Gazete Duvar

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Duvar
Gazete Duvar
AbbreviationDuvar
Formation8 August 2016
HeadquartersIstanbul
Editor-in-chief
Ali Duran Topuz
Websitegazeteduvar.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,

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
.

References

  1. ^ a b "Gazete Duvar – Duvar English". hrantdink.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Gazete Duvar". eurotopics.net. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Gazete Duvar". www.gazeteduvar.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Turkish social media law consolidates news censorship under 'right to be forgotten'". Committee to Protect Journalists. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Turkey tightens grip on social media platforms | Reporters without borders". RSF. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Amid a chilling political atmosphere, Turkey's new English-language news site covers what others won't". Nieman Reports. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Cansu Çamlıbel'den Hürriyet'e çok manidar veda". www.gercekgundem.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  8. ^ a b Luque, Javier. "Four stories of Turkish journalism surviving under extraordinary circumstances". Free Turkey Journalists. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  9. ^ O’Donohue, Andrew; Hoffman, Max; Makovsky, Alan. "Turkey's Changing Media Landscape". Center for American Progress. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

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