Daily Sabah
| Type | Daily Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Turkuvaz Media Group |
| Publisher | Turkuvaz Gazete Dergi Basim A.S. |
| Editor-in-chief | Serdar Karagoz |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Political alignment | conservative, political conservatism |
| Language | English, German and Arabic |
| Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Circulation | 7,100[1] |
| Website | http://www.dailysabah.com |
Daily Sabah (lit. "Daily Morning") is an English, German and Arabic-language daily published in Turkey. Owned by Turkuvaz Media Group, Daily Sabah published its first issue on 24 February 2014.[2][3] The editor-in-chief of Daily Sabah is Serdar Karagöz.
History
Daily Sabah was established in 2014 when a highly antagonistic political climate reigned in Turkish politics. After the conflict, in December 2013, between the Gulen movement, a religious civil society organization with some political aspirations, and the then ruling Justice and Development Party (Turkey) (AKP), Gulen movement's Today's Zaman turned an ardent critic of the ruling AKP. In order to balance the critical discourse against the AKP by Today's Zaman and Hürriyet Daily News, a secular critic of the AKP, Daily Sabah emerged as a supportive voice of the AKP in English language.[4]
A columnist from Sabah, the main daily of Turkuaz Media Group, legitimized the establishment of Daily Sabah as the following: "While anti-government groups were reaching English-speaking audiences, it was impossible to understand what the government and the AKP were saying and trying to do".[5]
Editorial policy and viewpoints
Daily Sabah describes itself as a daily "committed to the democracy, the rule of law, human rights and liberty".[6] Despite this official description, Daily Sabah is by some labelled as mouthpiece of the AKP[7] and especially Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the current president of Turkey.
Daily Sabah is also very critical of the Gülen movement, labeling it a terrorist group ("FETÖ") and accusing it of establishing a parallel state within Turkey.[8]
Columnists
- Ilnur Cevik
- Etyen Mahcupyan
- Ibrahim Kalin
- Cemil Ertem
- Burhanettin Duran
- Hatem Bazian
- Ozan Ceyhun
References
- ↑ "Tiraj". www.medyatava.com. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ "Hoş geldin bebek". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ "Türkiye'yi dünyaya DAILY SABAH anlatacak". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ "New English daily offers Turkish government perspective". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ "New English daily offers Turkish government perspective". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ "About Us". www.dailysabah.com. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ "Army of Spin". www.foreignpolicy.com. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ "Die Rache der Brüder". www.spiegel.de. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
External links
Daily Sabah official website