| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Cumhuriyet Foundation |
| Founded | 1924 |
| Political alignment | Kemalism Laïcité Centre left Social democracy |
| Language | Turkish |
| Headquarters | Istanbul |
| Circulation | 51.281 [1] |
| Website | www.cumhuriyet.com.tr |
Cumhuriyet (English: The Republic) is a centre-left Turkish daily newspaper, founded on 7 May 1924 by journalist Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu. Based in Istanbul, it has been situated since 17 October 2005 in Şişli. Cumhuriyet was the last newspaper to leave the old press district Cağaloğlu. It has also offices in Ankara and İzmir.
Contents
Distribution[edit]
The circulation figure is around 58,000 copies as of 2005[citation needed]. On 7 May 1998 the newspaper went on internet version.
History[edit]
Following the death of Yunus Nadi on 28 March 1945 in Geneva, Switzerland, Cumhuriyet was owned by his eldest son Nadir Nadi until his death on 20 August 1991. Nadir Nadi's wife Berin then published the newspaper. Cumhuriyet is owned by the Cumhuriyet Foundation since the death of Berin Nadi on 5 November 2001. One of its publishers was the renowned political columnist İlhan Selçuk, who was also chairman of the board of trustees until he died in 2010.
During the Gulf War Cumhuriyet suffered a collapse in advertising revenue, and following an unrelated dispute over editorial policy, nearly 40 journalists and commentators walked out in November 1991: "Circulation fell by half, and it was saved only by an extraordinary campaign by readers to buy extra copies and even pay money into a special account."[2] Hasan Cemal, chief editor since 1981,[3] resigned in January 1992 over the dispute: "I tried to widen the spectrum, to keep the balance. But they (old-guard intellectuals) always resisted, calling us plotters, tools of big business and the United States".[2]
Cumhuriyet's office in Istanbul was the site of a molotov attack in 2008.[4]
In January 2015, the newspaper reprinted cartoons from Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine which had depicted the Islamic prophet Muhammad and been subject to a terror attack. As a result, Cumhuriyet received threats and was placed under police protection.[5]
Notable contributors (past and present)[edit]
- Columnists
- İbrahim Yıldız (Cumhuriyet'ten Okurlara)
- Cüneyt Arcayürek (Güncel)
- Mustafa Balbay (Gündem)
- Oktay Akbal (Evet/Hayır)
- Emre Kongar (Aydınlanma)
- Hikmet Çetinkaya (Politika Günlüğü)
- Orhan Erinç (Geçmişten Geleceğe)
- Erdal Atabek (2000'li Yıllarda)
- Erol Manisalı (Bıçak Sırtı)
- Özgen Acar (Kavşak)
- Orhan Birgit (Düz Yazı)
- Ümit Zileli (Düz Çizgi)
- Deniz Kavukçuoğlu (Pano)
- Nilgün Cerrahoğlu (Sağnak)
- Işıl Özgentürk (Al Gözüm Seyreyle)
- Ataol Behramoğlu (Cumartesi Yazıları)
- Sunay Akın (Kule Cambazı)
- Işık Kansu (Ankara Kulisi)
- Hilmi Develi (Satır Arası)
- Bedri Baykam (Görüş)
- Leyla Tavşanoğlu (Pazar Söyleşileri)
- Süheyl Batum (Sözden Yazıya)
- Burhan Arpad (Hesaplaşma 1979-1991)
World
- Ali Sirmen (Dünyada Bugün)
- Güray Öz (Avrupa)
- Hüseyin Baş (Değişen Dünyadan)
- Mümtaz Soysal (Açı)
- Özgür Mumcu
- Aydın Engin
- Can Dündar
- Economics
- Şükran Soner (İşçi Evreninden)
- Öztin Akgüç (Yorum)
- Ergin Yıldızoğlu (Dünya Ekonomisine Bakış)
- Erinç Yeldan (Ekonomi Politik)
- Türkel Minibaş (Göz Ucuyla)
- Özlem Yüzak (Bilgi Toplumuna Doğru)
- Yakup Kepenek (Ankara Pazarı)
- Yahya Arıkan (Yaşamda Mali Çözüm)
- Mustafa Pamukoğlu (Maliye Tarafından)
- Science-Politics
- Orhan Bursalı (Perşembe)
- Internet
- Mehmet Sucu (Enternet)
- Media
- Mehmet Faraç (Med - Cezir)
- Culture-Art
- Selmi Andak (Sanata Bakış)
- Zeynep Oral (Esintiler)
- Turgay Fişekçi (Defne Gölgesi)
- Ahmet Cemal (Odak Noktası)
- Adnan Binyazar (Ayna)
- Vecdi Sayar (Kedi Gözü)
- Sports
- Arif Kızılyalın (Spor Yorumu)
- Adnan Dinçer (Görüş)
- Ahmet Kurt (Basket Yorum)
- Halit Deringör (Görüş)
Deceased Authors
- Uğur Mumcu
- İlhan Selçuk
- Deniz Som
- Metin Toker
- Bahriye Üçok
- Oktay Ekinci
- Server Tanilli (Bir Bakıma)
Supplements[edit]
Supplements of the newspaper:
- Strateji (Strategy), Mondays
- Kitap (Book), Thursdays
- Bilim Teknoloji (Science and Technology), Fridays
- Hafta Sonu (Weekend), Saturdays
- Pazar (Sunday), Sundays
- Gezi (Travel), every other Wednesday
- Tarım (Agriculture), once a month
- Yerel Yönetimler (Local Governments)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 09.12.2013 - 15.12.2013 Haftası Tiraj Tablosu MedyaTava
- ^ a b Hugh Pope, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 1992, Media: It's News Vs. Nudes in the Turkish Press: The glitzy Sabah daily and the respected Cumhuriyet reflect clashing cultures at a continental crossroads
- ^ "Hasan Cemal Biyografisi". Sondakika (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ Mastermind behind Cumhuriyet attack under arrest, Today's Zaman, 1 April 2008
- ^ Josh Levs et al (14 February 2015) Turkey bans Charlie Hebdo cover, newspaper gets death threats CNN
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Today's Cumhuriyet front page at the Newseum website