SoL (newspaper)

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soL
TypeDaily newspaper
Format Berliner
Owner(s)Erkan Yıldız
Editor-in-chief Kemal Okuyan
Founded1 October 2012
Political alignment Left
Language Turkish
Circulation 14.378 [1]
Website sol.org.tr

soL ("Left" in Turkish) is a left-leaning newspaper in Turkey.

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Turkey Republic in Western Asia

Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. East Thrace, located in Europe, is separated from Anatolia by the Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorous strait and the Dardanelles. Turkey is bordered by Greece and Bulgaria to its northwest; Georgia to its northeast; Armenia, the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the south. Istanbul is the largest city, but more central Ankara is the capital. Approximately 70 to 80 per cent of the country's citizens identify as Turkish. Kurds are the largest minority; the size of the Kurdish population is a subject of dispute with estimates placing the figure at anywhere from 12 to 25 per cent of the population.

Contents

Supplements

The newspaper publishes the following sections throughout the week:

On Sunday, the publication has additional supplements.

Columnists

The columnists of the newspaper are:

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References

  1. The circulations of Turkish newspapers Archived 2011-03-06 at the Wayback Machine The circulations are updated weekly by the website.