Posta (daily newspaper)

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Posta
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description Turkish newspaper
publishing company Doğan Yayın Holding
First edition January 23, 1995
Frequency of publication Every day
Sold edition 270,000 copies
Web link http://www.posta.com.tr/

Posta ( German  "Post" ) is a Turkish tabloid and daily newspaper . Until 2018 it was considered one of the last halfway independent media in Turkey; Before its 30th anniversary, its Dogan media group was bought by the Erdoğan and AKP- affiliated Demirören Holding .

The daily Posta was founded in 1995 and, with around 270,000 copies sold daily, is the fourth-largest Turkish newspaper after Hürriyet , Sabah and Sözcü . It is published in Istanbul by Doğan Yayın Holding .

The newspaper mainly deals with tabloid topics and pursues a moderately national liberal and secular editorial policy. About half of the newspaper consists of advertising, especially classified ads . The editor-in-chief is Rifat Ababay, the most famous columnist was Mehmet Ali Birand.

Individual evidence

  1. a b Weekly circulation numbers of Turkish newspapers , In: medyatava.com . Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  2. Media group changes hands - Pro-Erdogan-Verlag buys “Hürriyet” & Co. In: Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen . Retrieved March 26, 2018 .
  3. a b Federation of American Scientists : " Turkey - Guide to Major Turkish Daily Newspapers 2008 " (PDF, 426KB, English )
  4. Abazov, Rafis. Culture and customs of Turkey , (Page 77) 2009. ISBN 978-0313342158