NYT launches news supplement in Turkey
29 Oct 2009
The New York Times has launched its international news supplement with the Turkish newspaper Sabah. The newspaper, which publishes the section in Turkish, joins a global network of newspapers that carry the international weekly, first introduced in 2002.
The international weekly retains the layout and typography of The New York Times and includes news coverage, features, commentary, color photos and graphics about the United States, world affairs, business, culture and social trends. It is prepared in New York by a team of editors and designers from The New York Times News Service and translated into Turkish by a team from Sabah.
The collaboraton with NYT will give readers more information through accountable and transparent news making. This agreement between The New York Times and Sabah opens a new era in the Turkish media sector.
Sabah, launched on 22 April 1985,is part of Calik-Turkuvaz Media Group, the second largest media group in Turkey which owns four newspapers; one of the largest national TV channels, ATV; a large magazine group including Forbes Turkey and Harpers Bazaar; and the radio channel Turkuvaz radio.
