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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Doğan Media Group |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Headquarters | İstanbul,Turkey |
| Circulation | 495,000 (2004) |
| Official website | www.hurriyet.com.tr |
Hürriyet (meaning Liberty) is an influential,[1][2] high-circulation Turkish newspaper. Hürriyet was founded by Sedat Simavi on 1 May 1948 with a staff of 48. Selling 50,000 in its first week,[3] Hürriyet was Simavi's 59th and last publication; a realization of his goal of "ingraining and defending democracy". However, the newspaper has become the vanguard of the military and judiciary establishment which defines itself in the form of opposing the extension of human rights, civil liberties and democracy. Most recently Hurriyet defended the military intervention in April, 2007, as it has done in previous military coups in 1960, 1971, 1980 and 1997. Most of the columnists and editors of the daily Hurriyet are staunch allies of and defend the members of Turkish gladio called Ergenekon network.
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, which primarily serves newspapers and television channels that are under the management of Doğan Yayın Holding. Hürriyet is printed at Doğan Printing Centers located in six cities in Turkey and in Frankfurt, Germany. Doğan Dağıtım (Distribution), Turkey's leading distribution company in printed material, is responsible for the domestic distribution of the newspaper.[4]
In February 2009, Dogan Group faced with a hefty TL 826.2 Million (US$ 523 Million) fine because the Turkish Tax Authority found existence of tax evasion by Dogan Group/Petrol Ofisi, serious violations of the tax code. Following this Turkish Stock Exchange suspended Dogan Holding's shares.[5][6][7]
Fitch Downgraded Turkey's Hurriyet to 'BB-'; Outlook Negative on 08/24/2009 [1] [2]
Most recently Dogan media group received another fine for a record US$ 2.5 Billion related to past tax irregularities.[3] [4]
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