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Bugün

Bugün ( ) was a Turkish daily newspaper. It was established in 2005. Columnists and journalists working for it have included Cengiz Çandar, Ahmet Almaz, Toktamış Ateş and Kamil Maman. Bugün was founded in January 2003 as Dünden Bugüne Tercüman, an attempt to resurrect Tercüman, a former Turkish daily founded in the 1950s . It was renamed as Bugün in 2005. The paper belonged to Koza İpek Holding, a conglomerate considered to belong to the network of followers of the U.S.-based preacher Fethullah Gülen. During the 2010s, Bugün was aligned with the conservative positions of the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP), but after a rift in 2013, it started criticizing the AKP, and in 2015, it was perceived to suffer pressure as part of the media opposed to the government.

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Bugün ( ) was a Turkish daily newspaper. It was established in 2005. Columnists and journalists working for it have included Cengiz Çandar, Ahmet Almaz, Toktamış Ateş and Kamil Maman. Bugün was founded in January 2003 as Dünden Bugüne Tercüman, an attempt to resurrect Tercüman, a former Turkish daily founded in the 1950s . It was renamed as Bugün in 2005. The paper belonged to Koza İpek Holding, a conglomerate considered to belong to the network of followers of the U.S.-based preacher Fethullah Gülen. During the 2010s, Bugün was aligned with the conservative positions of the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP), but after a rift in 2013, it started criticizing the AKP, and in 2015, it was perceived to suffer pressure as part of the media opposed to the government.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "2003". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373760447

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.