Esmedya
Esmedya is a Turkish media company owned by entrepreneur Ethem Sancak , based in Istanbul . The daily newspapers published by Esmedya have a combined circulation of around 310,000 copies per day (as of January 2017). These newspapers and the radio and television stations belonging to the media group openly support President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Justice and Recovery Party (AKP).
Ownership
The company was founded in 2005 by Ethem Sancak under the name Türkmedya. After the sale or discontinuation of the media owned by the group, the group effectively ceased to exist in 2009. In 2013 he reconstituted himself when Sancak acquired the media formerly owned by Çukurova Holding (the daily newspapers Akşam and Güneş , the television station Skyturk 360 as well as radio stations and magazines) for 62 million US dollars from the state trust company TMSF . At the beginning of 2016, the newspaper Star and the broadcaster 24 were purchased and Türkmedya was renamed Esmedya.
Proximity to the Turkish government
Sancak's career as an entrepreneur is closely tied to Erdoğan's rule; Sancak himself characterized his relationship with Erdoğan as "divine love between men". Sancak is also a partner in the Turkish arms company BMC . In opposition media there are repeated allegations that Sancak is being favored by the Turkish government.
Group media
Daily newspapers
TV channel
Radio station
- Alem FM
- Lig Radyo
Magazines
Web links
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Average circulation of Akşam , Güneş and Star newspapers in the week of January 16-22 , 2017 according to Medya Tava .
- ↑ Eren Caylan: The AKP's media empire , the daily newspaper, May 3, 2016.
- ↑ Boris Kálnoky: Erdogan takes on individual journalists , Die Welt, July 5, 2013.
- ^ Outcry against Erdogan , Bild.de, November 1, 2016.
- ↑ Akşam ve Skyturk 360, Ethem Sancak'ın oldu , T24, November 21, 2013.
- ^ State-seized media assets of Çukurova conglomerate sold to businessman Ethem Sancak , Hürriyet Daily News, November 22, 2013.
- ↑ Oliver Mayer-Rüth: Turkish media - too close to Erdogan? Tagesschau.de, October 27, 2016
- ↑ Pro-gov't businessman censors own remarks on 'Erdoğan love' , Hürriyet Daily News, August 17, 2015.
- ↑ Gerhard Hegmann: Rheinmetall wants to build tanks for Erdogan , Die Welt, August 4, 2016.
- ↑ Ethem sancak'a arazi verdiler , Oda TV, February 20, 2016.
- ↑ Ethem Sancak'ın TMSF'den satın aldığı BMC'nin ortağı Katarlı diplomat çıktı , T24, May 20, 2015.