily newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...

History and profile

''Evrensel'' was founded on 7 June 1995. The issues captured and written are from a socialist perspective. The paper is different from other Turkish newspapers in that it presents an in-depth research into issues surrounding the workers unions. In 2017 newspaper started an English version of news.

Incidents

Metin Göktepe Metin Göktepe (; April 10, 1968 – January 9, 1996) was a Kurdish photojournalist who was tortured and brutally murdered in police custody in Istanbul on January 8, 1996. Life Metin Göktepe was born to a Kurdish family in Sivas on April 10, ...

, the 27-year-old journalist whose death in police custody in 1996 caused public protests and outcry, was on duty as a reporter for ''Evrensel'' on the day of his detention and murder.

References

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