In Turkey there were 141 newspapers in 1941 of which total circulation was nearly 60,000 copies.[1] The number of newspapers became 2002 in 1946.[1]
Below is a list of national printed newspapers published in Turkey. Initial sort order is by weekly circulation (as of 02.05.2016 - 08.05.2016).[2] [3]
| Rank | Name | Frequency | Political alignment | Circulation | Owner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hürriyet | Daily | Mainstream, centre | 341,805 | Demirören Group | |
| 2 | Daily | Right-wing, Pro AKP[4] | 313,142 | |||
| 3 | Daily | Mainstream, tabloid | 306,752 | |||
| 4 | Daily | Centre-left, social democracy | 288,649 | Estetik Publishing | ||
| 5 | Daily | Centre-right | 220,563 | |||
| 6 | Fotomaç | Daily | Sports | 153,019 | ||
| 7 | Daily | Conservative, right-wing | 149,566 | |||
| 8 | Milliyet | Daily | Centre-right | 143,803 | ||
| 9 | Daily | Sports | 118,920 | |||
| 10 | Yeni Şafak | Daily | Islamism, conservative, right-wing | 107,514 | ||
| 11 | Daily | Right-wing populism | 106,185 | Turkuvaz Media Group | ||
| 12 | Daily | Conservative, right-wing | 104,506 | Turkish Media | ||
| 13 | Daily | 104,150 | Turkish Media | |||
| 14 | Daily | Conservative | 103,473 | |||
| 15 | Daily | 102,743 | ||||
| 16 | Daily | Nationalism, Kemalism | 51,757 | Yeniçağ Gazetecilik ve Matbaacılık | ||
| 17 | Daily | Conservative, denominational | 51,708 | |||
| 18 | Daily | Social democracy, centre-left | 51,695 | Cumhuriyet Foundation | ||
| 19 | Yarına Bakış | Daily | 51,219 | |||
| 20 | Aydınlık | Daily | Socialism, Kemalism, left-wing | 50,773 | Mehmet Sabuncu | |
| 21 | İstiklal | Daily | 50,523 | |||
| 22 | Daily | Islamism, conservatism | 50,362 | |||
| 23 | Diriliş Postası | Daily | Islamism, conservatism | 50,072 | ||
| 24 | Korkusuz | Daily | Nationalism, Kemalism | 39,177 | ||
| 25 | Özgür Düşünce | Daily | 37,142 | |||
| 26 | Karar | Daily | 36,414 | |||
| 27 | Meydan | Daily | 36,210 | |||
| 28 | Yeni Birlik | Daily | 34,591 | |||
| 29 | Daily | Islamism, conservatism | 30,909 | |||
| 30 | Daily | Centre-right | 26,449 | |||
| 31 | Daily | Socialism, left-wing, pro-European | 20,310 | |||
| 32 | Daily | Tabloid, populism | 18,556 | |||
| 33 | Daily | Sports | 16,531 | Estetik Publishing | ||
| 34 | Daily | Islamism, conservatism, far-right | 16,396 | Mehmet Kutlular | ||
| 35 | Daily | Islamism, conservatism | 13,582 | Tek Vahdet Yayıncılık | ||
| 36 | Yenisöz | Daily | 10,317 | |||
| 37 | Günboyu | Daily | 10,304 | |||
| 38 | Dokuz Sütun | Daily | 10,300 | |||
| 39 | Yeni Yüzyıl | Daily | 8,051 | |||
| 40 | Daily Sabah | Daily | English, Centre-right | 7,380 | Turkuvaz Media Group | |
| 41 | Evrensel | Daily | Far-left, social equity | 7,346 | ||
| 42 | Daily | Kurdish nationalism | 6,919 | Ziya Çiçekci | ||
| 43 | Yurt | Daily | Kemalism, left-wing | 5,458 | ||
| 44 | Ortadoğu | Daily | Nationalism, far-right | 5,138 | ||
| 45 | Hürriyet Daily News | Daily | English, Mainstream, centre | 4,032 | Demirören Group | |
| 46 | Yeni Akit | Daily | Center-right, social conservatism | |||
| 47 | Sporlive | Daily | Sports |
Below is a list of foreign-language newspapers published in Turkey.[5] [3]
| Name | Frequency | Language(s) | Circulation | Owner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| turkeygazette.com | Daily | ||||
| Daily Sabah | Daily | 7,380 | Turkuvaz Media Group | ||
| Hürriyet Daily News | Daily | 4,032 | Doğan Media Group | ||
| Good Morning Turkey | Daily | ||||
| BGN News | Daily | ||||
| Aydınlık | Daily | ||||
| Made in Turkey | Monthly | ||||
| Şalom | Weekly | Ladino | |||
| Agos | Weekly | Armenian | |||
| Marmara | Daily | ||||
| Jamanak | Daily | ||||
| Azadiya Welat | Daily | 1,022 | |||
| Aujourd'hui la Turquie | Monthly | French | |||
| Apoyevmatini | |||||
| İho (Yankı) | |||||
| Ağani Murutsxi | Monthly | ||||
| Yeni Şafak | Daily | ||||
| Türkische Post | Daily |
These are official online newspapers on the Alexa Top 100 list.[6]