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   Values and Editorial Principles of Hurriyet
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Hürriyet;

Is Democratic: Conscious of the role a free press plays in strengthening democracy, Hürriyet supports the expression of political preferences in free elections subject to democratic principles and the manifestation of these preferences in government.

Is an Advocate of Freedom: Hürriyet opposes racism and all forms of discrimination. It supports the free expression and publication of all views that do not involve a call to violence and opposes any restriction of these basic freedoms.

Is Secular: Hürriyet is opposed to basing social, economic, political or legal systems on religious principles.

Respects Diferences: Hürriyet does not discriminate against any group based on language, faith, nationality, race or gender. It respects people who speak diferent languages or identify themselves diferently, as long as these freedoms do not promote discriminatory political views.

Complies with Media Ethics: Hürriyet is committed to the universal principles of journalism as defned in the Editorial Principles released by the Doğan Editorial Council and the Hürriyet Journalism Handbook.

Is Committed to Carrying Out Its Social Responsibility: Hürriyet ofers itself as a solution provider to help to overcome social problems. It supports all eforts to improve quality, particularly in the feld of newspaper journalism.

HURRIYET'S EDITORIAL PRINCIPLES

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1. The primary function of journalism is to convey to the public the most complete information available in the shortest possible time without any distortion of the truth, exaggeration or any kind of external pressure.

2. A journalist shall not allow his/her profession to be infuenced by any other interests or forces. As such, a journalist cannot play an active role in any political party. Employees who work at divisions of Doğan Yayın Holding (DYH) that prepare economic or fnancial reports shall not own stocks and shall not directly or indirectly deal in stock markets.

3. A journalist must avoid methods and attitudes that might cast doubt on the respectability of his or her title. DYH employees cannot accept travel invitations from and cannot travel with third parties without the consent of their division heads.

4. Employees shall not accept gifts or benefts that are not compatible with the ethics and traditions of the profession from persons or organizations that are actual or potential subjects of publications.

5. Publications shall not disparage or condemn anyone on the basis of race, gender, social status, religious belief or physical handicap.

6. Publications that limit freedom of expression or freedom of conscience, or threaten the general tenets of morality, religious sentiments and family values are unacceptable.

7. Epithets and expressions that mock, disparage or falsely accuse persons or organizations beyond the limits of legitimate criticism are unacceptable. Writers shall personally pay 20% of any damages arising from verbal attacks or false accusations in their columns.

8. No one shall be depicted as guilty unless convicted by the judicial system.

9. News whose content can reasonably be investigated shall only be published after conducting and announcing the results of such investigation and/or verifying the accuracy of the story. Any journalist at a Doğan Yayın Holding company who provides misleading information or publishes an inaccurate story shall be subject to sanctions ranging from a warning to dismissal.

10. No one shall be accused of criminal actions unless credible and reasonable grounds are presented.

11. The private lives of individuals shall not be covered in news reports, except for cases where the lifestyle of the individual in question constitutes an express or implied consent and except where the publication would serve the public good.

12. Unless they serve the public good, methods of investigation that violate civil liberties, such as the use of hidden cameras and secret audio recordings, as well as unauthorized entry into private property, are unacceptable.

13. The identities of relatives or acquaintances of persons convicted or charged with a crime shall not be made public unless they are themselves involved or their exposure is necessary for accurate reporting.

14. Unless this would serve the public good materially, information obtained subject to a confdentiality condition shall not be disclosed.

15. All news sources shall be kept strictly confdential, except where the source intends to deceive the public.

16. News stories must at all times be investigated, prepared and published in a balanced, accurate and objective manner:

    a. The views of the accused party must be included in the story. It must also be specifed when the relevant party has not responded or could not be reached,

    b. quotations cannot be summarized and/ or changed in a way that would result in the source being portrayed as incomprehensible or preposterous. The source and date must be clearly specifed in published quotations,

    c. all public surveys must specify the name of the surveying agency, the party ordering the survey, funding sources, survey dates, the number of people surveyed and the survey method.
17. Reports that encourage or incite violence and the use of force, that infuence children negatively or incite hatred and enmity between persons, communities and nations shall be avoided.

18. Announcements and advertorials must be explicitly identifed as such.

19. Embargo dates and times shall be observed.

20. The right to respond to and refute inaccurate publications shall be respected and necessary teps shall be taken accordingly. Doğan Yayın Holding companies have in place regular intervention mechanisms to correct mistakes.