Sözcü

Sözcü
Type Daily newspaper
Format Berliner
Owner(s) Estetik Publishing Ltd.
Founded 2007
Political alignment Kemalism
Secularism
Nationalism
Left-Wing
Language Turkish
Headquarters Halkalı, Küçükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey
Circulation Decrease 344.972[1]
Website sozcu.com.tr

Sözcü (literally, The Spokesman) is a popular Turkish daily newspaper. Sözcü was first published on 27 June 2007 and today, it is distributed nationwide. As of May 2014, it is the fourth top selling newspaper in Turkey, with about 350,000 copies sold daily.

Overview

Its origin goes back to Gözcü (literally, The Observer) which was published by Doğan Media Group, which began publication on 15 May 1996 and ceased publication on 1 April 2007. Gözcü was taken over by its employees and its name was changed as Sözcü. In its first days the newspaper sold 60,000 copies. In September of 2008 the newspaper had an average circulation of 150,000. In December of 2010 this number reached 210,000.[2]

As a result of political polarization, Sözcü became the country’s fourth top-selling newspaper by its lurid antigovernment (Justice and Development Party, which has been ruling Turkey since 2002) stance.[3]

AMK

The daily sports newspaper AMK is published by the Sözcü Group since 2012. The word "AMK" which officially is an acronym of Açık Mert Korkusuz (translated: Open, Valiant and Fearless) evoked some controversy, as the acronym is also used for a phrase that includes a vulgar word to refer to female genitalia.[4]

Writers and Columnists

  • Coşkun Bel
  • Kadri Yamaç
  • Necati Doğru
  • Süleyman Atmaca
  • Saygı Öztürk
  • Ayşe Sucu
  • Yasemin Candemir
  • Soner Yalçın
  • Bekir Coşkun
  • Mehtap Ozcan Erturk

References

  1. ↑ "Newspaper Circulation Table". Medyatava.com. 2014-11-10.
  2. ↑ http://www.dorduncukuvvetmedya.com/toplam-gazete-satislari-dustu-hurriyet-430-bine-geriledi.html
  3. ↑ "The Big Prison By the Sea: Will Its Captives Change Turkey’s History?". world.time.com. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  4. ↑ http://www.todayszaman.com/national_womens-group-slams-sports-paper-over-obscene-name-choice_283296.html

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