Evrensel

Evrensel ( Turkish for universal) is a left Turkish daily newspaper. It was founded in 1995 and quickly made a name because they were often banned and their journalists arrested and tortured by the authorities. International attention the case of their reporter Metin Göktepe, who was beaten after his arrest in the wake of a mass arrest on January 8, 1996 by eleven police officers to death. The sentencing of five defendants because of " bodily injury resulting in death " and the acquittal of the other after it had been exerted on the judges massive pressure, triggered international protests. In order to circumvent state bans, the newspaper named several times around, first in November 1996 in Emek ( Emek - türk: work), in Yeni Evrensel ( Yeni - türk: new) 1998, 2001 then in Günlük Evrensel ( Günlük - türk: daily), it leads to today the addition of " Günlük " in smaller letters in her head to emphasize the continuity.

Your main columnists are Kamil Tekin Cem with the issues Economic and Social Policy, Celal Emiroglu the field work and unions, Serdar Derventli on democracy and human rights and Ustun Akmen about culture. Ragip Zarakoğlu, who has made through writings on Turkish taboo subjects, particularly the Armenian question, one name, writes about ethnic coexistence.

Evrensel is politically left and is regarded as the unofficial organ of the Turkish " workers' party " ( Emek ). These calls it " the only newspaper of the working class." Its target group are particularly workers and Kurdish Alevis from the poorer districts and suburbs of Istanbul. The newspaper takes over the economic, social, and ethnic policy of all Turkish governments, including the AKP, a critical position and favors inter-ethnic understanding.

The newspaper received by ballot a place as an observer in the NSU process.

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• Newspaper ( Turkey)
• Companies (Istanbul)
• Daily paper
• First publication in 1995