Hurriyet Daily News

What Hurriyet Daily News does

Hürriyet Daily News is Turkey's oldest English-language daily newspaper and digital news platform, in continuous operation since 1961. Published by Hürriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacılık A.Ş. — itself a subsidiary of Demirören Holding, a major Turkish media conglomerate — the outlet produces coverage of Turkish politics, economy, world affairs, arts and culture, sports, and opinion, distributed via a flagship website (hurriyetdailynews.com), a print edition, and active social media channels on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn. The company is headquartered in Istanbul with regional bureaus in Ankara, Izmir, and Antalya, supporting both domestic Turkish readers seeking English-language content and international audiences (expatriates, diplomats, business professionals, Turkey-focused readers) who need reliable English coverage of Turkish current affairs.

The product surface is a single unified news platform rather than a multi-product portfolio: the website organizes content into Türkiye, Economy, Opinion, World, Arts & Life, Sports, Photo, and Video sections, supplemented by a video content library and a digital classifieds/advertising infrastructure. In 2022 the company outsourced its digital sales and operations to MedyaNet and its website hosting/digital platform services to Andromeda TV Dijital Platform İşletmeciliği A.Ş., indicating a deliberate transition toward operating as a content publisher rather than a technology owner. There is no disclosed use of proprietary AI/ML, no mobile app, no published API or SDK, and no proprietary technology stack of note beyond standard CMS and ad-serving infrastructure.

Monetization is advertising-led and dual-channel. Revenue is generated through digital banner advertising (100x240, 160x600, 720x300, 336x280, skyscraper, and up-to-900-pixel header formats), print advertising (special supplements and larger magazine projects), and classifieds. Content access is free to readers, with no disclosed subscription or paywall model. There are no named B2B customers, no disclosed enterprise contracts, and no disclosed pricing — the go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through audience reach, with advertisers (managed via a dedicated advertising manager) as the paying counterparties rather than readers.

Name

Hurriyet Daily News

Legal name

Hürriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacılık A.Ş

Website

https://hurriyetdailynews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hürriyet Daily News is Turkey's oldest English-language daily newspaper and digital news platform, published by Hürriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacılık A.Ş. (a Demirören Holding subsidiary) and serving international and Turkish English-speaking readers with news, economy, and culture coverage via web, print, and social channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

English-language news media

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper Publishers (51311), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

National & General-Interest Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community, Ethnic & Multilingual News Publishers (MPAJADAG), News Streaming Platforms (MPACAAAF)

Keywords

• English-language news
• Turkish newspaper
• Digital journalism
• Daily news publishing
• Print and digital media

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Digital and Print Advertising: The company sells various digital advertising formats including 100x240, 160x600, 720x300, 336x280, skyscraper ads, and header banners up to 900 pixels wide. They also offer special supplements and larger-scale projects such as magazines for print advertising.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hürriyet Daily News publishes original English-language journalism for an audience interested in Turkish and international news. Its core offering is a daily news product delivered through a website (hurriyetdailynews.com), a physical newspaper, and social media channels, with sections covering Türkiye, Economy, Opinion, World, Arts & Life, Sports, and Photo/Video. The content is free to readers and monetized primarily through digital and print advertising.

Product overview

Hurriyet Daily News operates as a single unified news platform providing English-language journalism covering Turkish and international news. The website features multiple content sections including Türkiye, Economy, Opinion, World, Arts & Life, Sports, Photo galleries, and Video content, all under the Hurriyet Daily News brand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hürriyet Daily News Website

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HDNER
• Facebookfacebook.com/hurriyetdailynews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hurriyet-daily-news

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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