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Radikal is a daily Turkish Language newspaper, published in Istanbul . It has been published since 1996 on behalf of Doğan Media Group (Doğan Medya Grubu), a large publishing and communications firm owned by Aydın Doğan in Turkey .

Radikal, unlike many daily newspapers in Turkey, does not seem to support a certain political party. However, it is generally considered as a left-wing (democratic socialist) newspaper. Ironically, compared to , son of Taha Akyol , also write for Radikal.

In 2007, Orhan Pamuk and Sezen Aksu became Radikal's temporary Editor-in-chief on January 9th and 14th, respectively.

Radikal does not have a wide circulation (by January 2007, ranks 24th with ~37,000 copieshttp://www.medyatava.com/tiraj.asp), but it occupies a significant place in Turkish Politics and culture. The U.S. Embassy in Ankara , for example, also receives a daily copy.


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Radikal was also the name of a German Anarchist magazine, which appears to be defunct. {Link without Title}


SECTIONS

Radikal has the following sections, among others:
  • Türkiye - usually with domestic news

  • Yaşam (Life) - usually with health and entertainment articles from Turkey and the world

  • Politika - with political news, focusing on domestic

  • Dış Haberler - with foreign news

  • Yorum - opinion pieces, editorials

  • Ekonomi - economic news

  • Spor - sports news

  • Kültür/Sanat - with cultural and art news


The paper also publishes 3 regular suplemental pages:
  • Kitap (Book) - relating to books

  • Cumartesi (Saturday) - usually with weekend entertainment and news

  • Radikal 2 - standard extra news, sports and entertainment


Radikal publishes an online edition with the printed articles, updated daily.
The online edition also includes Sıcak Haber, a section of breaking news.


EXTERNAL LINKS

  • [http://www.radikal.com.tr Radikal official site]