Hürriyet

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Hürriyet ("Liberty") is a secular centrist, nationalist high-circulation broadsheet daily Turkish newspaper. It was founded in 1949 by Sedat Simavi. The paper is published by the Doğan Grubu, which also publishes the daily papers Milliyet, Radikal and Posta.

To the left of its logo is found a composition of an Atatürk portrait, a Turkish flag with the motto Türkiye Türklerindir (Turkey belongs to Turks). The newspaper is one of the most influential in Turkish public life, combining a tabloid-style editorial line with high-profile columnists like Oktay Ekşi, Bekir Coşkun, and Emin Çölaşan.

Hürriyet also has European and North American editions.

One of the most popular newspapers in Turkey (along with Sabah, Milliyet, Zaman and Posta). It is published by the Doğan group and claims to be center-left; it has a strong nationalist leaning, as expressed in its renowned motto Türkiye Türklerindir (Turkey belongs to Turks). Hürriyet often consıders information provided by Turkish state authorities to be genuine and reputable sources.

Hürriyet boasts a staff of columnists followed widely in Turkey. It is said that the paper's circulation largely rests on the loyalty of the readers of this group of columnists, which includes Oktay Ekşi, Emin Çölaşan, and Bekir Coşkun. Çölaşan is a staunch secularist who writes about corruption in the government and the continued attempts of radical Islam to establish itself in Turkey.

Because of the owner Aydın Doğan's history with the Turkish conglomerate Koç Holding, the paper is a criticized for taking a positive stance towards the Koç Group.

Its online edition also includes a small English edition.