Sabah

What Sabah does

Sabah is one of Turkey's longest-established and most widely recognized media brands, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Istanbul. Originally a national daily newspaper, it has been repositioned as a multi-platform digital news portal at sabah.com.tr, complemented by an integrated broadcast and radio estate inherited from its parent media group, Turkuvaz Media Group. The platform serves the general Turkish-speaking public across all 81 provinces, with localized city-level coverage and a category structure spanning gündem (politics), ekonomi (economy), finans (financial markets), spor (sports), dünya (world news), yaşam (lifestyle), and entertainment verticals.

The product portfolio consists of a flagship web portal, mobile applications distributed across the iOS App Store, Google Play, and Huawei AppGallery, an e-Gazete digital newspaper edition, and a video hub (Sabah TV) hosting live-streamed broadcasts from eight owned TV channels (ATV, A Haber, A Spor, A Para TV, A2TV, Vav TV, Minika GO/Çocuk, and A News). Ten radio stations operate under the Turkuvaz Radyolar group. Verticalized sub-brands extend coverage into sports (Sabah Spor), lifestyle (Sabah Günaydın, Roza), finance (Sabah Finans / A Para), public-sector employees (Memurlar), and trending magazine content (Trend). Real-time financial-data features include live Borsa Istanbul data, FX, gold, and cryptocurrency tickers.

Sabah operates as a private, for-profit media company with 1,001–5,000 employees. Its revenue model is not publicly disclosed but, consistent with Turkish legacy media peers, is most plausibly anchored in a mix of advertising (digital, broadcast, and print), print and digital subscription fees (including the e-Gazete), and content syndication. Distribution is direct-to-consumer and global in technical reach, although commercially Turkey-centric. The competitive position is reinforced by the embeddedness of the Sabah brand within the larger Turkuvaz Media Group ecosystem — including international surfaces such as Daily Sabah (English) and Sabah USA — providing an integrated news, sports, finance, kids, and lifestyle production stack that is operationally difficult to replicate.

Name

Sabah

Legal name

Sabah

Website

https://sabah.com.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Sabah is a Turkish national news and media brand founded in 1985, operating the digital portal sabah.com.tr alongside print, broadcast TV, radio, and mobile app distribution under the Turkuvaz Media Group, serving general-consumer audiences across Turkey with news, sports, financial, and lifestyle coverage.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital News Media

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621), Television Broadcasting Stations (516120), Television Broadcasting Stations (51612), Radio Broadcasting Stations (51611), Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations (5161), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833), Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832)

akta.pro primary industry

News Streaming Platforms (MPACAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

24/7 National & International News Channels (MPABAIAA), Investigative & Nonprofit News Organizations (MPAJADAF)

Keywords

• Digital news media
• Newspaper publishing
• Television broadcasting
• Financial news
• Sports journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sabah is a Turkish daily newspaper and digital news platform that publishes breaking news, politics, economy, sports, lifestyle, and world coverage in Turkish. Its offering spans the Sabah.com.tr news portal, the e-Gazete digital newspaper, mobile applications, and a portfolio of category-specific sub-brands (Sabah Spor, A Para/Sabah Finans, Sabah Günaydın, Roza, Memurlar). It also distributes and streams content from a network of broadcast TV channels (ATV, A Haber, A Spor, A Para TV, A2TV, Vav TV, Minika GO/Çocuk, A News) and 10 radio stations within the Turkuvaz Media Group ecosystem.

Product overview

Sabah (sabah.com.tr) is a comprehensive Turkish media conglomerate operating under Turkuvaz Media Group, offering a multi-platform news and entertainment ecosystem. The portfolio consists of a main digital news portal (sabah.com.tr) with category-specific sub-brands including Sabah Spor (sports), Sabah Günaydın/Magazin (lifestyle/entertainment), A Para/Sabah Finans (financial markets), Roza (astrology/lifestyle), and Memurlar (public sector news). The company also operates multiple television channels including ATV, A Haber, A Spor, A Para TV, A2TV, Vav TV, Minika GO/Çocuk, and A News—all accessible via live streaming on the website. Supporting digital products include an e-Gazete (digital newspaper), Sabah TV (video platform), mobile applications for iOS, Android, and Huawei devices, live stock exchange tracking, and financial tools for currency, gold, and cryptocurrency monitoring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sabah Spor: Sports news section of Sabah covering football, basketball, volleyball and other sports
• Sabah Günaydın
• A Para
• Roza
• Memurlar
• Trend
• Sabah TV
• Sabah Finans

Products and services

• Sabah.com.tr (Main News Portal) The main digital news platform of the Sabah media brand, providing breaking news, current events, sports, economy, and lifestyle content across multiple categories including Gündem, Ekonomi, Finans, Spor, Yaşam, Dünya, and more. It is targeted at Turkish-speaking news consumers seeking comprehensive daily news coverage.
• e-Gazete (Digital Newspaper) Electronic/digital version of the Sabah newspaper for online reading, featuring daily front pages and complete newspaper content. Targeted at readers who want the full newspaper experience on web.
• Sabah Mobil Uygulaması (Mobile App) Mobile applications for iOS, Android, and Huawei platforms enabling access to Sabah news content on mobile devices. Targeted at mobile-first news consumers.
• Sabah TV (Video Platform) Video content platform hosting news videos, sports clips, entertainment segments, series, and live TV streams organized by category (haber, spor, medya, yaşam, sağlık, programlar, diziler).
• Sabah Spor Dedicated sports news section covering football (Süper Lig, Champions League), basketball, volleyball, transfers, and sports opinion columns for sports fans.
• Sabah Günaydın (Magazin) Lifestyle and celebrity/entertainment news section covering celebrities, television, movies, and human-interest stories for entertainment readers.
• A Para (Sabah Finans) Financial news and markets platform covering live Borsa Istanbul data, currency exchange rates, gold prices, cryptocurrency values, and economic developments for finance-oriented readers and investors.
• Roza Lifestyle vertical covering astrology, horoscopes, relationships, beauty, recipes, and general interest lifestyle content for general lifestyle readers.
• Memurlar Public sector and civil service news platform covering government employment, public administration, and workforce developments for public-sector employees and job seekers.
• ATV (Television Channel) Major Turkish television channel broadcasting news, dramas, entertainment shows, and live broadcasts; live-streamed on sabah.com.tr. Targeted at Turkish broadcast TV audiences.
• A Haber (News TV Channel) 24/7 news television channel providing continuous news coverage with live streaming, targeted at viewers seeking around-the-clock news.
• A Spor (Sports TV Channel) Sports-dedicated television channel covering Turkish and international sports events with live streaming, targeted at sports broadcast viewers.
• A Para TV (Finance TV Channel) Financial and business television channel covering markets, economy, and financial news with live streaming for investors and business viewers.
• A2TV (Television Channel) Television channel broadcasting dramas and entertainment programming as part of the Turkuvaz Media Group.
• Vav TV (Television Channel) Television channel with news and entertainment programming distributed within the Turkuvaz Media Group, with live streaming via sabah.com.tr.
• Minika GO / Minika Çocuk (Children's TV Channels) Children's television channels for general kids content (Minika GO) and younger children (Minika Çocuk) with live streaming, targeted at young audiences and families.
• A News (News Channel) News channel providing live news broadcasts and digital news coverage, distributed within the Turkuvaz Media Group.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Habertürk: Ciner Yayın Holding's national news brand combining print, digital portal, and TV broadcasting — directly comparable integrated news platform.
• NTV / CNN Türk: Demirören Medya's 24/7 news and business channel with digital portal — overlaps Sabah's A Haber/A Para in news TV and live streaming distribution.
• Milliyet: Major Turkish national daily with parallel digital, e-gazete, and lifestyle sub-verticals — competes head-to-head with Sabah for Turkish mass-market news audience and ad budgets.
• Sözcü: High-circulation Turkish national daily with strong digital portal — competes directly with Sabah for print and digital readers and national advertising.
• Star (Star Gazetesi): Turkish national daily within the Doğan/alternative media landscape, with parallel digital portal — competes for Turkish mass-market print and digital readers.
• Daily Sabah: English-language sister publication of Sabah under Turkuvaz Media Group, targeting international audiences — same newsroom and editorial infrastructure, international angle.
• Hürriyet: One of Turkey's flagship national newspapers under Demirören Medya, with a digital portal, e-gazete, and integrated TV (CNN Türk) — directly comparable in multi-platform Turkish news operations.

Broad incumbents

• TRT (Turkish Radio and Television Corporation): Turkey's state broadcaster operating multiple national TV channels, radio stations, and digital news platforms — a broad incumbent that competes with Turkuvaz's TV/radio portfolio at a national scale.
• Anadolu Agency: Turkey's state wire service and broader digital news platform with multilingual reach — comparable as a national-scale news content producer and distributor.
• Demirören Medya: Turkey's largest private media conglomerate owning Hürriyet, Milliyet, CNN Türk, and NTV — directly comparable multi-brand, multi-platform media group structure to Turkuvaz/Sabah.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sabah

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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 →

Frequently asked questions about Sabah