# Evrensel

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Turkish daily newspaper

Evrensel Type Daily newspaper Owner Kürşat Yılmaz Founded 7 June 1995; 31 years ago (1995-06-07) Political alignment Socialism Leftism Secularism Language Turkish Headquarters Şirinevler, Istanbul, Turkey Website evrensel.net

***Evrensel*** (English: Universal) is a Turkish [daily newspaper](/source/Daily_newspaper).[1]

## History and profile

*Evrensel* was founded on 7 June 1995. The issues captured and written are from a socialist perspective.[2] The paper is different from other Turkish newspapers in that it presents an in-depth research into issues surrounding the workers unions.[1] In 2017, newspaper started an English version of news.[3]

### Ban on public advertisements

In 2019, Turkey's Press Advertisement Agency (BİK) imposed a suspension on Evrensel newspaper, blocking its access to government advertisements.[4][5][6]

In August 2022, Turkish authorities permanently revoked the *Evrensel* daily's license to publish public advertisements, a vital revenue source for many newspapers. The cancellation, imposed by [Turkey’s Press Advertising Agency](/source/Press_Advertisement_Institution) (BİK), was based on allegations of "bulk buying" of newspapers in several provinces. Specifically, it was reported that 13 provincial and district organizations of the [Labor Party](/source/Labour_Party_(Turkey)) (EMEP) collectively purchased 650 copies of *Evrensel*, and that a small number of individuals were purchasing multiple copies from dealers in [İstanbul](/source/Istanbul), [Ankara](/source/Ankara), [İzmir](/source/%C4%B0zmir), and [Kocaeli](/source/Kocaeli_Province) provinces.[7][8][9]

This decision followed a previous ban on public ads that had been in place since September 2019, also based on similar accusations. Fatih Polat, the editor-in-chief of *Evrensel*, criticized the move, calling it a “political operation aimed at silencing” the newspaper. The Broadcasting and Printer Workers Union (DİSK BASIN-İŞ) also condemned the ban, describing BİK as a tool for economic control by the government.[7][8]

Earlier, in August 2022, [Turkey's Constitutional Court](/source/Constitutional_Court_of_Turkey) ruled that advertising bans imposed on *BirGün*, *Sözcü*, *Cumhuriyet*, and *Evrensel*, all critical of the ruling [AKP](/source/Justice_and_Development_Party_(Turkey)), violated their rights to [free speech](/source/Freedom_of_speech) and [press freedom](/source/Freedom_of_the_press). The court ordered a reevaluation of the decisions and awarded the newspapers damages.[7][8]

International press freedom organizations have called for Turkey to restore *Evrensel*'s right to receive public advertisements.[10][11]

## Incidents

[Metin Göktepe](/source/Metin_G%C3%B6ktepe), the 27-year-old journalist whose death in police custody in 1996 caused public protests and outcry, was on duty as a reporter for *Evrensel* on the day of his detention and murder.[12][13]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Bose-et-al_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Bose-et-al_1-1) Böse, Martina; Haberfellner, Regina; Koldas, Ayhan (2001). [Mapping Minorities and their Media: The National Context – Austria](https://web.archive.org/web/20030412235229/http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/EMTEL/Minorities/papers/austriareport.pdf) (PDF) (Report). [Centre for Social Innovation](/source/Centre_for_Social_Innovation). Archived from [the original](http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/EMTEL/Minorities/papers/austriareport.pdf) (PDF) on 12 April 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Evrensel (Istanbul)"](https://www.courrierinternational.com/notule-source/evrensel-istanbul). *Courrier international* (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Evrensel Newspaper"](https://hrantdink.org/en/host-organisations-2020-21/2244-evrensel-newspaper). *hrantdink.org*. [Hrant Dink Foundation](/source/Hrant_Dink_Foundation). Retrieved 5 January 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** IPI-Admin (23 June 2020). ["IPI condemns record ad ban on Turkey's Evrensel newspaper"](https://ipi.media/ipi-condemns-record-ad-ban-on-turkeys-evrensel-newspaper/). *ipi.media*. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Safety Of Journalists"](https://fom.coe.int/en/alerte/detail/58968271). *fom.coe.int*. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** English, Duvar (2 November 2020). ["Evrensel daily punished for criticizing the Press Advertisement Agency"](https://www.duvarenglish.com/media/2020/02/11/evrensel-daily-punished-for-criticizing-the-press-advertisement-agency). *Duvar* (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 March 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_7-2) Minute, Turkish (23 August 2022). ["Turkish authorities permanently ban Evrensel daily from publishing public ads"](https://www.turkishminute.com/2022/08/23/evrensel-daily-from-publishing-public-ads/). *Turkish Minute*. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_8-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:1_8-2) ["Evrensel newspaper loses the 'official announcements' legal case"](https://bianet.org/haber/evrensel-newspaper-loses-the-official-announcements-legal-case-291090). *bianet.org*. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** IPI-Admin (26 August 2022). ["Turkey: International groups call to restore Evrensel's right to receive public ads"](https://ipi.media/turkey-international-groups-call-to-restore-evrensels-right-to-receive-public-ads/). *ipi.media*. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** IPI-Admin (26 August 2022). ["Turkey: International groups call to restore Evrensel's right to receive public ads"](https://ipi.media/turkey-international-groups-call-to-restore-evrensels-right-to-receive-public-ads/). *ipi.media*. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Luque, Javier. ["Turkey: International groups call to restore Evrensel's right to receive public ads"](https://freeturkeyjournalists.ipi.media/turkey-international-groups-call-to-restore-evrensels-right-to-receive-public-ads/). *Free Turkey Journalists*. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Woodhull, Nancy J.; Snyder, Robert W., eds. (2018) [1996]. ["Preface"](https://books.google.com/books?id=h0laDwAAQBAJ&dq=Metin+G%C3%B6ktepe+Evrensel&pg=PT112). *Journalists in Peril*. London; New York: Routledge. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-351-51054-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-351-51054-7).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [*Basın Almanağı 2017: Press Almanac 2017 in Turkey*](https://books.google.com/books?id=HNxGEAAAQBAJ&dq=Metin+G%C3%B6ktepe+Evrensel&pg=PA12) (in Turkish). Istanbul, Turkey: DİSK Basın-İş. p. 12.

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