{{Short description|Turkish newspaper}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = Akşam | caption = | image = Akşam Gazetesi logosu.png | type = Daily [[newspaper]] | format = | founded = 20 September 1918<ref>İsmail Küçükkaya, ''Akşam'', 30 May 2013, [http://www.aksam.com.tr/yazarlar/aksam-turkiyenin-tarihidir/haber-211258 AKŞAM Türkiye'nin tarihidir]</ref> | owners = TürkMedya (T Medya Yatırım San. ve Tic. AŞ.)<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.turkmedya.com.tr/ |title=Home |website=turkmedya.com.tr}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aksam.com.tr/kunye/|title=Künye | Akşam|website=aksam.com.tr|accessdate=12 March 2023}}</ref> | political_position = Pro-AKP<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=http://turkey.mom-rsf.org/en/media/detail/outlet/aksam/|title = Akşam}}</ref> | language = [[Turkish language|Turkish]] | publishing_city = [[Istanbul]] | publishing_country = Turkey | circulation = 103,000 (May 2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medyatava.com/tiraj|title=Tiraj - MedyaTava - Yazmadıysa Doğru Değildir|date=7 March 2016|access-date=10 June 2013|archive-date=28 March 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180328181234/http://www.medyatava.com/tiraj|url-status=dead}}</ref> | chief_editor = [[Mustafa Kartoglu]] | editor = | website = {{Official URL}} }} '''''Akşam''''' (''Evening'') is a Turkish newspaper founded in 1918, owned by Zeki Yeşildağ's Türk Medya Grup (T Medya Yatırım San. ve Tic. AŞ.) since 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://turkey.mom-rsf.org/en/owners/individual-owners/detail/owner/owner/show/zeki-yesildag/ |title=Zeki Yeşildağ {{!}} Media Ownership Monitor |website=turkey.mom-rsf.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122023545/http://turkey.mom-rsf.org/en/owners/individual-owners/detail/owner/owner/show/zeki-yesildag/ |archive-date=2020-01-22}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2"/> In 2013 it had a circulation of around 100,000.
==History== ''Akşam'''s founders in 1918 included [[Necmettin Sadak]], [[Kazım Şinasi Dersan]], [[Falih Rıfkı Atay]] and [[Ali Naci Karacan]].
Former editors include [[Doğan Özgüden]] (1964–1966).<ref name=editors>[[Info-Türk]], [http://www.info-turk.be/ozguden-tugsavul-E.htm Info-Türk Editors]</ref>
In 2010, former editor [[Semra Pelek]] and editorial manager [[Mustafa Dolu]] were charged in relation to reporting on the [[Ergenekon trials]].<ref>bianet, 25 June 2010, [http://bianet.org/english/freedom-of-expression/122953-aksam-newspaper-sued-for-ergenekon-reporting Akşam Newspaper Sued for Ergenekon Reporting]</ref>
''Akşam'' was owned by the [[Çukurova Media Group]] from 1997 to 2013, and previously [[Mehmet Ali Ilıcak]]. It is currently owned by the Turkish government's [[TMSF]]. Shortly after it was acquired by the TMSF, a number of journalists were fired, with the former AKP deputy [[Mehmet Ocaktan]] replacing editor of five years [[İsmail Küçükkaya]], and at least four journalists who had been critical of the government being fired.<ref>[[Hurriyet Daily News]], 1 July 2013, [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/columnists-fired-as-daily-aksam-gets-new-chief.aspx?pageID=238&nID=49846&NewsCatID=341 Columnists fired as daily Akşam gets new chief]</ref>
On 19 July 2013 ''Akşam'' was sold (together with TV channel [[Sky Turk 360]] and radio station [[Alem FM]]) to a [[Cengiz Holding|Cengiz]]-Kolin-[[Limak Holding|Limak]] joint venture for TL60m.<ref>[[Today's Zaman]], 21 July 2013, [http://todayszaman.com/news-321482-govt-asked-to-explain-sale-of-media-group-others.html Gov't asked to explain sale of media group, others] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722062546/http://todayszaman.com/news-321482-govt-asked-to-explain-sale-of-media-group-others.html |date=22 July 2013}}</ref> In September 2013, [[Cengiz Holding|Cengiz]]-Kolin-[[Limak Holding|Limak]] withdrew from the attempt to buy ''Akşam''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sozcu.com.tr/2013/ekonomi/cengiz-limak-kolin-medya-sektorune-girmiyor-369091/|title=Akşam gazetesi ve Skytürk'ün satışında büyük şok!|author=isahin|date=10 September 2013}}</ref> In October 2013, ''Akşam'', TV channel [[Sky Turk 360]], radio station [[Alem FM]] and Alem Magazine were sold to [[Ethem Sancak]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gazetecileronline.com/newsdetails/11416-/GazetecilerOnline/aksam-ve-sky39i-akp-medyasi-mimarina-sattilar |title=Akşam ve Sky'ı AKP medyası mimarına sattılar - 04 Ekim 2013, 11:08 |access-date=18 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033603/http://www.gazetecileronline.com/newsdetails/11416-/GazetecilerOnline/aksam-ve-sky39i-akp-medyasi-mimarina-sattilar |archive-date=29 November 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
In August 2017, Zeki Yeşildağ acquired the newspaper as part of Es Yayıncılık.<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://artigercek.com/makale/100-yilinda-aksam-in-tarihine-otosansur-75113|title=100. yılında Akşam'ın tarihine otosansür! |website=www.artigercek.com}}</ref>
==Books== * Kavaklı, Nurhan (2005), ''Bir gazetenin tarihi: Akşam'' ("History of a newspaper: Akşam"). [[Yapı Kredi Yayınları]]
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{Portal|Turkey|Journalism}} *{{Commonscatinline}} *{{Official website}} {{in lang|tr}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aksam}} [[Category:1918 establishments in the Ottoman Empire]] [[Category:Newspapers published in Istanbul]] [[Category:Turkish-language newspapers]] [[Category:Newspapers established in 1918]] [[Category:Daily newspapers published in Turkey]]