Hürriyet headquarters in Güneşli, Istanbul

Hürriyet headquarters in Güneşli, Istanbul

Hürriyet ("Liberty") is a high-circulation^[1][2] Turkish newspaper. Hürriyet was founded by Sedat Simavi on 1 May 1948 with a staff of 48. Selling 50,000 in its first week,^[3] Hürriyet was Simavi's 59th and last publication.

Hürriyet has regional offices in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Adana, Antalya and Trabzon, as well as a news network comprising 52 offices and 600 reporters in Turkey and abroad, all affiliated with Doğan News Agency, which primarily serves newspapers and television channels that are under the management of Doğan Yayın Holding. Hürriyet is printed in six cities in Turkey and in Frankfurt, Germany.^[4]

Editorial policy[link]

Hürriyet is a nationalist leaning and strongly secularist paper, often critical of the ruling AK Party.^[5] Hürriyet's editorial line may be considered middle-market, combining entertainment value with comprehensive news coverage and a strong cadre of columnists.

Tax fine controversy[link]

In February 2009, Doğan Group received a TL 826.2 million (US$ 523 million) fine for tax evasion by Doğan Group/Petrol Ofisi. Following this, the Turkish Stock Exchange suspended Doğan Holding's shares,^[6][7][8] and Fitch downgraded Hurriyet to 'BB-'.[1] [2]

Executives at the Doğan Group expressed the opinion that the tax fine was politically motivated "intimidation", caused by Hürriyet's linking of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his political party, AKP, to a charity scandal in Germany. In March 2009, Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, expressed public concern about the fine, saying that it threatened "pluralism and freedom of the press."^[9]

In September 2009, Doğan Group received another fine, for a record US$ 2.5 billion, related to past tax irregularities.^[9][10]

The September fine caused further expressions of public concern from the European Commission, as well as the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.^[11] It also caused some critics and global investors^[12] to compare the fines to then-Russian President Vladimir Putin's use of tax-evasion charges to bankrupt oil company Yukos for allegedly political reasons. In an interview, Erdoğan denied this charge, calling it "very ugly" and "disrespectful" to both himself and Putin.^[11]

Notable people[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Hürriyet (Turkish)
• Hürriyet (English)
• Hürriyet USA
• Hürriyet Corporate (English)
• Hürriyet news (Turkish)
• Ayügl Özkan (English)

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Serdar Ortaç (Turkish pronunciation: [seɾˌdaɾ oɾˈtatʃ], born 16 February 1970) is one of the popular singers of the Turkish pop folk music since the 1990s.

Discography[link]

Appearances[link]

See also[link]

• Music of Turkey
• Turkish pop music
• Mustafa Sandal
• Sezen Aksu
• Tarkan
• Kenan Doğulu

References[link]

• Biyografi.info – Biography of Serdar Ortaç (Turkish)

External links[link]

• Serdar Ortaç at the Internet Movie Database
• Serdar Ortaç's official website (Turkish) / (English)
• Serdar Ortaç's official Fan club
• Video clip of his song Gitme ("Don't go")
• Video clip of his song Dansöz ("The Belly Dancer")
• Video clip of his song Mesafe ("Distance")
• Video Clip of his song Sor ("Ask")

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Željko Joksimović	Best Male Performer in the Balkans 2010	Succeeded by [to be determined]

Nil Karaibrahimgil (born 17 October 1976 in Ankara, Turkey), also popularly known simply as Nil (Turkish for the Nile), is a well known Turkish singer and songwriter mostly noted for her distinct lyrics. Nil's passion and admiration for music stems from her father; Suavi Karaibrahimgil, who is also a musician although he is not currently active in the Turkish music industry.

Biography[link]

In 2000, she graduated from Boğaziçi University with a degree in International Relations. She also further received the Crystal Apple prize award twice, which recognized her achievements in advertising. Besides academic success, Nil has found fortune in the Turkish music scene. Many of her songs deal with love, marriage and relationships. On January 21, 2010 she married Sertab Erener's brother Serdar Erener near the shore of the Nile River.^[1]

Musical career[link]

Early musical success[link]

Up to 2007, Nil has managed to release 3 successful albums along with several singles of her own here and there. In 2002, her debuting album titled, "Nil Dünyası" managed to bring her into the spotlight with hits that include, "Kek" and "XL". Two years later, Nil managed to follow up with another album called, "Nil FM" which also managed to see similar success as that of her first album. Some of the hit singles released from that album include, "Gitme Yoksa…", "Akbaba", "Ben Aptal Mıyım?" and "Bronzlaşmak" as well.

[edit] Tek Taşımı Kendim Aldım

In 2006, Nil would go on to release her 3rd album called, "Tek Taşımı Kendim Aldım". The album managed to bring Nil with some further success with hits including, "Pırlanta", "Peri" and of course, "Organize İşler Bunlar" which is the original soundtrack of the movie Organize İşler. All of the three singles from this album managed to easily top most Turkish charts, which is quite a success considering that the Turkish music industry is a quite competitive one.

[edit] Yaş 18

In late 2006, Nil released a single called, "Yaş 18" (Age 18) which is one of the two tracks she recorded for the soundtrack of the Turkish movie Sınav (Exam). Both the movie and the song deal with the pressure Turkish students face preparing for matriculation, as well as angst from coming of age.

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Singles[link]

Guest appearances[link]

Music videos[link]

See also[link]

• Music of Turkey
• Turkish pop music
• Turkish rock music

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official web site: NilKaraibrahimgil.com / NilTakipte.com
• Nil Karaibrahimgil at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Twitter, YouTube and Flickr pages
• Nil Karaibrahimgil discography at MusicBrainz

Hakan Şükür

Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-09-01) 1 September 1971 (age 40)
Place of birth	Sakarya, Turkey
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Sakaryaspor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1987–1990	Sakaryaspor	38	(19)
1990–1992	Bursaspor	44	(11)
1992–1995	Galatasaray	90	(54)
1995	Torino	5	(1)
1995–2000	Galatasaray	156	(108)
2000–2001	Inter	24	(5)
2002	Parma	15	(3)
2002–2003	Blackburn Rovers	9	(2)
2003–2008	Galatasaray	146	(55)
Total		527	(258)
National team
1987–1988	Turkey U-16	6	(2)
1988–1990	Turkey U-18	13	(1)
1990–1993	Turkey U-21	16	(5)
1992–2007	Turkey	112	(51)
Honours Competitor for Galatasaray Gold UEFA Cup 2000
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Hakan Şükür (born 1 September 1971) is a retired Turkish footballer who played as a striker. He spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a three-time Gol Kralı (Goal King, title and award given to the annual top goalscorer of the Süper Lig),^[1] representing the club in three different spells and winning a total of 14 major titles.

Şükür represented Turkey a total of 112 times, scoring 51 goals, making him the nation's top goalscorer and 19th in the world. One of the most prolific strikers of the modern era, he netted 383 goals throughout his club career, as well as the fastest ever in a World Cup, in 2002.^[2] He retired from football in 2008, only scoring once in single digits for his main team in 13 seasons; nicknamed the "Bull of the Bosphorus", he was renowned for his heading ability.^[3]

Club career[link]

Born in Adapazarı, Sakarya Province, Şükür began his football career with local club Sakaryaspor, making his professional debut shortly after his 17th birthday. His first goal came in a match against Eskişehirspor on 26 February 1989: with the match tied 2–2, he entered the pitch as a substitute and scored the winning goal.^[4] He went on to score a further 18 Süper Lig goals in his three-year spell with the club.

In the summer of 1990, Şükür joined fellow first division outfit Bursaspor. He scored six goals in 27 matches in his second season, helping the team to a sixth-place finish,^[5] and making his Turkish national team debut shortly after.

Subsequently, Şükür signed for national giants Galatasaray SK.^[4] Nicknamed the Bull of the Bosphorus,^[6] he scored 19 goals in 30 matches in his first season with the club, helping it lift both the league and cup titles, adding 16 and 19, respectively, in the next two seasons, and attracting the attention of Torino FC. In 1995, he moved to the Italian club, becoming the second Turkish player to ever play in the Serie A, but returned to his country and Galatasaray in the following winter transfer window, failing to settle and only scoring once in the league.

Upon his return to Galatasaray, Şükür regained his scoring form, scoring 16 goals in the league and helping the club win the cup. The following season, he bagged 38 goals in the league, tying him for second-most goals scored in a season with Metin Oktay, one goal behind record holder Tanju Çolak; both players were playing for Galatasaray when they broke the record.^[4] Şükür also finished third in the ESM Golden Boot rankings with 57 points, behind Mário Jardel (60) and Ronaldo (68).^[7] He won the Gol Kralı award the following two seasons, scoring 32 and 19 goals respectively, with the Istanbul side winning the title in all three seasons.

In the 1999–2000 season, Şükür's last with Galatasaray in his second stint, the team completed a domestic double for the second year in succession, and added the year's UEFA Cup, becoming the first Turkish side to win a European title; in the 4–1 penalty shootout win against Arsenal, he scored on his attempt, having netted 10 times in 17 games during the campaign.

Subsequently, Şükür moved to Italy once again, this time to F.C. Internazionale Milano, scoring six goals in 35 official games. In January 2002, after one 1/2 seasons, he signed with another team in the country, Parma FC, but was unable to produce again, only scoring three times. In December 2002, he joined Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League,^[8] scoring twice in nine appearances, both goals coming in a match against Fulham.^[9]

Şükür returned to Galatasaray in 2003, scoring 12 times in 28 league games in his first season, and 18 in the following, with the team winning the 2005 Turkish cup during that timeframe. Also, on 3 December 2003, he scored twice in a 2–0 home defeat of Juventus FC, for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League.^[10] In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as Turkey's Golden Player by the Turkish Football Federation, as their most outstanding player of the past 50 years.^[11]

In the 2005–06 season, Şükür again scored in double digits (ten) as Galatasaray again won the league. After helping the club win a record-tying seventeenth first division title in 2007–08, netting 11 goals, he decided to retire from the game, aged nearly 37. Subsequently, he often appeared as a television pundit on TRT. During his career, he scored 38 goals in all European competitions.

International career[link]

Şükür won his first cap for Turkey in a friendly with Luxembourg in March 1992 - his debut being awarded by German manager Sepp Piontek - scoring his first international goal in his next match, against Denmark, and totalling six in his first 11 appearances.

He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 1996 (three matches, no goals), Euro 2000 (scoring twice for the quarterfinalists, in a 2–0 group stage win against hosts Belgium) and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

In the latter competition, held in South Korea and Japan, he scored once for Turkey in seven matches, as the national team finished in third place: on 29 June, Şükür scored the fastest ever goal in a FIFA World Cup, netting against South Korea in 10.8 seconds (3–2 win).^[6] Of his 112 senior appearances, he captained Turkey in 30; after appearing in some Euro 2008 qualifiers, notably scoring four against Moldova in a 5–0 win in Frankfurt, Germany,^[12] he was not selected for the finals in Switzerland and Austria, his final game being a 0–1 home loss against Greece, at the age of 36 (17 October 2007).

International goals[link]

	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 April 1992	Ankara, Turkey	Denmark	2–1	Win	Friendly
2.	26 August 1992	Trabzon, Turkey	Bulgaria	3–2	Win	Friendly
3.	26 August 1992	Trabzon, Turkey	Bulgaria	3–2	Win	Friendly
4.	28 October 1992	Ankara, Turkey	San Marino	4–1	Win	1994 World Cup qualification
5.	28 October 1992	Ankara, Turkey	San Marino	4–1	Win	1994 World Cup qualification
6.	27 October 1993	Istanbul, Turkey	Poland	2–1	Win	1994 World Cup qualification
7.	7 September 1994	Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	2–2	Draw	Euro 1996 qualifying
8.	12 October 1994	Istanbul, Turkey	Iceland	5–0	Win	Euro 1996 qualifying
9.	12 October 1994	Istanbul, Turkey	Iceland	5–0	Win	Euro 1996 qualifying
10.	26 April 1995	Bern, Switzerland	Switzerland	1–2	Win	Euro 1996 qualifying
11.	6 September 1995	Istanbul, Turkey	Hungary	2–0	Win	Euro 1996 qualifying
12.	6 September 1995	Istanbul, Turkey	Hungary	2–0	Win	Euro 1996 qualifying
13.	15 November 1995	Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	2–2	Draw	Euro 1996 qualifying
14.	1 May 1996	Samsun, Turkey	Ukraine	3–2	Win	Friendly
15.	10 November 1996	Istanbul, Turkey	San Marino	7–0	Win	1998 World Cup qualification
16.	10 November 1996	Istanbul, Turkey	San Marino	7–0	Win	1998 World Cup qualification
17.	2 April 1997	Bursa, Turkey	Netherlands	1–0	Win	1998 World Cup qualification
18.	20 August 1997	Istanbul, Turkey	Wales	6–4	Win	1998 World Cup qualification
19.	20 August 1997	Istanbul, Turkey	Wales	6–4	Win	1998 World Cup qualification
20.	20 August 1997	Istanbul, Turkey	Wales	6–4	Win	1998 World Cup qualification
21.	20 August 1997	Istanbul, Turkey	Wales	6–4	Win	1998 World Cup qualification
22.	10 September 1997	Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	0–5	Win	1998 World Cup qualification
23.	10 October 1998	Bursa, Turkey	Germany	1–0	Win	Euro 2000 qualifying
24.	27 March 1999	Istanbul, Turkey	Moldova	2–0	Win	Euro 2000 qualifying
25.	5 June 1999	Helsinki, Finland	Finland	2–4	Win	Euro 2000 qualifying
26.	5 June 1999	Helsinki, Finland	Finland	2–4	Win	Euro 2000 qualifying
27.	19 June 2000	Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	2–0	Win	UEFA Euro 2000
28.	19 June 2000	Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	2–0	Win	UEFA Euro 2000
29.	11 October 2000	Baku, Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	0–1	Win	2002 World Cup qualification
30.	24 March 2001	Istanbul, Turkey	Slovakia	1–1	Draw	2002 World Cup qualification
31.	2 June 2001	Istanbul, Turkey	Azerbaijan	3–0	Win	2002 World Cup qualification
32.	15 August 2001	Oslo, Norway	Norway	1–1	Draw	Friendly
33.	1 September 2001	Bratislava, Slovakia	Slovakia	0–1	Win	2002 World Cup qualification
34.	5 September 2001	Istanbul, Turkey	Sweden	1–2	Loss	2002 World Cup qualification
35.	14 November 2001	Istanbul, Turkey	Austria	5–0	Win	2002 World Cup qualification – Playoffs
36.	17 April 2002	Kerkrade, Netherlands	Chile	2–0	Win	Friendly
37.	29 June 2002	Daegu, South Korea	South Korea	2–3	Win	2002 FIFA World Cup
38.	11 June 2003	Istanbul, Turkey	Macedonia	3–2	Win	Euro 2004 qualifying
39.	6 September 2003	Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	0–3	Win	Euro 2004 qualifying
40.	9 September 2003	Dublin, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	2–2	Draw	Friendly
41.	19 November 2003	Istanbul, Turkey	Latvia	2–2	Draw	Euro 2004 qualifying – Playoff
42.	21 May 2004	Sydney, Australia	Australia	1–3	Win	Friendly
43.	21 May 2004	Sydney, Australia	Australia	1–3	Win	Friendly
44.	2 June 2004	Seoul, South Korea	South Korea	0–1	Win	Friendly
45.	5 June 2004	Daegu, South Korea	South Korea	2–1	Loss	Friendly
46.	18 August 2004	Denizli, Turkey	Belarus	1–2	Loss	Friendly
47.	11 October 2006	Frankfurt, Germany	Moldova	5–0	Win	Euro 2008 qualifying
48.	11 October 2006	Frankfurt, Germany	Moldova	5–0	Win	Euro 2008 qualifying
49.	11 October 2006	Frankfurt, Germany	Moldova	5–0	Win	Euro 2008 qualifying
50.	11 October 2006	Frankfurt, Germany	Moldova	5–0	Win	Euro 2008 qualifying
51.	2 June 2007	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–2	Loss	Euro 2008 qualifying

Statistics[link]

Club[link]

European Cup goals[link]

#	Date	No. goals	Opponent	Score	Competition
1.	01992-09-16September 16, 1992	1	Katowice	2–1	UEFA Cup
2.	01992-11-25November 25, 1992	1	Roma	1–3	UEFA Cup
3.	01994-08-10August 10, 1994	1	Avenir Beggen	5–1	Champions League
4.	01994-08-17August 17, 1994	3	Avenir Beggen	4–0	Champions League
7.	01994-11-23November 23, 1994	1	Barcelona	2–1	Champions League
8.	01996-09-26September 26, 1996	2	Tiraspol	4–0	Cup Winners Cup
10.	01996-10-17October 17, 1996	2	Paris Saint-Germain	4–2	Cup Winners Cup
12.	01998-08-19August 19, 1998	1	Grasshopper	2–1	Champions League
13.	01998-08-26August 26, 1998	2	Grasshopper	3–2	Champions League
15.	01998-09-30September 30, 1998	1	Juventus	2–2	Champions League
16.	01998-11-04November 4, 1998	2	Rosenborg	3–0	Champions League
18.	01999-09-15September 15, 1999	1	Hertha BSC	2–2	Champions League
19.	01999-10-26October 26, 1999	2	Hertha BSC	4–1	Champions League
21.	01999-11-03November 3, 1999	1	Milan	3–2	Champions League
22.	01999-11-23November 23, 1999	1	Bologna	1–1	UEFA Cup
23.	02000-03-02March 2, 2000	1	Borussia Dortmund	2–0	UEFA Cup
24.	02000-03-16March 16, 2000	1	Mallorca	4–1	UEFA Cup
25.	02000-03-23March 23, 2000	1	Mallorca	2–1	UEFA Cup
26.	02000-04-04April 4, 2000	1	Leeds United	2–0	UEFA Cup
27.	02000-04-20April 20, 2000	1	Leeds United	2–2	UEFA Cup
28.	02000-12-07December 7, 2000	1	Hertha BSC	2–1	UEFA Cup
29.	02003-08-21August 21, 2003	1	CSKA Sofia	3–0	Champions League
30.	02003-09-17September 17, 2003	1	Juventus	1–2	Champions League
31.	02003-09-30September 30, 2003	1	Real Sociedad	1–2	Champions League
32.	02003-12-02December 2, 2003	2	Juventus	2–0	Champions League
34.	02003-12-10December 10, 2003	1	Real Sociedad	1–1	Champions League
35.	02005-09-29September 29, 2005	1	Tromsø	1–1	UEFA Cup
36.	02006-08-09August 9, 2006	1	Mladá Boleslav	5–2	Champions League
37.	02007-08-30August 30, 2007	1	Slaven Belupo	2–1	UEFA Cup
38.	02007-11-29November 29, 2007	1	Panionios	3–0	UEFA Cup

International[link]

Honours[link]

Club[link]

• Sakaryaspor:
  • Turkish Cup: 1987–88

• Bursaspor:
  • Chancellor Cup: 1992

• Galatasaray:
  • UEFA Cup: 1999–2000
  • Turkish League: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2005–06, 2007–08
  • Turkish Cup: 1992–93, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2004–05
  • President Cup: 1993, 1996, 1997
  • Chancellor Cup: 1995
  • TSYD Cup: 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000

• Inter:
  • Italian Supercup: Runners-up 2000

• Parma:
  • Italian Cup: 2001–02

Country[link]

• Turkey:
  • Mediterranean Games: 1993
  • FIFA World Cup: Bronze medal 2002

Individual[link]

• Süper Lig Top Scorers: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99
• IFFHS: World's Top scorer 1997^[14]
• Adidas/ESM: Bronze Shoe 1997
• European Golden Shoe: Second place 1997 (38 goals); Third place 1998 (32 goals)
• UEFA Cup: Top scorer 1999–2000
• UEFA Jubilee Awards: Turkey's Golden Player
• Called-up for the FIFA XI teams 5 times
• Top Scorer of Turkish League of all Times: 249 goals
• Top Scoring Turkish Player in Champions League: 22 goals

Politics[link]

On 18 June 2011, Şükür was elected as an MP to the Turkish Parliament in the 2011 General Elections, from the ruling Justice and Development Party, representing the 2nd Electoral District of İstanbul.^[15]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Biography at Galatasaray (Turkish)
• Galatasaray profile (Turkish)
• Turkish Football Federation profile (Turkish)
• Hakan Şükür career stats at Soccerbase
• Hakan Şükür at National-Football-Teams.com
• Hakan Şükür – FIFA competition record
• Hakan Şükür statistics and biography at FootballDatabase.com
• Transfermarkt profile (German)
• Hakan Şükür on Playerhistory.com
• Hakan Şükür at the Internet Movie Database

Turkey squads v t e Turkey squad – UEFA Euro 1996 1 Adnan 2 Recep 3 Alpay 4 Vedat 5 Tugay 6 Ertuğrul 7 Hami 8 Ogün 9 Hakan Şükür 10 Oğuz 11 Orhan 12 Faruk 13 Rahim 14 Saffet 15 Tayfun 16 Sergen 17 Abdullah 18 Arif 19 Tolunay 20 Bülent 21 Şanver 22 Rüştü Coach: Terim v t e Turkey squad – UEFA Euro 2000 1 Rüştü 2 Tayfur 3 Ogün 4 Fatih 5 Alpay 6 Arif 7 Okan 8 Tugay 9 Hakan Şükür 10 Sergen 11 Tayfun 12 Ömer 13 Osman 14 Suat 15 İzzet 16 Ergün 17 Oktay 18 Ayhan 19 Abdullah 20 Hakan Ünsal 21 Fevzi 22 Ümit Davala Coach: Denizli v t e Turkey squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup Third Place 1 Rüştü 2 Emre Aşık 3 Bülent 4 Fatih Akyel 5 Alpay 6 Arif 7 Okan 8 Tugay 9 Hakan Şükür (c) 10 Baştürk 11 Hasan Şaş 12 Ömer 13 İzzet 14 Tayfur 15 Nihat 16 Ümit Özat 17 İlhan 18 Ergün 19 Abdullah 20 Hakan Ünsal 21 Emre 22 Ümit Davala 23 Zafer Coach: Güneş

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