🇹🇷 Cumhuriyet

About Cumhuriyet

Cumhuriyet was founded in 1924 by journalist Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu, a confidant of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Since 2001, it has been owned by the Cumhuriyet Foundation. The newspaper has faced internal power struggles and accusations of its board being influenced by government loyalists, though it has generally maintained its critical stance.

Cumhuriyet is Turkey's oldest secular daily newspaper and is considered a newspaper of record, known for its staunchly secular, republican, and Kemalist editorial line. It has consistently been a critical voice against the government, leading to significant pressure, including legal charges, imprisonment of its journalists, and even assassinations of contributors. Reporters Without Borders awarded Cumhuriyet the Freedom of Press Prize in 2015 for its independent and courageous journalism, and it also received the Alternative Nobel Prize in 2016. The provided headlines, including reports on parliamentary debates and legal proceedings, are consistent with a paper of record that also engages in political commentary and investigative journalism in a challenging media environment.