Representation of Terror and Ethnic Conflict in the Turkish Press: An Analysis of the Peace Process in Turkey

Figures & data

Table 1. Ideological bent and ownership structure of newspapers (November 2016)

Newspaper	Ideological bent	Relations with central government	Ownership*	Outcome
Zaman	Islamist/Gülenist	In conflict	Feza Group	Closed
Hürriyet	Secular/Mainstream	In conflict	Doğan Group	Reduced in size
Yeni Şafak	Islamist/ mainstream	Pro-government	Albayrak Group	Small but growing
Cumhuriyet	Secular/Liberal	In conflict	Cumhuriyet Foundation	On trial

* The Doğan and Albayrak groups have investments in sectors such as energy, tourism and industry, whereas the Feza Group operates only in the media sector. The Cumhuriyet Foundation is non-profit. See further Ceren Sözeri & Zeynep Güney (2011) The Political Economy of the Media in Turkey. A Sectoral Analysis (TESEV); see also the corporate media chart in Tunç’s article in this issue.