Bugün
Turkish newspaper
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Bugün (English: Today) was a Turkish daily newspaper. It was established in 2005. Columnists and journalists working for it have included Cengiz Çandar, Ahmet Almaz, Toktamış Ateş and Kamil Maman.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Berliner |
| Owner | Koza İpek Holding |
| Editor | Erhan Başyurt[1] |
| Founded | 6 September 2005[1] |
| Ceased publication | 29 February 2016 |
| Political alignment | Gülenism |
| Language | Turkish |
| City | Istanbul |
| Country | Turkey |
| Circulation | 110,000 (2013)[2] |
| Website | www [dead link] |
Bugün was founded in January 2003 as Dünden Bugüne Tercüman, an attempt to resurrect Tercüman. It was renamed in 2005. The paper belonged to Koza İpek Holding, a conglomerate considered to belong to the network of followers of the U.S.-based preacher Fethullah Gülen.[3] During the 2010s, the paper was aligned with the conservative positions of the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP),[4] but after a rift in 2013, it started criticizing the AKP, and in 2015, it was perceived to suffer pressure as part of the media opposed to the government.[5]
