Today's Zaman is one of two English-language dailies based in Turkey. Established on January 16, 2007, the newspaper's main competitor is the older Hürriyet Daily News.

Today's Zaman includes domestic and international coverage and regularly publishes topical supplements. It is affiliated via partnership with the British

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While having taken over the role of the English-language edition of Turkish daily Zaman

Zaman (newspaper)

Zaman is a major, high-circulation daily newspaper in Turkey. It was founded in 1986 and was the first Turkish daily to go online in 1995. It contains national , international, business and other news...

, Today’s Zaman has its own, independent editorial staff. Its contributors include cartoonist Cem Kızıltuğ

Cem Kızıltuğ

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The newspaper is generally viewed as closer to the ruling Justice and Development Party

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 than its competitor, the Hürriyet Daily News; the competition between the newspapers somewhat mirrors that between their Turkish affiliates, the Zaman and Hürriyet dailies, respectively.

Editors

• Editor-in-Chief: Bülent Keneş
• Ekrem Dumanlı (editor-in-chief of Zaman
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