Today's Zaman

Today's Zaman
Type	Dailynewspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner(s)	Feza Publications
Editor	Sevgi Akarcesme
Founded	2007
Ceased publication	July 2016
Headquarters	Bahcelievler,Istanbul,Turkey
Website	www.todayszaman.com[dead link]

Today's Zaman(Zaman is Turkish for 'time' or 'age') was an English-language daily newspaper based inTurkey.Established on 17 January 2007, it was the English-language edition of the Turkish dailyZaman.Today's Zamanincluded domestic and international coverage, and regularly published topical supplements. Its contributors included cartoonistCem Kızıltuğ.

On 4 March 2016, a state administrator was appointed to runZamanas well asToday's Zaman.^[2]Since a series ofcorruption investigationswent public on 17 December 2013 which targeted high ranking government officials, the Turkish government has been putting pressure on media organizations that are critical of it.^{[citation needed]}

As of 9 March 2016^[update],the website ofToday's Zamanhad not been updated since 5 March, while all archived articles prior to March 2016 were removed.

On July 20, 2016, five days after themilitary coup attempt,Today's Zamanwas shut down after an executive decree by PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdogan;arrest warrants were issued for 47 former staff.Zamanwas described by an official as the "flagship media organization" of theGülen-led movement.^[3]CNBCdescribed the newspaper as "what used to be Turkey's number one English daily" before its shutdown.^[4]

References

^Akarcesme, Sevgi."Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Despotic Zeal."Archived2016-12-18 at theWayback MachineNew York Times.8 March 2016. 8 March 2016.
^"Turkish Daily's First Edition after Government Takeover Adopts pro-erdogan Line".Haaretz.Archivedfrom the original on 25 September 2021.Retrieved7 March2016.
^Chris Johnston and agencies in Istanbul (July 27, 2016)."Turkey coup attempt: arrest warrants issued for former newspaper staff".The Guardian.Archivedfrom the original on October 27, 2017.RetrievedNovember 1,2017.
^Shan, Lee Ying (2022-10-21)."'Turkey has long been hell for journalists': Reporters slam country's new 'fake news' law ".CNBC.Retrieved2023-02-16.

External links

Official website(in English)^{[dead link]}
Today'sToday's Zamanfront pageat theFreedom Forumwebsite^{[dead link]}
Archive version of the site, with March 2016 content

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[1] Akarcesme, Sevgi."Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Despotic Zeal."Archived2016-12-18 at theWayback MachineNew York Times.8 March 2016. 8 March 2016.

[2] "Turkish Daily's First Edition after Government Takeover Adopts pro-erdogan Line".Haaretz.Archivedfrom the original on 25 September 2021.Retrieved7 March2016.

[Turkey_coup_attempt-3] Chris Johnston and agencies in Istanbul (July 27, 2016)."Turkey coup attempt: arrest warrants issued for former newspaper staff".The Guardian.Archivedfrom the original on October 27, 2017.RetrievedNovember 1,2017.

[4] Shan, Lee Ying (2022-10-21)."'Turkey has long been hell for journalists': Reporters slam country's new 'fake news' law ".CNBC.Retrieved2023-02-16.

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