Evrensel

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Evrensel
Type Daily newspaper
Owner(s)Kürşat Yılmaz
Founded7 June 1995;29 years ago (1995-06-07)
Political alignment Socialism
Leftism
Secularism
Language Turkish
Headquarters Şirinevler, Istanbul, Turkey
Website evrensel.net

Evrensel (English: Universal) is a Turkish daily newspaper. [1]

Contents

History and profile

Evrensel was founded on 7 June 1995. The issues captured and written are from a socialist perspective. [2] The paper is different from other Turkish newspapers in that it presents an in-depth research into issues surrounding the workers unions. [1] In 2017, newspaper started an English version of news. [3]

Ban on public advertisements

In 2019, Turkey's Press Advertisement Agency (BİK) imposed a suspension on Evrensel newspaper, blocking its access to government advertisements. [4] [5] [6]

In August 2022, Turkish authorities permanently revoked the Evrensel daily's license to publish public advertisements, a vital revenue source for many newspapers. The cancellation, imposed by Turkey’s Press Advertising Agency (BİK), was based on allegations of "bulk buying" of newspapers in several provinces. Specifically, it was reported that 13 provincial and district organizations of the Labor Party (EMEP) collectively purchased 650 copies of Evrensel, and that a small number of individuals were purchasing multiple copies from dealers in İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir, and Kocaeli provinces. [7] [8] [9]

This decision followed a previous ban on public ads that had been in place since September 2019, also based on similar accusations. Fatih Polat, the editor-in-chief of Evrensel, criticized the move, calling it a “political operation aimed at silencing” the newspaper. The Broadcasting and Printer Workers Union (DİSK BASIN-İŞ) also condemned the ban, describing BİK as a tool for economic control by the government. [7] [8]

Earlier, in August 2022, Turkey's Constitutional Court ruled that advertising bans imposed on BirGün, Sözcü, Cumhuriyet, and Evrensel, all critical of the ruling AKP, violated their rights to free speech and press freedom. The court ordered a reevaluation of the decisions and awarded the newspapers damages. [7] [8]

International press freedom organizations have called for Turkey to restore Evrensel's right to receive public advertisements. [10] [11]

Incidents

Metin Göktepe, the 27-year-old journalist whose death in police custody in 1996 caused public protests and outcry, was on duty as a reporter for Evrensel on the day of his detention and murder. [12] [13]

References

  1. 1 2 Böse, Martina; Haberfellner, Regina; Koldas, Ayhan (2001). Mapping Minorities and their Media: The National Context – Austria (PDF) (Report). Centre for Social Innovation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Evrensel (Istanbul)". Courrier international (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Evrensel Newspaper". hrantdink.org. Hrant Dink Foundation . Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. ↑ IPI-Admin (23 June 2020). "IPI condemns record ad ban on Turkey's Evrensel newspaper". ipi.media. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Safety Of Journalists". fom.coe.int. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  6. ↑ English, Duvar (2 November 2020). "Evrensel daily punished for criticizing the Press Advertisement Agency". Duvar (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 Minute, Turkish (23 August 2022). "Turkish authorities permanently ban Evrensel daily from publishing public ads". Turkish Minute. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 "Evrensel newspaper loses the 'official announcements' legal case". bianet.org. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  9. ↑ IPI-Admin (26 August 2022). "Turkey: International groups call to restore Evrensel's right to receive public ads". ipi.media. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  10. ↑ IPI-Admin (26 August 2022). "Turkey: International groups call to restore Evrensel's right to receive public ads". ipi.media. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  11. ↑ Luque, Javier. "Turkey: International groups call to restore Evrensel's right to receive public ads". Free Turkey Journalists. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  12. ↑ Woodhull, Nancy J.; Snyder, Robert W., eds. (2018) [1996]. "Preface". Journalists in Peril. London; New York: Routledge. ISBN   978-1-351-51054-7.
  13. ↑ Basın Almanağı 2017: Press Almanac 2017 in Turkey (in Turkish). Istanbul, Turkey: DİSK Basın-İş. p. 12.


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