Karar (newspaper)

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Karar (Turkish: Decision) is a daily newspaper published in Turkey since 7 March 2016.

The newspaper, of which editor-in-chief is İbrahim Kiras, was first published as an e-newspaper on 28 April 2015, by a group of journalists who left Akşam and Star newspapers. [1] Its editorial line is conservative and nationalist.

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References

  1. "Star'dan ayrılan gazetecilerin sitesi yayında!". MedyaRadar.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 December 2022.