''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

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, Kazım Şinasi Dersan,

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and

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. Former editors include

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(1964–1966).

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and editorial manager Mustafa Dolu were charged in relation to reporting on the

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. ''Akşam'' was owned by the

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from 1997 to 2013, and previously Mehmet Ali Ilıcak. It is currently owned by the Turkish government's

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. Shortly after it was acquired by the TMSF, a number of journalists were fired, with the former AKP deputy

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replacing editor of five years

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, and at least four journalists who had been critical of the government being fired. On 19 July 2013 ''Akşam'' was sold (together with TV channel

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and radio station

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) to a Cengiz-Kolin- Limak joint venture for TL60m. In September 2013, Cengiz-Kolin- Limak withdrew from the attempt to buy ''Akşam''. In October 2013, ''Akşam'', TV channel

, radio station

and Alem Magazine were sold to

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. In August 2017, Zeki Yeşildağ acquired the newspaper as part of Es Yayıncılık.

Books

* Kavaklı, Nurhan (2005), ''Bir gazetenin tarihi: Akşam'' ("History of a newspaper: Akşam").

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aksam 1918 establishments in the Ottoman Empire Newspapers published in Istanbul Turkish-language newspapers Newspapers established in 1918 Daily newspapers published in Turkey