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Hürriyet in Europe and in the World
Europe's best-selling Turkish-language newspaper
Operating in Europe from its editorial ofce and printing center in Mörfelden Walldorf, near Frankfurt in Germany, Hürriyet is the only Turkish newspaper with global access.
Distributed to almost 20,000 sales points in Germany and 30,000 sales points throughout Europe through the Axel-Springer distribution network, current issues of Hürriyet are also available in some major US locations. Hürriyet is a member of IVW, the Audit Bureau of Circulation in Germany, and its circulation in Europe is audited by this organization.  Hürriyet carries out operations beyond Turkey’s borders under the umbrella of Doğan Media International, which was founded in 1999 as Doğan Yayın Holding’s (DYH) gateway to Europe. Doğan Media International manages most DYH publications and broadcasts targeting Turks living in Europe. It plays an important role in enhancing DYH’s relations and dialogue with the leading media companies in their respective countries, thereby extending DYH’s position as Turkey’s market leader into Europe.
Meanwhile, Hürriyet’s special website for Europe, www.hurriyet.de and its special supplement, Hürriyet Young, published in German every Friday are indispensible news sources particularly for young Turkish people living in Germany. The Turkish Cuisine supplement, published every Tuesday, supports interaction between generations with recipes in both Turkish and in German. Besides, the website for mothers, www.anneyizbiz.de, published also in Turkish and German, caters for the needs of Turkish mothers and mothers-to-be in Europe. 
Hürriyet expanded the "No to Domestic Violence!" campaign from Turkey into Europe. In addition, a publicity campaign run in the newspaper and on television since May 22, 2005, reached wide masses through joint activities held with companies, non¬governmental organizations and associations in many German cities. There are eforts to ofer guidance and assistance to victims of domestic violence through the frst Turkish-language emergency assistance hotline in Germany established in collaboration with the Turkish-German Health Foundation.
Furthermore, Hürriyet tunes in to the concerns of people of Turkish origin through "Your Problem is Our Problem" meetings, and "HürDanış" advice section in the paper. It communicates information concerning these issues in its publications, and strives to contribute to their solution. Five columnists in diferent corners of Europe write exclusively for Avrupa Hürriyet (Hürriyet Europe) and reserve the Güzin Abla (Agony Aunt) column exclusively for the readers in Europe.
Doğan Media International signed the "Charta der Vielfalt" charter under the auspices of Chancellor Dr. Merkel in 2008. Based on the concept of "Diversity as a Chance," the Charter aims to support women in workplace, safeguard diversity in businesses, encourage people of foreign origin in the working life, provide employment opportunities for disabled people to enable cohesion and improve efciency. Hürriyet also participates in the "Integration Summit" convened for the last three years by Chancellor Dr Merkel. In this summit, seeking ways of living together, Hürriyet serves as the voice of people of Turkish origin. In addition to publishing activities, the printing facility that operates under the title, Hürriyet Zweigniederlassung Deutschland, produces 24 publications from four continents in seven languages. These publications include the Group’s newspapers Hürriyet, Milliyet and Fanatik; as well as international fnancial newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal Europe and The Financial Times, the American daily Stars & Stripes, the German sports newspaper Sportwelt, the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram and the Saudi Arabian newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat. Other periodicals include the Polish newspaper Info & Tips, Rhein Hunsrück from the KRW province, along with The German Times and The Asia Pacifc Times are seen as signifcant sources for opinion makers. Together with these publications, the total number of newspaper copies printed daily at this facility approach 300,000.
Published in 23 diferent facilities around the world The Financial Times described Hürriyet’s Printing Center facilities as the most successful printing house in 2007 and 2008. Alongside standard services, the printing facilities ofer clients the options of scented ink, prints on half cover or on transparent paper without compromising the production speed. Additionally, it ofers the option of automatically sticking CDs, DVDs, business cards or fyers on cover pages, albeit at a slightly slower pace. The advertising revenue of Hürriyet Avrupa newspaper was EUR 6.5 milion in 2008. |
