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'''''Yeni Akit''''' ({{lang-tr|New Agreement}}) is a [[conservative]] and [[Islamist]] [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[daily newspaper]]. The newspaper is known for its [[Islamic extremism|Islamic extremist]] views, support of [[militant Islamist]] organizations like [[Al-Qaeda]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Akit'te Bin Ladin için taziye ilanı|url=http://haber.sol.org.tr/medya/akitte-bin-ladin-icin-taziye-ilani-haberi-42133|accessdate=16 November 2014|publisher=Sol}}</ref> resorting to hate speech against groups like [[Jews]] and [[atheists]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Jews, Armenians main targets of hate speech|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/jews-armenians-hate-speech-targets.aspx?pageID=238&nID=42022&NewsCatID=341|accessdate=16 November 2014|publisher=Hurriyer Daily News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Othering Through Hate Speech: The Turkish-Islamist (V)AKIT Newspaper as a Case Study|url=http://www.academia.edu/2540671/Othering_Through_Hate_Speech_The_Turkish-Islamist_V_AKIT_Newspaper_as_a_Case_Study|website=academia.edu|accessdate=16 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Reaction grows over daily’s hate speech|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/reaction-grows-over-dailys-hate-speech.aspx?pageID=238&nID=24871&NewsCatID=341|accessdate=16 November 2014|publisher=Hurriyet Daily News}}</ref> According to a report published by ''Hrant Dink Foundation'', ''Yeni Akit'' is one of the top three Turkish newspapers resorting to hate speech.<ref>{{cite news|title=Study reveals increasing hate speech in Turkish press|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/culture/2014/04/turkey-increase-hate-speech-press.html#|accessdate=18 November 2014|publisher=Al Monitor}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hate speech on the rise in Turkish media|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/monitoring/hate-speech-on-the-rise-in-turkish-media|accessdate=18 November 2014|publisher=BBC}}</ref>
'''''Yeni Akit''''' ({{lang-tr|New Agreement}}) is a [[conservative]] and [[Islamist]] [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[daily newspaper]]. The newspaper is known for its [[Islamic extremism|Islamic extremist]] views, support of [[militant Islamist]] organizations like [[Al-Qaeda]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Akit'te Bin Ladin için taziye ilanı|url=http://haber.sol.org.tr/medya/akitte-bin-ladin-icin-taziye-ilani-haberi-42133|accessdate=16 November 2014|publisher=Sol}}</ref> resorting to hate speech against groups like [[Jews]] and [[atheists]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Jews, Armenians main targets of hate speech|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/jews-armenians-hate-speech-targets.aspx?pageID=238&nID=42022&NewsCatID=341|accessdate=16 November 2014|publisher=Hurriyer Daily News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Othering Through Hate Speech: The Turkish-Islamist (V)AKIT Newspaper as a Case Study|url=http://www.academia.edu/2540671/Othering_Through_Hate_Speech_The_Turkish-Islamist_V_AKIT_Newspaper_as_a_Case_Study|website=academia.edu|accessdate=16 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Reaction grows over daily’s hate speech|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/reaction-grows-over-dailys-hate-speech.aspx?pageID=238&nID=24871&NewsCatID=341|accessdate=16 November 2014|work=Hurriyet Daily News}}</ref> According to a report published by ''Hrant Dink Foundation'', ''Yeni Akit'' is one of the top three Turkish newspapers resorting to hate speech.<ref>{{cite news|title=Study reveals increasing hate speech in Turkish press|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/culture/2014/04/turkey-increase-hate-speech-press.html#|accessdate=18 November 2014|publisher=Al Monitor}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hate speech on the rise in Turkish media|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/monitoring/hate-speech-on-the-rise-in-turkish-media|accessdate=18 November 2014|publisher=BBC}}</ref>
''Yeni Akit'' newspaper is an avid supporter of [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|AKP]] and has close ties with president [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Shameful Anti-Semitism From Yeni Akit Newspape|url=http://www.aydinlikdaily.com/Detail/Shameful-AntiSemitism-From-Yeni-Akit-Newspaper/3983#.VGkd47Rwv46|accessdate=16 November 2014|publisher=Aydınlık Daily}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Columnist at Erdoğan Aligned Newspaper Calls for Taxing Jews to Pay for Rebuilding Gaza|url=http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/09/12/columnist-at-erdogan-aligned-newspaper-calls-for-taxing-jews-to-pay-for-rebuilding-gaza/|accessdate=17 November 2014|publisher=The Algemeiner}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Erdogan calls Israel more barbaric than Hitler, but defends Turkish Jews|url=http://www.jta.org/2014/07/19/news-opinion/israel-middle-east/erdogan-calls-israel-more-barbaric-than-hitler-but-defends-turkish-jews|accessdate=16 November 2014|publisher=JTA}}</ref>
''Yeni Akit'' newspaper is an avid supporter of [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|AKP]] and has close ties with president [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Shameful Anti-Semitism From Yeni Akit Newspape|url=http://www.aydinlikdaily.com/Detail/Shameful-AntiSemitism-From-Yeni-Akit-Newspaper/3983#.VGkd47Rwv46|accessdate=16 November 2014|work=Aydınlık Daily}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Columnist at Erdoğan Aligned Newspaper Calls for Taxing Jews to Pay for Rebuilding Gaza|url=http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/09/12/columnist-at-erdogan-aligned-newspaper-calls-for-taxing-jews-to-pay-for-rebuilding-gaza/|accessdate=17 November 2014|publisher=The Algemeiner}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Erdogan calls Israel more barbaric than Hitler, but defends Turkish Jews|url=http://www.jta.org/2014/07/19/news-opinion/israel-middle-east/erdogan-calls-israel-more-barbaric-than-hitler-but-defends-turkish-jews|accessdate=16 November 2014|work=JTA}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
It was founded in 2010 as a successor to ''Anadolu'da Vakit'' (2001 - 2010), but later took on the name ''Vakit''. The original ''Vakit'' had been sued for defamation by 312 generals for a 2003 editorial written by columnist Asım Yenihaber which criticised the military. ''Vakit'' lost the case, and was ordered to pay TL1.8m in 2010.<ref>[[Hurriyet Daily News]], 8 May 2010, [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/daily-vakit-to-pay-damages-to-312-generals.aspx?pageID=438&n=the-general8217s-solicitation-granted-daily-vakit-pays-damages-2010-05-07 Daily Vakit to pay damages to 312 generals]</ref> Columnist Abdurrahman Dilipak had his house forcibly sold in 2009 to pay damages relating to a 2000 article.<ref>[[Today's Zaman]], 20 August 2009, [http://todayszaman.com/news-184519-vakit-columnists-house-sold-over-feb-28-column.html Vakit columnist's house sold over Feb. 28 column]</ref>
It was founded in 2010 as a successor to ''Anadolu'da Vakit'' (2001 - 2010), but later took on the name ''Vakit''. The original ''Vakit'' had been sued for defamation by 312 generals for a 2003 editorial written by columnist Asım Yenihaber which criticised the military. ''Vakit'' lost the case, and was ordered to pay TL1.8m in 2010.<ref> [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/daily-vakit-to-pay-damages-to-312-generals.aspx?pageID=438&n=the-general8217s-solicitation-granted-daily-vakit-pays-damages-2010-05-07 Daily Vakit to pay damages to 312 generals] ''[[Hurriyet Daily News]]'', 8 May 2010.</ref> Columnist Abdurrahman Dilipak had his house forcibly sold in 2009 to pay damages relating to a 2000 article.<ref>[http://todayszaman.com/news-184519-vakit-columnists-house-sold-over-feb-28-column.html Vakit columnist's house sold over Feb. 28 column] ''[[Today's Zaman]]'', 20 August 2009. </ref>


==Controversies==
==Controversies==

===Hate Speech===
===Hate Speech===
''Yeni Akit'' newspaper is known for resorting to hate speech against [[Jews]], [[Armenians]], [[Greeks]], [[Yazidis]], [[Atheism|atheists]], [[LGBT]], [[Secularism|secularists]], [[Freemasonry|freemasons]], [[Socialism|socialists]], [[Communism|communists]], [[Kemalism|Kemalists]], [[Feminism|feminists]] on a daily basis.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jews, Armenians main targets of hate speech|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/jews-armenians-hate-speech-targets.aspx?pageID=238&nID=42022&NewsCatID=341|accessdate=16 November 2014|publisher=Hurriyer Daily News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Othering Through Hate Speech: The Turkish-Islamist (V)AKIT Newspaper as a Case Study|url=http://www.academia.edu/2540671/Othering_Through_Hate_Speech_The_Turkish-Islamist_V_AKIT_Newspaper_as_a_Case_Study|website=academia.edu|accessdate=16 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Reaction grows over daily’s hate speech|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/reaction-grows-over-dailys-hate-speech.aspx?pageID=238&nID=24871&NewsCatID=341|accessdate=16 November 2014|publisher=Hurriyet Daily News}}</ref> According to a report published by ''Hrant Dink Foundation'', ''Yeni Akit'' is one of the top three Turkish newspapers resorting to hate speech.<ref>{{cite news|title=Study reveals increasing hate speech in Turkish press|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/culture/2014/04/turkey-increase-hate-speech-press.html#|accessdate=18 November 2014|publisher=Al Monitor}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hate speech on the rise in Turkish media|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/monitoring/hate-speech-on-the-rise-in-turkish-media|accessdate=18 November 2014|publisher=BBC}}</ref> As of December 2014, ''Yeni Akit'' newspaper had a total number of 270 entries at ''nefretsoylemi.org'', a site maintaned by ''Hrant Dink Foundation'', which monitors and reports hate speech at Turkish media.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yeni Akit Nefret Söylemi|url=http://www.nefretsoylemi.org/arama.asp?kelime=site+i%E7i+arama&yayin=yeniakit&ay=|website=http://www.nefretsoylemi.org/|publisher=Hrant Dink Vakfı|accessdate=27 December 2014}}</ref>
''Yeni Akit'' newspaper is known for resorting to hate speech against [[Jews]], [[Armenians]], [[Greeks]], [[Yazidis]], [[Atheism|atheists]], [[LGBT]], [[Secularism|secularists]], [[Freemasonry|freemasons]], [[Socialism|socialists]], [[Communism|communists]], [[Kemalism|Kemalists]], [[Feminism|feminists]] on a daily basis.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jews, Armenians main targets of hate speech|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/jews-armenians-hate-speech-targets.aspx?pageID=238&nID=42022&NewsCatID=341|accessdate=16 November 2014|publisher=Hurriyer Daily News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Othering Through Hate Speech: The Turkish-Islamist (V)AKIT Newspaper as a Case Study|url=http://www.academia.edu/2540671/Othering_Through_Hate_Speech_The_Turkish-Islamist_V_AKIT_Newspaper_as_a_Case_Study|website=Academia|accessdate=16 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Reaction grows over daily’s hate speech|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/reaction-grows-over-dailys-hate-speech.aspx?pageID=238&nID=24871&NewsCatID=341|accessdate=16 November 2014|work=Hurriyet Daily News}}</ref> According to a report published by ''Hrant Dink Foundation'', ''Yeni Akit'' is one of the top three Turkish newspapers resorting to hate speech.<ref>{{cite news|title=Study reveals increasing hate speech in Turkish press|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/culture/2014/04/turkey-increase-hate-speech-press.html#|accessdate=18 November 2014|work=Al Monitor}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hate speech on the rise in Turkish media|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/monitoring/hate-speech-on-the-rise-in-turkish-media|accessdate=18 November 2014|publisher=BBC}}</ref> As of December 2014, ''Yeni Akit'' newspaper had a total number of 270 entries at ''nefretsoylemi.org'', a site maintaned by ''Hrant Dink Foundation'', which monitors and reports hate speech at Turkish media.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yeni Akit Nefret Söylemi|url=http://www.nefretsoylemi.org/arama.asp?kelime=site+i%E7i+arama&yayin=yeniakit&ay=|website=http://www.nefretsoylemi.org/|work=Hrant Dink Vakfı|accessdate=27 December 2014}}</ref>


===Anti-semitism===
===Anti-semitism===
In December 2014 ''Yeni Akit'' used a picture of [[Adolf Hitler]] as the centerpiece for its daily word game, and the phrase “We long for you” [Seni arıyoruz] as the answer to the puzzle.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shameful Anti-Semitism From Yeni Akit Newspape|url=http://www.aydinlikdaily.com/Detail/Shameful-AntiSemitism-From-Yeni-Akit-Newspaper/3983#.VGkd47Rwv46|accessdate=16 November 2014|publisher=Aydınlık Daily}}</ref>
In December 2014 ''Yeni Akit'' used a picture of [[Adolf Hitler]] as the centerpiece for its daily word game, and the phrase “We long for you” [Seni arıyoruz] as the answer to the puzzle.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shameful Anti-Semitism From Yeni Akit Newspape|url=http://www.aydinlikdaily.com/Detail/Shameful-AntiSemitism-From-Yeni-Akit-Newspaper/3983#.VGkd47Rwv46|accessdate=16 November 2014|work=Aydınlık Daily}}</ref>


In May 2014 ''Yeni Akit'' sought to blame Jews in the country’s recent Soma coal mine disaster that left over 300 dead. The newspaper criticized the mine’s owner for having a Jewish son-in-law and ”Zionist-dominated media” for distorting the story.<ref>{{cite news|title=Conservative daily stirs outrage over anti-Semitic headline after Turkey’s Soma disaster|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/conservative-daily-stirs-outrage-over-anti-semitic-headline-after-turkeys-soma-disaster.aspx?pageID=238&nID=66747&NewsCatID=341|accessdate=16 November 2014|publisher=Hurriyet Daily News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jews Implicated by Pro-Erdoğan Turkish Newspaper for Coal Mine Disaster|url=http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/05/21/jews-implicated-by-pro-erdogan-turkish-newspaper-for-coal-mine-disaster-2/|accessdate=16 November 2014|publisher=The Algemeiner}}</ref>
In May 2014 ''Yeni Akit'' sought to blame Jews in the country’s recent Soma coal mine disaster that left over 300 dead. The newspaper criticized the mine’s owner for having a Jewish son-in-law and ”Zionist-dominated media” for distorting the story.<ref>{{cite news|title=Conservative daily stirs outrage over anti-Semitic headline after Turkey’s Soma disaster|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/conservative-daily-stirs-outrage-over-anti-semitic-headline-after-turkeys-soma-disaster.aspx?pageID=238&nID=66747&NewsCatID=341|accessdate=16 November 2014|publisher=Hurriyet Daily News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jews Implicated by Pro-Erdoğan Turkish Newspaper for Coal Mine Disaster|url=http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/05/21/jews-implicated-by-pro-erdogan-turkish-newspaper-for-coal-mine-disaster-2/|accessdate=16 November 2014|work=The Algemeiner}}</ref>


In September 2014 ''Yeni Akit'' columnist Faruk Cose called for Turkey’s Jews to be taxed to pay for reconstructing buildings damaged in Gaza during Israel’s recent Operation Protective Edge.<ref>{{cite news|title=Columnist at Erdoğan Aligned Newspaper Calls for Taxing Jews to Pay for Rebuilding Gaza|url=http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/09/12/columnist-at-erdogan-aligned-newspaper-calls-for-taxing-jews-to-pay-for-rebuilding-gaza/|accessdate=16 November 2014|publisher=The Algemeiner}}</ref>
In September 2014 ''Yeni Akit'' columnist Faruk Cose called for Turkey’s Jews to be taxed to pay for reconstructing buildings damaged in Gaza during Israel’s recent Operation Protective Edge.<ref>{{cite news|title=Columnist at Erdoğan Aligned Newspaper Calls for Taxing Jews to Pay for Rebuilding Gaza|url=http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/09/12/columnist-at-erdogan-aligned-newspaper-calls-for-taxing-jews-to-pay-for-rebuilding-gaza/|accessdate=16 November 2014|work=The Algemeiner}}</ref>


===Anti-LGBT===
===Anti-LGBT===
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In January 2012, ''Yeni Akit'' was fined over comments published in 2008 describing gay people as "perverts".<ref>[http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/calling-gay-people-perverts-an-insult-top-court-says-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=11040&NewsCatID=339 Calling gay people 'perverts' an insult, top court says] ''[[Hurriyet Daily News]]'', 9 January 2012.</ref>

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In January 2012, ''Yeni Akit'' was fined over comments published in 2008 describing gay people as "perverts".<ref>[[Hurriyet Daily News]], 9 January 2012, [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/calling-gay-people-perverts-an-insult-top-court-says-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=11040&NewsCatID=339 Calling gay people 'perverts' an insult, top court says]</ref>


===Targeting of judges===
===Targeting of judges===

''Vakit'' had also been charged with encouraging the 2006 [[Turkish Council of State shooting]] of a judge, which was notionally a protest against a decision blocking the appointment of a teacher wearing a headscarf as principal of a nursery school. Several months earlier ''Vakit'' had produced a front page headline, ‘Here are those members’, accompanied by photographs and identities of the chief judge and three members of the 2nd Chamber of the [[Turkish Council of State]] responsible for the decision.<ref>İbrahim Efe, Murat Yeşiltaş (2012), "Representations of the Ergenekon Case in Turkey, 2007–11: Today's Zaman and Hürriyet Daily News", ''Middle East Critique'', Vol. 21, Iss. 2, 2012</ref>
''Vakit'' had also been charged with encouraging the 2006 [[Turkish Council of State shooting]] of a judge, which was notionally a protest against a decision blocking the appointment of a teacher wearing a headscarf as principal of a nursery school. Several months earlier ''Vakit'' had produced a front page headline, ‘Here are those members’, accompanied by photographs and identities of the chief judge and three members of the 2nd Chamber of the [[Turkish Council of State]] responsible for the decision.<ref>İbrahim Efe, Murat Yeşiltaş (2012), "Representations of the Ergenekon Case in Turkey, 2007–11: Today's Zaman and Hürriyet Daily News", ''Middle East Critique'', Vol. 21, Iss. 2, 2012</ref>


===Targeting of journalists===
===Targeting of journalists===
In July 2012 over 200 prominent people signed a criminal complaint against ''Yeni Akit'' over its attacks on Armenian-origin journalist [[Ali Bayramoğlu]].<ref>[[Hurriyet Daily News]], 5 July 2012, [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/reaction-grows-over-dailys-hate-speech.aspx?pageID=238&nID=24871&NewsCatID=341 Reaction grows over daily’s hate speech]</ref>
In July 2012 over 200 prominent people signed a criminal complaint against ''Yeni Akit'' over its attacks on Armenian-origin journalist [[Ali Bayramoğlu]].<ref> [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/reaction-grows-over-dailys-hate-speech.aspx?pageID=238&nID=24871&NewsCatID=341 Reaction grows over daily’s hate speech][[Hurriyet Daily News]], 5 July 2012.</ref>


In August the newspaper accused [[Cengiz Çandar]] and [[Hasan Cemal]] of supporting the PKK.<ref>[[Today's Zaman]], 31 August 2012, [http://todayszaman.com/news-291020-columnist-fired-for-defending-journalists-targeted-by-yeni-akit.html Columnist fired for defending journalists targeted by Yeni Akit]</ref>
In August the newspaper accused [[Cengiz Çandar]] and [[Hasan Cemal]] of supporting the PKK.<ref>[http://todayszaman.com/news-291020-columnist-fired-for-defending-journalists-targeted-by-yeni-akit.html Columnist fired for defending journalists targeted by Yeni Akit] ''Today's Zaman'', 31 August 2012.</ref>


In December 2012 ''Yeni Akit'' published a list of 60 journalists it claimed were "terrorists and criminals".<ref>[[Committee to Protect Journalists]], 26 December 2012, [https://www.cpj.org/2012/12/turkish-journalist-attacked-amid-smear-campaign-on.php Turkish journalist attacked amid smear campaign on press]</ref>
In December 2012 ''Yeni Akit'' published a list of 60 journalists it claimed were "terrorists and criminals".<ref>[[Committee to Protect Journalists]], 26 December 2012, [https://www.cpj.org/2012/12/turkish-journalist-attacked-amid-smear-campaign-on.php Turkish journalist attacked amid smear campaign on press]</ref>


===Support of al-Qaeda===
===Support of al-Qaeda===
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In following his death in May 2011, ''Yeni Akit'' published a full page condolence in honor of [[Osama bin Laden]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Akit'te Bin Ladin için taziye ilanı|url=http://haber.sol.org.tr/medya/akitte-bin-ladin-icin-taziye-ilani-haberi-42133|accessdate=16 November 2014|work=Sol}}</ref>

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In following his death in May 2011, ''Yeni Akit'' published a full page condolence in honor of [[Osama bin Laden]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Akit'te Bin Ladin için taziye ilanı|url=http://haber.sol.org.tr/medya/akitte-bin-ladin-icin-taziye-ilani-haberi-42133|accessdate=16 November 2014|publisher=Sol}}</ref>


===Denial of Sivas Massacre===
===Denial of Sivas Massacre===
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''Yeni Akit'' published a front page story on 23 July 2012 declaring the [[Sivas massacre]] a "19 Year Lie", claiming the victims had been killed by gunshots rather than fire on the basis of morgue photos it claimed were previously unpublished. The claims were rapidly disproven, and strongly condemned.<ref>[[Today's Zaman]], 23 July 2012, [http://todayszaman.com/news-287418-sivas-massacre-victims-died-of-gunshots-not-fire-daily-claims.html Sivas massacre victims died of gunshots, not fire, daily claims]</ref><ref>[http://armstrongwilliam.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/the-sivas-massacre-is-a-19-year-lie-yeni-akit/ The Sivas Massacre is a ‘19 year lie’: Yeni Akit, 27 July 2012]</ref>


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===Conviction of columnist for sexually abusing a minor===
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''Yeni Akit'' published a front page story on 23 July 2012 declaring the [[Sivas massacre]] a "19 Year Lie", claiming the victims had been killed by gunshots rather than fire, on the basis of morgue photos it claimed were previously unpublished. The claims were rapidly disproven, and strongly condemned.<ref>[[Today's Zaman]], 23 July 2012, [http://todayszaman.com/news-287418-sivas-massacre-victims-died-of-gunshots-not-fire-daily-claims.html Sivas massacre victims died of gunshots, not fire, daily claims]</ref><ref>[http://armstrongwilliam.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/the-sivas-massacre-is-a-19-year-lie-yeni-akit/ The Sivas Massacre is a ‘19 year lie’: Yeni Akit, July 27, 2012]</ref>
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In September 2009, ''Vakit ''newspaper columnist 78 year old ''Hüseyin Üzmez'' was convicted for sexually abusing a minor and was sentenced to 13 years of prison.<ref>{{cite news|title=Üzmez sentenced to 13 years|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=uzmez-sentenced-to-13-years-2009-09-16|accessdate=27 December 2014|work=Hürriyet Daily News}}</ref> ''Hüseyin Üzmez ''and'' Vakit ''newspaper denied the allegations and insisted this was a conspiracy.

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=== Conviction of columnist for sexually abusing a minor ===
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In September 2009, ''Vakit ''newspaper columnist 78 year old ''Hüseyin Üzmez'' was convicted for sexually abusing a minor and was sentenced to 13 years of prison.<ref>{{cite news|title=Üzmez sentenced to 13 years|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=uzmez-sentenced-to-13-years-2009-09-16|accessdate=27 December 2014|publisher=Hürriyet Daily News}}</ref> ''Hüseyin Üzmez ''and'' Vakit ''newspaper denied the allegations and insisted this was a conspiracy.


===Disinformation during Gezi Protests===
===Disinformation during Gezi Protests===
During the [[2013–14 protests in Turkey]] ''Yeni Akit'' newspaper published many disinformative articles.
During the [[2013–14 protests in Turkey]] ''Yeni Akit'' newspaper published many disinformative articles.


On June 5 Mustafa Durdu, a columnist of the ''Yeni Akit'' newspaper, claimed that protestors may even have performed [[group sex]] inside [[Dolmabahçe Mosque]].<ref>[http://www.habervaktim.com/yazar/59624/bunlar-cianin-cocuklari.html BUNLAR CIA’nın ÇOCUKLARI - Mustafa Durdu<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
On 5 June Mustafa Durdu, a columnist of the ''Yeni Akit'' newspaper, claimed that protestors may even have performed [[group sex]] inside [[Dolmabahçe Mosque]].<ref>[http://www.habervaktim.com/yazar/59624/bunlar-cianin-cocuklari.html BUNLAR CIA’nın ÇOCUKLARI - Mustafa Durdu<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


On June 13 ''Yeni Akit'' newspaper claimed that [[prostitution]] and [[group sex]] was common at Gezi park after 2 am. They based this claim on an "anonymous journalist who saw this happening with his own eyes and told it to someone else".<ref>[http://www.habervaktim.com/haber/330092/kendi-gozlerimle-gordum.html “Kendi Gözlerimle Gördüm”<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
On 13 June ''Yeni Akit'' newspaper claimed that [[prostitution]] and [[group sex]] was common at Gezi park after 2 am. They based this claim on an "anonymous journalist who saw this happening with his own eyes and told it to someone else".<ref>[http://www.habervaktim.com/haber/330092/kendi-gozlerimle-gordum.html “Kendi Gözlerimle Gördüm”<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


On June 15 ''Yeni Akit'' accused supermarket chain [[Migros]] of delivering free supplies to the protestors at Gezi park.<ref>[http://www.habervaktim.com/haber/330233/eylemcileri-migros-besliyor.html Eylemcileri Migros Besliyor<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> However, goods delivered to the park were bought by protestors through supermarket's internet shop.
On 15 June ''Yeni Akit'' accused supermarket chain [[Migros]] of delivering free supplies to the protestors at Gezi park.<ref>[http://www.habervaktim.com/haber/330233/eylemcileri-migros-besliyor.html Eylemcileri Migros Besliyor<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> However, goods delivered to the park were bought by protestors through supermarket's internet shop.


On August 24 ''Yeni Akit'' newspaper claimed that Gezi protestors were preparing for a big provocation on the August 30 Victory Day celebrations.<ref>[http://www.habervaktim.com/haber/340105/geziciler-30-agustosta-provokasyona-hazirlaniyor.html Geziciler 30 Ağustos’ta Provokasyona Hazırlanıyor<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
On 24 August ''Yeni Akit'' newspaper claimed that Gezi protestors were preparing for a big provocation on the August 30 Victory Day celebrations.<ref>[http://www.habervaktim.com/haber/340105/geziciler-30-agustosta-provokasyona-hazirlaniyor.html Geziciler 30 Ağustos’ta Provokasyona Hazırlanıyor<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


== Columnists ==
== Columnists ==
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* Mustafa Çelik
* Mustafa Çelik
* Mustafa Özcan
* Mustafa Özcan
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* Namık Açıkgöz
* Nusret Çiçek
* Nusret Çiçek
* Osman Atalay
* Osman Atalay
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* Prof. Dr. Namık Açıkgöz
* Serdar Arseven
* Serdar Arseven
* Serdar Demirel
* Serdar Demirel
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.yeniakit.com The newspaper's web site] {{tr icon}}
*[http://www.yeniakit.com Official website] {{tr icon}}
*[http://www.habervaktim.com habervaktim.com], a news website owned by Yeni Akit
*[http://www.habervaktim.com habervaktim.com], a news website owned by ''Yeni Akit''


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Yeni Akit
TypeDaily newspaper
Founded2010
Political alignmentIslamofascism, Conservative, Far-right, Islamic extremist, Anti-semite, Anti-LGBT
LanguageTurkish
HeadquartersIstanbul, Turkey
Circulation53,977 (July 2013)[1]
Websitewww.yeniakit.com

Yeni Akit (Template:Lang-tr) is a conservative and Islamist Turkish daily newspaper. The newspaper is known for its Islamic extremist views, support of militant Islamist organizations like Al-Qaeda,[2] resorting to hate speech against groups like Jews and atheists.[3][4][5] According to a report published by Hrant Dink Foundation, Yeni Akit is one of the top three Turkish newspapers resorting to hate speech.[6][7] Yeni Akit newspaper is an avid supporter of AKP and has close ties with president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[8][9][10]

History

It was founded in 2010 as a successor to Anadolu'da Vakit (2001 - 2010), but later took on the name Vakit. The original Vakit had been sued for defamation by 312 generals for a 2003 editorial written by columnist Asım Yenihaber which criticised the military. Vakit lost the case, and was ordered to pay TL1.8m in 2010.[11] Columnist Abdurrahman Dilipak had his house forcibly sold in 2009 to pay damages relating to a 2000 article.[12]

Controversies

Hate Speech

Yeni Akit newspaper is known for resorting to hate speech against Jews, Armenians, Greeks, Yazidis, atheists, LGBT, secularists, freemasons, socialists, communists, Kemalists, feminists on a daily basis.[13][14][15] According to a report published by Hrant Dink Foundation, Yeni Akit is one of the top three Turkish newspapers resorting to hate speech.[16][17] As of December 2014, Yeni Akit newspaper had a total number of 270 entries at nefretsoylemi.org, a site maintaned by Hrant Dink Foundation, which monitors and reports hate speech at Turkish media.[18]

Anti-semitism

In December 2014 Yeni Akit used a picture of Adolf Hitler as the centerpiece for its daily word game, and the phrase “We long for you” [Seni arıyoruz] as the answer to the puzzle.[19]

In May 2014 Yeni Akit sought to blame Jews in the country’s recent Soma coal mine disaster that left over 300 dead. The newspaper criticized the mine’s owner for having a Jewish son-in-law and ”Zionist-dominated media” for distorting the story.[20][21]

In September 2014 Yeni Akit columnist Faruk Cose called for Turkey’s Jews to be taxed to pay for reconstructing buildings damaged in Gaza during Israel’s recent Operation Protective Edge.[22]

Anti-LGBT

In January 2012, Yeni Akit was fined over comments published in 2008 describing gay people as "perverts".[23]

Targeting of judges

Vakit had also been charged with encouraging the 2006 Turkish Council of State shooting of a judge, which was notionally a protest against a decision blocking the appointment of a teacher wearing a headscarf as principal of a nursery school. Several months earlier Vakit had produced a front page headline, ‘Here are those members’, accompanied by photographs and identities of the chief judge and three members of the 2nd Chamber of the Turkish Council of State responsible for the decision.[24]

Targeting of journalists

In July 2012 over 200 prominent people signed a criminal complaint against Yeni Akit over its attacks on Armenian-origin journalist Ali Bayramoğlu.[25]

In August the newspaper accused Cengiz Çandar and Hasan Cemal of supporting the PKK.[26]

In December 2012 Yeni Akit published a list of 60 journalists it claimed were "terrorists and criminals".[27]

Support of al-Qaeda

In following his death in May 2011, Yeni Akit published a full page condolence in honor of Osama bin Laden.[28]

Denial of Sivas Massacre

Yeni Akit published a front page story on 23 July 2012 declaring the Sivas massacre a "19 Year Lie", claiming the victims had been killed by gunshots rather than fire on the basis of morgue photos it claimed were previously unpublished. The claims were rapidly disproven, and strongly condemned.[29][30]

Conviction of columnist for sexually abusing a minor

In September 2009, Vakit newspaper columnist 78 year old Hüseyin Üzmez was convicted for sexually abusing a minor and was sentenced to 13 years of prison.[31] Hüseyin Üzmez and Vakit newspaper denied the allegations and insisted this was a conspiracy.

Disinformation during Gezi Protests

During the 2013–14 protests in Turkey Yeni Akit newspaper published many disinformative articles.

On 5 June Mustafa Durdu, a columnist of the Yeni Akit newspaper, claimed that protestors may even have performed group sex inside Dolmabahçe Mosque.[32]

On 13 June Yeni Akit newspaper claimed that prostitution and group sex was common at Gezi park after 2 am. They based this claim on an "anonymous journalist who saw this happening with his own eyes and told it to someone else".[33]

On 15 June Yeni Akit accused supermarket chain Migros of delivering free supplies to the protestors at Gezi park.[34] However, goods delivered to the park were bought by protestors through supermarket's internet shop.

On 24 August Yeni Akit newspaper claimed that Gezi protestors were preparing for a big provocation on the August 30 Victory Day celebrations.[35]

Columnists

  • Abdullah Büyük
  • Abdurrahman Dilipak
  • Ali İhsan Karahasanoğlu
  • Asım Yenihaber
  • Hasan Aksay
  • Hasan Karakaya
  • Kenan Alpay
  • Merve Kavakçı
  • Şevki Yılmaz
  • Yavuz Bahadıroğlu
  • Abdullah Şanlıdağ
  • Abdullah Yıldız
  • Ahmet Gülümseyen
  • Ahmet Varol
  • Ali Erkan Kavaklı
  • Atilla Özdür
  • Ayhan Demir
  • Burak Karen
  • Ersoy Dede
  • Faruk Köse
  • Hacı Yakışıklı
  • Hüseyin Öztürk
  • İbrahim Bektaş
  • Kıvanç Tığlı
  • Latif Erdoğan
  • Mehmet Ali Tekin
  • Mehmet Doğan
  • Mehmet Emin Gerger
  • Mehmet Koçak
  • Mehtap Yılmaz
  • Merve Kavakçı İslam
  • Mesut Bıyık
  • Muhsin Meriç
  • Mustafa Çelik
  • Mustafa Özcan
  • Namık Açıkgöz
  • Nusret Çiçek
  • Osman Atalay
  • Serdar Arseven
  • Serdar Demirel
  • Yaşar Değirmenci
  • Yener Dönmez

References

  1. ^ medyatava.com, 22.07.2013 - 28.07.2013 Haftası Tiraj Tablosu
  2. ^ "Akit'te Bin Ladin için taziye ilanı". Sol. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Jews, Armenians main targets of hate speech". Hurriyer Daily News. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Othering Through Hate Speech: The Turkish-Islamist (V)AKIT Newspaper as a Case Study". academia.edu. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Reaction grows over daily's hate speech". Hurriyet Daily News. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Study reveals increasing hate speech in Turkish press". Al Monitor. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Hate speech on the rise in Turkish media". BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Shameful Anti-Semitism From Yeni Akit Newspape". Aydınlık Daily. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Columnist at Erdoğan Aligned Newspaper Calls for Taxing Jews to Pay for Rebuilding Gaza". The Algemeiner. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Erdogan calls Israel more barbaric than Hitler, but defends Turkish Jews". JTA. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  11. ^ Daily Vakit to pay damages to 312 generals Hurriyet Daily News, 8 May 2010.
  12. ^ Vakit columnist's house sold over Feb. 28 column Today's Zaman, 20 August 2009.
  13. ^ "Jews, Armenians main targets of hate speech". Hurriyer Daily News. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  14. ^ "Othering Through Hate Speech: The Turkish-Islamist (V)AKIT Newspaper as a Case Study". Academia. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  15. ^ "Reaction grows over daily's hate speech". Hurriyet Daily News. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  16. ^ "Study reveals increasing hate speech in Turkish press". Al Monitor. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  17. ^ "Hate speech on the rise in Turkish media". BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  18. ^ "Yeni Akit Nefret Söylemi". http://www.nefretsoylemi.org/. Retrieved 27 December 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help); More than one of |work= and |website= specified (help)
  19. ^ "Shameful Anti-Semitism From Yeni Akit Newspape". Aydınlık Daily. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  20. ^ "Conservative daily stirs outrage over anti-Semitic headline after Turkey's Soma disaster". Hurriyet Daily News. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  21. ^ "Jews Implicated by Pro-Erdoğan Turkish Newspaper for Coal Mine Disaster". The Algemeiner. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  22. ^ "Columnist at Erdoğan Aligned Newspaper Calls for Taxing Jews to Pay for Rebuilding Gaza". The Algemeiner. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  23. ^ Calling gay people 'perverts' an insult, top court says Hurriyet Daily News, 9 January 2012.
  24. ^ İbrahim Efe, Murat Yeşiltaş (2012), "Representations of the Ergenekon Case in Turkey, 2007–11: Today's Zaman and Hürriyet Daily News", Middle East Critique, Vol. 21, Iss. 2, 2012
  25. ^ Reaction grows over daily’s hate speechHurriyet Daily News, 5 July 2012.
  26. ^ Columnist fired for defending journalists targeted by Yeni Akit Today's Zaman, 31 August 2012.
  27. ^ Committee to Protect Journalists, 26 December 2012, Turkish journalist attacked amid smear campaign on press
  28. ^ "Akit'te Bin Ladin için taziye ilanı". Sol. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  29. ^ Today's Zaman, 23 July 2012, Sivas massacre victims died of gunshots, not fire, daily claims
  30. ^ The Sivas Massacre is a ‘19 year lie’: Yeni Akit, 27 July 2012
  31. ^ "Üzmez sentenced to 13 years". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  32. ^ BUNLAR CIA’nın ÇOCUKLARI - Mustafa Durdu
  33. ^ “Kendi Gözlerimle Gördüm”
  34. ^ Eylemcileri Migros Besliyor
  35. ^ Geziciler 30 Ağustos’ta Provokasyona Hazırlanıyor
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