Diken (newspaper)

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Diken
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TypeOnline newspaper
Owner(s)Keskin Kalem Yayıncılık ve Tic. A.Ş.
Founded27 January 2014
LanguageTurkish
Websitediken.com.tr

Diken is an online Turkish language newspaper edited by and . The newspaper was first published on 27 January 2014, and its founder is the grandson of Sedat Simavi.[1]

Simavi described Diken's mission thus: "To be a thorn in the media that's asked to portray our country as a rose garden, and to defend our democracy, basic freedoms, and secularism. And while carrying out this mission, to bring the profession of journalism the dignity and honor that it deserves."[2]

Contributing writers at the newspaper include Kadri Gürsel, , , , , Amberin Zaman, , Mustafa Dağıstanlı, , Nevşin Mengü, , , , Mustafa Dağıstanlı, .

Awards[]

  • 2014 Interactivists of the Year Awards - Internet Newspaper of the Year[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gül bahçesinde bir diken". MediaCat Online. 11 Mart 2015. En son 27 Eylül 2015 tarihinde erişildi.
  2. ^ "Bu gazete". Diken.com.au. En son 27 Eylül 2015 tarihinde erişildi.
  3. ^ "‘Yılın İnteraktivistleri’ ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". IMC TV. 15 Haziran 2014. En son 27 Eylül 2015 tarihinde erişildi.

External links[]

Official website

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