''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 Doğan is both a masculine Turkish given name and a Turkish surname meaning ''Falcon''. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Doğan Abukay, Turkish experimental physicist and academic * Doğan Akhanlı (1957–2021) Turkish-German wr ...

, which primarily serves newspapers and television channels that were previously under the management of

Doğan Media Group Doğan Media Group (''Doğan Yayın Holding A.Ş.'') was a Turkish media conglomerate, part of the Doğan Holding conglomerate. The company was established in 1997 to bring together Doğan's media properties. These include the '' Posta'', ''Hür ...

(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 Holding Demiören is a Turkish word meaning ''iron braider'' and may refer to: Company * Demirören Group, a Turkish conglomerate Surname *Yıldırım Demirören (born 1964), Turkish businessman and current president of the Turkish Football Federation ...

for approximately $1.2 billion. The Demirören Group is known for its pro-government stance.

History

''Hürriyet'' was founded by

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 ...

on 1 May 1948 with a staff of 48. Selling 50,000 in its first week, ''Hürriyet'' was Simavi's 59th and last publication. It is considered a high-circulation newspaper in Turkey. In 2018, Hurriyet was bought by

, owned by the Demirören family who are considered to be close to

President Erdoğan President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese f ...

Tax fine controversy

In February 2009, the newspaper received an 826.2 million TL (US$523 million) fine for tax evasion by Doğan Group/Petrol Ofisi. Following this, the Istanbul Stock Exchange suspended Doğan Holding's shares, and Fitch downgraded ''Hürriyet'' to 'BB−'. Executives at the Doğan Group expressed the opinion that the tax fine was politically motivated "intimidation", caused by ''Hürriyet'' linking of Prime Minister

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician serving as the List of presidents of Turkey, 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as prime minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as Lis ...

and his political party, AKP, to a charity scandal in Germany. In March 2009, Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, expressed public concern about the fine, saying that it threatened "pluralism and freedom of the press."Dogan Hit by $2.5 Billion Tax Fine in Erdogan Feud
Seda Sezer and Ben Holland, ''Bloomberg'', September 8, 2009 In September 2009, Doğan Group was fined a record US$2.5 billion, related to alleged past tax irregularities. The September fine caused further expressions of public concern from the European Commission, as well as the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.Turkish Premier Defends Media Tax Battle
Marc Champion, '' The Wall Street Journal'', October 5, 2009 It also caused some critics and global investors to compare the fines to then- Russian President Vladimir Putin's use of tax-evasion charges to bankrupt oil company Yukos for allegedly political reasons. In an interview, Erdoğan denied this charge, calling it "very ugly" and "disrespectful" to both himself and Putin. image:Istanbul -Hürriyet- 2000 by RaBoe 01.jpg, Hürriyet headquarters in Güneşli, Istanbul image:Istanbul -Hürriyet- 2000 by RaBoe 02.jpg, Hürriyet headquarters in Güneşli, Istanbul

Notable people

* Ahmet Altan *

Fatih Altaylı Fatih Altaylı (born 20 September 1962) is a Turkish journalist, columnist, television presenter and media executive. Life He graduated from Galatasaray High School in Istanbul. Fatih Altaylı stepped into journalism at the newspaper ''Cumhuriyet ...

* Feyza Algan *

Yalçın Bayer Yalçın or Yalcin is a given name and a surname of Turkic origin. It may refer to: Given name * Yalchin Rzazadeh (born 1969), a Soviet-period Azerbaijani pop singer * Yalçın Akdoğan (born 1969), Turkish politician * Yalçın Ayhan (born 1982) ...

Burak Bekdil Burak Bekdil (born 1966 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish columnist who wrote for the daily ''Hürriyet'' for 29 years. He was fired in January 2017. Today he is a Fellow at the Middle East Forum and has covered Turkey for the U.S. weekly ''Defense ...

* Orhan Boran *

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Bekir Coşkun Bekir Coşkun (1945 – 18 October 2020) was a Turkish journalist, writer and columnist for leading Turkish daily, ''Cumhuriyet''. He was a good friend of Emin Çölaşan, with whom he had worked in the newspaper ''Hürriyet'' before they were co ...

* Emin Çölaşan * Cengiz Çandar * Latif Demirci *

Yalçın Doğan Yalçın or Yalcin is a given name and a surname of Turkic origin. It may refer to: Given name * Yalchin Rzazadeh (born 1969), a Soviet-period Azerbaijani pop singer * Yalçın Akdoğan (born 1969), Turkish politician * Yalçın Ayhan (born 1982) ...

Bülent Düzgit Bülent is a Turkish masculine given name and a family name meaning "tall" and "high", from Persian ''boland'' ( fa, بلند) which means ''tall'' or ''high''. The equivalent form in Azeri is Bülənd. It may refer to: Bülend *Bulend Biščevi� ...

* Oktay Ekşi *

Çetin Emeç Çetin Emeç (1935 – 7 March 1990) was a prominent Turkish journalist and columnist, who was assassinated. Early life He was born to Selim Ragıp Emeç, journalist and later co-founder of the Democratic Party, and his wife Rabia Emeç. He had ...

* Ahmet Hakan *

Doğan Hızlan Doğan Hızlan, (born 1937 Istanbul) is a Turkish author. He graduated from Pertevniyal High School,then completed his bachelor's degree in Istanbul University Faculty of Law. Doğan Hızlan, whos first work was published in 1954, directed the ...

Özdemir İnce Özdemir is a Turkish given name for males meaning "pure iron." It may refer to: Given name * Özdemir Pasha (died 1561), Circassian Mamluk general for the Ottoman Empire * Özdemir Sabancı (1941–1996), Turkish businessman * Ozdemir Turan (bor ...

Halit Kıvanç Halit Mecit Kıvanç (18 February 1925 – 25 October 2022) was a Turkish television and radio presenter, humorist, sports journalist and writer. He was best known as a sports commentator. Early years Kıvanç was born in the Fatih district of ...

Emre Kızılkaya Emre Kızılkaya (born 6 July 1982, in Istanbul) is a Turkish journalist and researcher who is a vice-chair of the Vienna-based International Press Institute, a global network of leading editors and media executives. Career Kizilkaya worked i ...

Şükrü Kızılot Şükrü (Turkish from ar, شكري) may refer to: People *Şükrü Âli Ögel (1886–1973), Turkish military officer, director of the Turkish governmental intelligence agency *Şükrü Gülesin (1922–1977), Turkish football player and sports j ...

Ercan Kumcu Ercan may refer to: Given name *Ercan Akbay (born 1959), writer, painter and musician * Ercan Aktuna (1940–2013), Turkish football player * Ercan Durmaz (born 1965), Turkish-German actor *Ercan Muslu (born 1988), Turkish long-distance runner * ...

Gary S. Lachman Gary S. Lachman is an American author, international lawyer, fishing boat captain, and former Portfolio Manager for the U.S. Department of State. Formerly a resident of Istanbul, Turkey, Lachman currently resides in Palm Beach County, Florida. B ...

Çetin Özek Çetin Özek (1934 Çorum, Turkey – 16 July 2008 Istanbul) was a prominent Turkish university professor of criminal law, jurist, author and journalist. Çetin Özek graduated from Istanbul's respected Pertevniyal High School in 1952 and from ...

Ertuğrul Özkök Ertuğrul Özkök (born 8 April 1947) is a Turkish journalist and a daily columnist. Between 1990 and 2010, he was the editor-in-chief for ''Hürriyet'', a daily newspaper published in Turkish in Turkey and some European countries. Özkök is k ...

Güzin Sayar Güzin is a Turkish given name for females. People named Güzin include: *Güzin Dino Güzin Dino (1910 – May 30, 2013) was a Turkish literary scholar, linguist, translator and writer. She is known for writing from a Marxist perspective. She ...

Erman Şener Erman Şener (9 August 1942 in Afyon, Turkey – 29 March 2002 in Istanbul) was a Turkish film critic, screenwriter, author, columnist, TV host and producer. Background Şener was born in Afyon, Turkey. After he graduated from primary school his ...

Tufan Türenç Tufan may refer to: * Tufan (name), a masculine Turkish given name and surname * Tibet, called Tufan or Tubo in Chinese historical texts ** The Tibetan Empire (618–842) * Tufan, Iran, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province {{Geodis ...

Doğan Uluç Doğan Uluç (1935 – 11 August 2022) was a Turkish American journalist and writer. After graduating from Istanbul University Faculty of Law, he started his career as a reporter at Tercüman newspaper in 1955. Then he joined Hürriyet and was ...

Cüneyt Ülsever Cüneyt () is the Turkish spelling of Arabic masculine given name Junayd (Arabic: جُنَيْد ''junayd'') meaning "soldier, warrior". People named Cüneyt include: * Cüneyt Arkın, Turkish film actor * Cüneyt Bey of Aydın, Turkish bey * C� ...

Sinem Vural Sinem is a Turkish feminine given name. * Sinem Barut (born 1986), Turkish volleyball player * Sinem Balık (born 1974), Turkish opera singer * Sinem Banna (born 1968), Turkish-American artist * Sinem Doğu (born 1987), Turkish female ice hockey p ...

Golden Butterfly Awards

''Hürriyet'', along with Pantene, sponsors the annual Golden Butterfly Awards, in which its readers vote for nominees in the fields of Turkish television and music.

References

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