Radikal ( lit. ' Radical ' ) was a daily liberal Turkish language newspaper, published in Istanbul . From 1996 it was published by Aydın Doğan 's Doğan Media Group . Although Radikal did not endorse a particular political alignment, it was generally considered by the public to be a social liberal newspaper. Despite only having a circulation of around 25,000 (July 2013), it was considered one of the most influential Turkish newspapers.
11-409: It was praised for its culture, arts, and interview sections, as well as having columnists such as M. Serdar Kuzuloğlu, Hakkı Devrim, Yıldırım Türker, Türker Alkan, Tarhan Erdem , Cengiz Çandar , and Altan Öymen . Hasan Celal Güzel , former minister of national education, Murat Yetkin, and Mustafa Akyol , son of Taha Akyol . On 22 March 2016, it was announced that the newspaper was shutting down at
22-509: A coup d'état against the government. After leaving the CHP, Erdem became a staunch critic of the party's new leader Deniz Baykal . His opinion polling company, KONDA , is known to be close to the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government. KONDA's predictions for the 2007 and 2010 constitutional referendum were praised for being almost exactly accurate, however the company's predictions for
33-410: A day. The Dogan Group's economics daily Referans was merged into Radikal in 2010, with Referans editor-in-chief Eyüp Can becoming editor-in-chief of the combined paper, replacing İsmet Berkan . Later in 2010 the paper moved to a tabloid format and introduced new columnists Dilek Kurban of TESEV , Cüneyt Özdemir , and Sırrı Süreyya Önder . The newspaper stopped printing on 21 June 2014 and
44-627: A vote of confidence in Parliament , resulting in its dissolution on 21 July 1977 after just one month in office. The government was succeeded by a nationalist coalition formed by Justice Party (AP) leader Süleyman Demirel , which is often referred to as the Second Nationalist Front . Erdem's membership of the Grand National Assembly came to an end after Parliament was dissolved on 12 September 1980 by General Kenan Evren , who led
55-524: The 2009 local election was widely seen as inaccurate. After the company's predictions for the 2014 presidential election emerged to have grossly overestimated Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's vote, KONDA issued a public letter of apology. Erdem died on 8 June 2022 in Bodrum , Muğla following a heart disease. Three days later, he was buried at Aşiyan Asri Cemetery . 41st government of Turkey The 41st government of Turkey (21 July 1977 – 5 January 1978)
66-523: The electoral district of Istanbul in the general election of 1977 . The CHP won 41% of the vote, their highest vote share since 1950, but failed to win a parliamentary majority. The party's leader Bülent Ecevit attempted to form a minority government . Erdem was appointed the Minister of Industry and Technology in Ecevit's government, taking office on 21 June 1977. The government, however, failed to achieve
77-610: The end of the month due to financial reasons. Radikal was founded in 1996, and "within a decade ... had become one of the most influential newspapers in the country, especially renowned for its top-drawer columnists and its coverage of intellectual debates". Its circulation, however, remained relatively low. In 2004 Radikal was awarded the Turk Democracy Associations "Democracy Media Award" (jointly with Zaman ). In 2007, Serkan Özkaya , Orhan Pamuk and Sezen Aksu each became 'Radikal's temporary editors-in-chief for
88-610: The following sections: The paper also publishes four supplements: Tarhan Erdem Tarhan Erdem (1933 – 8 June 2022) was a Turkish politician who was the President of KONDA Research and Consultancy , an opinion polling company. He was a member of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and briefly served as the Minister of Industry and Technology during the short-lived 40th government of Turkey headed by CHP leader Bülent Ecevit between 21 June and 21 July 1977. Erdem
99-477: Was a historical government of Turkey . It is also called the fifth Demirel cabinet and Second Nationalist Front . After the 40th government failed to receive the vote of confidence, three parties formed a coalition and named their government the "Second Nationalist Front." The prime minister was Süleyman Demirel , the leader of Justice Party (AP). Other partners were National Salvation Party (MSP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). The difference between
110-507: Was born in Kurucaşile , Bartın , in 1933. He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Civil Engineering in 1959. He joined the Republican People's Party (CHP) in 1953 at the age of 20. Between 1959 and 1995, he served in various positions such as director and general co-ordinator in numerous companies including the Milliyet newspaper. Erdem was elected as a Member of Parliament for
121-452: Was published only digitally, before it was shut abruptly shut down in March 2016. On 4 April 2016, its columnists published their farewell articles on its webpage, reflecting on Radikal's past 20 years. In July 2022, the domain of the newspaper was deserted, resulting the online archive to wipe out. Demirören Holding , the rights owner, did not make any disclosure about the shutdown. The paper had
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