Gazete Duvar

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Gazete Duvar
Gazete Duvar
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AbbreviationDuvar
Formation8 August 2016
HeadquartersIstanbul
Editor-in-chief
Ali Duran Topuz
Websitegazeteduvar.com.tr

Duvar is an online news portal launched on the 8 August 2016 and focuses mainly on Turkish politics.[1] Duvar's headquarters are located in Sariyer Istanbul,[2] and it was founded by Vedat Zencir.[2] its current editor-in-chief is Ali Duran Topuz[3] and it is described to be reporting critical on the Turkish Government.[2] Several Academics for Peace who were dismissed from their work figure among its authors.[1] Other journalists recruited were formerly employed by other Turkish media but dismissed due to their articles which criticized the Turkish government.[2] Gazete Duvar was ordered several times to remove articles from the internet.[4] In the past, Turkish judges have issued rulings which blocked the access to certain articles it has published.[5]

In October 2019, Duvar also launched a version in English, and its editor-in-chief is Cansu Çamlıbel,[6] a former Washington D.C. correspondent for the Hürryet newspaper.[7] Its goal was to inform the English speaking readers about the events in Turkey from an independent point of view.[8] The beginning was difficult, as the financial situation was dire with only 20% of the expenses covered through advertisement[8] and since the press freedom in Turkey is not as free as in other parts in the world, Çamlıbel was worried if the outlet will be able to keep on reporting.[6] According to the Center for American Progress, Duvar has become more popular than Bianet,[9] which received financial support from the European Union (EU).

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Gazete Duvar – Duvar English". hrantdink.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Gazete Duvar". eurotopics.net (in German). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Gazete Duvar". www.gazeteduvar.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Turkish social media law consolidates news censorship under 'right to be forgotten'". Committee to Protect Journalists. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Turkey tightens grip on social media platforms | Reporters without borders". RSF. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Amid a chilling political atmosphere, Turkey's new English-language news site covers what others won't". Nieman Reports. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Cansu Çamlıbel'den Hürriyet'e çok manidar veda". www.gercekgundem.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  8. ^ a b Luque, Javier. "Four stories of Turkish journalism surviving under extraordinary circumstances". Free Turkey Journalists. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  9. ^ O’Donohue, Andrew; Hoffman, Max; Makovsky, Alan. "Turkey's Changing Media Landscape". Center for American Progress. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

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