Sabah (newspaper)
Encyclopedia
Sabah is a popular Turkish
daily newspaper, with a circulation of around 330,000 as of 2011. Its name means "morning" in the Turkish language
originating from Arabic. Sabah identifies its policy as defense of democracy, free market and human rights.
The original "Sabah" newspaper was founded and edited at the beginning of the Second Constitutional Era
in 1908 by Professor Diran Kelekian
, academic teacher of many Young Turkish leaders, who was a supporter of the revolution of 1908 but was himself deported in April 1915 by the Young Turkish government because of his ethnic background and later killed in Central Anatolia. The paper subsequently was taken over by the Young Turks and played an important role in the early years of the Republic.
The newspaper was re-founded by Dinç Bilgin on April 22, 1985. In 2008, it was taken over by the Turkuaz Media Group of Çalık Holding
. Its current publisher is Ahmet Çalık
, Erdal Şafak acting as the editor-in-chief.
Sabah has published The New York Times International Weekly on Sundays since 2009. This 8-page supplement features a selection of articles from The New York Times
translated into Turkish.
Turkey
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daily newspaper, with a circulation of around 330,000 as of 2011. Its name means "morning" in the Turkish language
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
originating from Arabic. Sabah identifies its policy as defense of democracy, free market and human rights.
The original "Sabah" newspaper was founded and edited at the beginning of the Second Constitutional Era
Second Constitutional Era (Ottoman Empire)
The Second Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire began shortly after Sultan Abdülhamid II restored the constitutional monarchy after the 1908 Young Turk Revolution. The period established many political groups...
in 1908 by Professor Diran Kelekian
Diran Kelekian
Diran Kelekian was an Ottoman Armenian journalist, writer and professor of Ottoman University , editor of "Cihan" and "Sabah" newspapers. Armenian Genocide victim....
, academic teacher of many Young Turkish leaders, who was a supporter of the revolution of 1908 but was himself deported in April 1915 by the Young Turkish government because of his ethnic background and later killed in Central Anatolia. The paper subsequently was taken over by the Young Turks and played an important role in the early years of the Republic.
The newspaper was re-founded by Dinç Bilgin on April 22, 1985. In 2008, it was taken over by the Turkuaz Media Group of Çalık Holding
Çalik Holding
Çalık Holding A.Ş is a Turkish conglomerate based in Istanbul, active in the sectors of textiles, energy, construction, finance, logistics and media. Through its ventures in and outside of Turkey, Çalık employs a total of 19,000 people . The CEO of Çalık Holding, Berat Albayrak. Albayrak is the...
. Its current publisher is Ahmet Çalık
Ahmet Çalık
Ahmet Çalık is a Turkish businessman. He is Chairman of Çalık Holding.Çalık's professional life began when he established Ortadoğu Tekstil Ticaret ve Sanayi A.Ş. in 1981. As a member of a family that operates in the textile business since the 1930s, he made his first large-scale industrial...
, Erdal Şafak acting as the editor-in-chief.
Sabah has published The New York Times International Weekly on Sundays since 2009. This 8-page supplement features a selection of articles from The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
translated into Turkish.
Columnists
- Mehmet Barlas
- Hıncal Uluç
- Engin ArdıçEngin ArdiçEngin Ardıç is a well known Turkish writer and journalist who, with the commencement of private television broadcasting in Turkey, also worked as a television commentator in the 1990s.-Biography:...
- Salih MemecanSalih MemecanSalih Memecan is a Turkish editorial caricaturist and cartoonist. Memecan's political cartoon strip, Bizimcity, and comics cartoon strip, Sizinkiler, are published daily in Sabah newspaper, one of the largest in Turkey, and weekly in the Aktüel magazine...
- Haşmet Babaoğlu
- Nazlı Ilıcak
- Yavuz Donat