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| Type | Dailynewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Berliner |
| Owner(s) | Turkuvaz Media Group |
| Founder(s) | Dinç Bilgin |
| Publisher | Kalyon Group |
| Editor-in-chief | Erdal Şafak |
| Associate editor | Metin Yüksel |
| Founded | 22 April 1985; 40 years ago (1985-04-22) |
| Political alignment | Erdoğanism Social conservatism Hard Euroscepticism Historical Liberal conservatism Kemalism Economic liberalism Liberalism |
| Language | Turkish |
| Headquarters | Beşiktaş |
| City | Istanbul |
| Country | Turkey |
| Circulation |  305.714[1] |
| Sister newspapers | Yeni Asır,Takvim,Fotomaç |
| Website | www |
Sabah is a Turkishdaily newspaper, with a circulation of around 330,000 as of 2011. Its name means "morning" inTurkish.
The newspaper was founded in İzmir byDinç Bilgin on 22 April 1985.[2]
In 2007, the government of Turkish Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip Erdoğan seized the newspaper, citing a legal document that had not been disclosed to authorities whenSabah was sold in 2001. Ownership of the newspaper was given to theSavings Deposit Insurance Fund of Turkey. Some of the newspaper's staffers were fired, and the paper was then sold to theTurkuvaz Media Group belonging toÇalık Holding whose CEO,Berat Albayrak, is the son-in-law of Erdoğan and whose chairman,Ahmet Çalık, has been described as a "close associate" of Erdoğan.[3] The $1.1bn sale aroused substantial controversy in Turkey, not least because it was partially financed by $750m of loans from two state banks,VakıfBank andHalkbank,[4] and was sold for the minimum price, with Çalık Holding the sole bidder.[5] Before the 2007 seizing, it was a pro-Kemalist, liberal newspaper with its political position being close tocentre-right.
According toAslı Aydıntaşbaş, who wasSabah'sAnkara bureau chief until the takeover, from then on the newspaper took on "an unwavering pro-government line."[6]
TheKalyon Group took over the newspaper in 2013.[7]
Kalyon Group is the current publisher, while Erdal Şafak is the editor-in-chief.[8]
Sabah publishedThe New York Times International Weekly on Sundays from 2009 to 2014. This 8-page supplement featured a selection of articles fromThe New York Times translated into Turkish. The partnership withThe New York Times was terminated in 2014 without any formal explanation given.
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