| Diken | |
| Type: | News site |
| Format: | Online |
| Owners: | Keskin Kalem Yayıncılık ve Tic. A.Ş. |
| Publisher: | Keskin Kalem Yayıncılık ve Tic. A.Ş. |
| Chiefeditor: | Erdal Güven |
| Foundation: | 27 January 2014 |
| Language: | Turkish |
| Website: | http://www.diken.com.tr/ diken.com.tr |
Diken is an online Turkish news site edited by Erdal Güven. The site was first launched on 27 January 2014. Its founder Harun Simavi is the grandson of Sedat Simavi.[1]
Simavi described Diken's mission thus: "To be a thorn in the media that's asked to portray our country as a rose garden, and to defend our democracy, basic freedoms, and secularism. And while carrying out this mission, to bring the profession of journalism the dignity and honor that it deserves."[2]
Contributing writers at the newspaper include Murat Sevinç, Levent Gültekin, Hürrem Sönmez, Mustafa Dağıstanlı, Azime Acar, Yaman Akdeniz, Dağhan Irak, İhsan Dağı, Bahadır Kaynak