Diken is an online Turkish news site edited by Erdal Güven. The site was first launched on 27 January 2014. Its founder Harun Simavi is the grandson of Sedat Simavi.[1]

Diken
TypeNews site
FormatOnline
Owner(s)Keskin Kalem Yayıncılık ve Tic. A.Ş.
PublisherKeskin Kalem Yayıncılık ve Tic. A.Ş.
Editor-in-chiefErdal Güven
Founded27 January 2014
LanguageTurkish
Websitehttp://www.diken.com.tr/ diken.com.tr

Simavi described Diken's mission thus: "To be a thorn in the media that's asked to portray our country as a rose garden, and to defend our democracy, basic freedoms, and secularism. And while carrying out this mission, to bring the profession of journalism the dignity and honor that it deserves."[2]

Contributing writers at the newspaper include Murat Sevinç, Levent Gültekin, Hürrem Sönmez, Mustafa Dağıstanlı, Azime Acar, Yaman Akdeniz, Dağhan Irak, İhsan Dağı, Bahadır Kaynak

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  1. ^ "Gül bahçesinde bir diken" Archived 28 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. MediaCat Online. 11 Mart 2015. En son 27 Eylül 2015 tarihinde erişildi.
  2. ^ "Bu gazete". Diken.com.au. En son 27 Eylül 2015 tarihinde erişildi.
  3. ^ "‘Yılın İnteraktivistleri’ ödülleri sahiplerini buldu" Archived 28 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. IMC TV. 15 Haziran 2014. En son 27 Eylül 2015 tarihinde erişildi.
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