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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Başar Arslan |
| Publisher | Alkım Kitabevi |
| Editor | Ahmet Altan (2007-2012) Neşe Düzel (2013-2016) |
| Founded | 10 September 2002 |
| Political alignment | Liberal democracy Cultural liberalism Post-Kemalism Gülenism |
| Language | Turkish |
| Ceased publication | 27 July 2016 |
| Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Circulation | 56571[1] |
| Website | taraf.com.tr at the Wayback Machine (archive index) |
Taraf ("Side" in Turkish) was a liberal newspaper in Turkey. It had distinguished itself by opposing interference by the Turkish military in the country's social and political affairs.[2] It was distributed nationwide, and had been in circulation since November 15, 2007.[3] On July 27, 2016, the newspaper was closed under a statutory decree during the state of emergency after the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt, due to its links with the coup plotters' Gülen movement.[4]
- ^ "Tiraj | MedyaTava - Yazmadıysa Doğru Değildir". www.medyatava.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Birch, Nicholas (16 September 2008). "Turkey: Arrests, Court Case Reveal that Turkey is Dangerously Polarized". EurasiaNet. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
...Taraf, a hard-hitting new daily that has had dozens of scoops since it started publishing in late 2007
- ^ Kılıç, Abdullah (2007-11-10). "Bâbıâli artık hiçbir haberi gizleyemeyecek". Zaman. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
- ^ "Taraf ve Zaman'ın yanı sıra 16 televizyon kanalı da kapatıldı". CNN Türk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.