sozcu.com.tr
Daily newspaper Sözcü's website was launched in 2012 and receives high traffic. The daily, owned entirely by publisher Burak Akbay, is infamous for its loud and Kemalist critique of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the ruling AKP.
Audience Share
15.47
Ownership Type
Private
Geographic Coverage
National
Content Type
Free content
Media Companies / Groups
Estetik Yayıncılık A.Ş.
Ownership Structure
Owned by one company
Voting Rights
According to Article 434 of Turkish Commercial Code, shareholders in corporations ('Anonim Şirket’) use their voting rights in proportion with their shares’ nominal value. Each shareholder has at least one vote, however voting rights might be limited, or given more weight with articles of association. Moreover, public companies may issue shares without voting rights according to Article 14/A of Capital Markets Law.
Individual Owner
General Information
Founding Year
2012
Founder
Burak Akbay
Affiliated Interests Founder
Born in 1971 in Istanbul, Burak Akbay attended the American College of Switzerland. His first business was starting a newspaper printing press. He founded Sözcü newspaper in 2007. He owns all the shares of Estetik Yayıncılık A.Ş., the company that publishes the newspaper 'Sözcü' as well as its website sozcu.com.tr. He used to be the Chair of the Board of Directors of Estetik Yayıncılık until June 2016, when he resigned. However he still appears as the publisher ('imtiyaz sahibi'). He's also head of the Board of Directors of BAK Medya ve Yayıncılık Hizmetleri A.Ş. company, which was registered in the Turkish Trade Registry Gazette in July 2016 under the category 'television broadcasting'.
Ceo
Burak Akbay
Affiliated Interests Ceo
Born in 1971 in Istanbul, Burak Akbay attended the American College of Switzerland. His first business was starting a newspaper printing press. He founded Sözcü newspaper in 2007. He owns all the shares of Estetik Yayıncılık A.Ş., the company that publishes the newspaper 'Sözcü' as well as its website sozcu.com.tr. He used to be the Chair of the Board of Directors of Estetik Yayıncılık until June 2016, when he resigned. However he still appears as the publisher ('imtiyaz sahibi'). He's also head of the Board of Directors of BAK Medya ve Yayıncılık Hizmetleri A.Ş. company, which was registered in the Turkish Trade Registry Gazette in July 2016 under the category 'television broadcasting'.
Editor-In-Chief
Mustafa Çetin
Affiliated Interests Editor-In-Chief
Mustafa Çetin has been the editor in Chief of sozcu.com.tr since 2008. Previously he was the news coordinator.
Contact
Halkalı Merkez Mah. Abay Cad. Atlas Sokak, Atlas İş Merkezi, A Blok, No: 6-8/4, Halkalı-Küçükçekmece, İstanbul
0212 698 10 44
sozcu.com.tr
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