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,[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.

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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