Taraf

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Taraf
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TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
OwnerTemplate:Pluralize from textBaşar Arslan
PublisherAlkım Kitabevi
EditorAhmet Altan (2007-2012)
Neşe Düzel (2013-2016)
Founded10 September 2002
Ceased publication
27 July 2016
Political alignment
Social liberalism
Liberal democracy
Cultural liberalism
Post-Kemalism
Gülenism
LanguageTurkish
HeadquartersIstanbul, Turkey
Circulation56571[1]
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Taraf ("Side" in Turkish) was a social 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]

Overview

Taraf has published a series of highly-controversial stories that revealed the involvement of the Turkish military in daily political affairs. The revealed documents, such as coup plans that involved the bombing of historical mosques in Turkey ("Sledgehammer" coup plan) and bombing of a museum (Operation Cage Action Plan), significantly damaged the social image of the Turkish military. The sources that leaked such critical insider information to Taraf are still unknown.[5]

The response of the Turkish military to Taraf included canceling the newspaper's accreditation from press releases at its headquarters.[6][7] A political journal, Nokta, had similarly published leaked military information (Sarıkız, Ayışığı, Yakamoz and Eldiven) and was closed down in 2007 due to pressure.[8]

The founder and owner of Taraf, Başar Arslan, dismisses accusations of bias and outside funding, saying that he has made a considerable loss in his mission to create what he calls the country's most prestigious newspaper.[9] He considers Taraf an investment that will eventually pay off.[10]

Some prominent names of Taraf, such as reporter Mehmet Baransu, columnist Emre (Emrullah) Uslu, and former columnist Önder Aytaç are known for their affiliation with the Gülen movement, although it has been denied that they act as quasi-official representatives of the movement.[11]

Taraf also served the interests of the Gülen movement in other ways, including silencing the allegations of cheating in compulsory public servants’ examinations in Turkey.[12]

History

In 2011 Taraf became the first Turkish partner of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, joining internationally known publications in signing a contract to publish the site's leaked documents firsthand. The Turkish daily was picked by WikiLeaks because it is "the bravest newspaper in Turkey", as described by the site's founder, Julian Assange.[13][14]

On 14 December 2012, founding editor-in-chief Ahmet Altan, his assistant editor Yasemin Çongar, columnists Murat Belge and Neşe Düzel stepped down from their posts at the newspaper. The next day, columnist Hadi Uluengin followed the leaving group of journalists.[15] Owner of the daily, Başar Arslan stated that the resignations resulted from difference of opinion that developed in recent times, and nevertheless, the newspaper will continue to be published.[16]

Columnists

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  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kılıç, Abdullah (2007-11-10). "Bâbıâli artık hiçbir haberi gizleyemeyecek". Zaman. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Taraf ve Zaman'ın yanı sıra 16 televizyon kanalı da kapatıldı". CNN Türk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Şimdi de 'eldiven darbesi'". Vatan (in Türkçe). 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2008-09-24. Powerpoint sunumu haline getirilen darbe planının Emniyet'ten 6 gün içinde sızdırılıp Taraf gazetesinin eline ulaştırılması ve bu gazetede dün özel haber yayınlanması dikkat çekti.
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  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kilic, Ecevit (2008-07-21). "Nokta gibi olacağız diye bir kaygım yok". Sabah (in Türkçe). Retrieved 2008-10-22.
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  13. ^ Turkish daily to publish WikiLeaks cables on Turkey Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Today's Zaman
  14. ^ Turkish newspaper Taraf signs contract with WikiLeaks, Hürriyet Daily News, 16 March 2011
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Taraf'ta istifa depremi". Hürriyet Gündem (in Türkçe). 15 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ahmet Altan istifa etti". Sabah (in Türkçe). 14 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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