Gazete Duvar

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

Duvar is an online news portal which focuses mainly on Turkish politics. [1] Duvar's headquarters are located in Sariyer Istanbul. [2]

It was founded in 2016 by Vedat Zencir, the first conciencious objector in Turkey. [2] Its current editor-in-chief is Ali Duran Topuz [3] and it is described as reporting critically 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 access to certain articles it has published. [5]

In October 2019, Duvar launched a version in English, and its editor-in-chief is Cansu Çamlıbel, [6] a former Washington D.C. correspondent for the Hürriyet newspaper. [7] Its goal was to inform English speaking readers about events in Turkey from an independent point of view. [8] The beginning was difficult, as the financial situation was dire with only 20% of expenses covered through advertising [8] and since press freedom in Turkey is not as free as in other parts in the world, Çamlıbel was worried whether the outlet would 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.

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