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Yeni Akit
Yeni Akit (literally "New Agreement") is daily newspaper published in Turkey, known for its Islamic fundamentalism. The newspaper was first published in 1993 under the name Vakit, before finally changing its name to Yeni Akit in 2010. Historically, Yeni Akit is known as a media that has political views that support Islamism and conservative views on various social and political issues in Turkey.
The newspaper was founded in 2010 as a successor to Anadolu'da Vakit (2001–2010), but later took on the name Vakit. The original Vakit had been sued for defamation by 312 generals for a 2003 editorial written by columnist Asım Yenihaber which criticized the military. Vakit lost the case, and was ordered to pay 1.8 million Turkish liras in 2010. Columnist Abdurrahman Dilipak had his house forcibly sold in 2009 to pay damages relating to a 2000 article. In 2015, Akit TV, which claims to be the newspaper's broadcasting organ in the television sector, was established.
Yeni Akit is an Islamist newspaper in Turkey that has been involved in various controversies, especially regarding its coverage of social and minority issues. The newspaper has a readership that supports Islamic extremism and social conservatism, which is reflected in its coverage of minority communities such as non-Muslim religious groups, Kurds, and the LGBTQ+ community. Some have argued that Yeni Akit often uses harsh language and strong points of view in reporting on these issues, giving rise to the perception that the media is discrediting or even inciting tensions against minorities. Criticism of Yeni Akit has come from human rights groups and international organizations who worry that the rhetoric in its coverage could damage social harmony. However, its supporters see the newspaper as a media outlet that represents conservative religious and moral perspectives in Turkey, and argue that Yeni Akit is simply exercising press freedom to express their views that may not be represented by other mainstream media. With strong views on both sides, the controversy surrounding Yeni Akit reflects Turkey's complex socio-political dynamics, where conservative and secular values often clash in public discourse.
Vakit had been charged with encouraging the 2006 Turkish Council of State shooting of a judge, which was notionally a protest against a decision blocking the appointment of a teacher wearing a headscarf as principal of a nursery school. Several months earlier, Vakit had produced a front-page headline, ‘Here are those members’, accompanied by the photographs and identities of the chief judge and three members of the 2nd Chamber of the Turkish Council of State responsible for the decision.
Yeni Akit is a Turkish newspaper that has long been known for its conservative views, particularly regarding religious and cultural values that are considered important to conservative circles in Turkey. As a newspaper with a conservative approach, Yeni Akit often reviews topics such as the role of the family, public morality, and social policies that are in accordance with religious and traditional values. However, in its efforts to uphold these values, some of its coverage can indirectly create negative impressions of minority groups, such as the LGBT community, women fighting for their rights, and minority ethnic groups.
Yeni Akit often displays hate speech towards various groups, such as the Jewish, Armenian, Greek, Yazidi communities, as well as individuals or groups considered to deviate from the Islamist ideology they adhere to, including Gülenists, Alevis, atheists, and also the LGBT community. In addition, this newspaper often engages in hate speech against secularists, freemasons, and various other socio-political currents, such as socialism, communism, pan-Turkism, Kemalism, and groups such as the Grey Wolves and feminists.
In May 2014, Yeni Akit sought to blame Jews in the country's recent Soma coal mine disaster that left over 300 dead. The newspaper criticized the mine's owner for having a Jewish son-in-law and "Zionist-dominated media" for distorting the story.
In September 2014, Yeni Akit columnist Faruk Cose called for Turkish Jews to be taxed to pay for reconstructing buildings damaged in Gaza during Israel's Operation Protective Edge.
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Yeni Akit
Yeni Akit (literally "New Agreement") is daily newspaper published in Turkey, known for its Islamic fundamentalism. The newspaper was first published in 1993 under the name Vakit, before finally changing its name to Yeni Akit in 2010. Historically, Yeni Akit is known as a media that has political views that support Islamism and conservative views on various social and political issues in Turkey.
The newspaper was founded in 2010 as a successor to Anadolu'da Vakit (2001–2010), but later took on the name Vakit. The original Vakit had been sued for defamation by 312 generals for a 2003 editorial written by columnist Asım Yenihaber which criticized the military. Vakit lost the case, and was ordered to pay 1.8 million Turkish liras in 2010. Columnist Abdurrahman Dilipak had his house forcibly sold in 2009 to pay damages relating to a 2000 article. In 2015, Akit TV, which claims to be the newspaper's broadcasting organ in the television sector, was established.
Yeni Akit is an Islamist newspaper in Turkey that has been involved in various controversies, especially regarding its coverage of social and minority issues. The newspaper has a readership that supports Islamic extremism and social conservatism, which is reflected in its coverage of minority communities such as non-Muslim religious groups, Kurds, and the LGBTQ+ community. Some have argued that Yeni Akit often uses harsh language and strong points of view in reporting on these issues, giving rise to the perception that the media is discrediting or even inciting tensions against minorities. Criticism of Yeni Akit has come from human rights groups and international organizations who worry that the rhetoric in its coverage could damage social harmony. However, its supporters see the newspaper as a media outlet that represents conservative religious and moral perspectives in Turkey, and argue that Yeni Akit is simply exercising press freedom to express their views that may not be represented by other mainstream media. With strong views on both sides, the controversy surrounding Yeni Akit reflects Turkey's complex socio-political dynamics, where conservative and secular values often clash in public discourse.
Vakit had been charged with encouraging the 2006 Turkish Council of State shooting of a judge, which was notionally a protest against a decision blocking the appointment of a teacher wearing a headscarf as principal of a nursery school. Several months earlier, Vakit had produced a front-page headline, ‘Here are those members’, accompanied by the photographs and identities of the chief judge and three members of the 2nd Chamber of the Turkish Council of State responsible for the decision.
Yeni Akit is a Turkish newspaper that has long been known for its conservative views, particularly regarding religious and cultural values that are considered important to conservative circles in Turkey. As a newspaper with a conservative approach, Yeni Akit often reviews topics such as the role of the family, public morality, and social policies that are in accordance with religious and traditional values. However, in its efforts to uphold these values, some of its coverage can indirectly create negative impressions of minority groups, such as the LGBT community, women fighting for their rights, and minority ethnic groups.
Yeni Akit often displays hate speech towards various groups, such as the Jewish, Armenian, Greek, Yazidi communities, as well as individuals or groups considered to deviate from the Islamist ideology they adhere to, including Gülenists, Alevis, atheists, and also the LGBT community. In addition, this newspaper often engages in hate speech against secularists, freemasons, and various other socio-political currents, such as socialism, communism, pan-Turkism, Kemalism, and groups such as the Grey Wolves and feminists.
In May 2014, Yeni Akit sought to blame Jews in the country's recent Soma coal mine disaster that left over 300 dead. The newspaper criticized the mine's owner for having a Jewish son-in-law and "Zionist-dominated media" for distorting the story.
In September 2014, Yeni Akit columnist Faruk Cose called for Turkish Jews to be taxed to pay for reconstructing buildings damaged in Gaza during Israel's Operation Protective Edge.