''Jamanak'' (, ) is the longest continuously running

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daily newspaper in the world. It is published in

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History

The first issue appeared on October 28, 1908 with Misak Koçunyan as the editor and has been somewhat a family establishment, for it has been owned by the Koçunyan family since its inception. After Misak Koçounyan, it was passed down to Sarkis Koçunyan, and since 1992 to Ara Koçunyan. Many illustrious names in

Armenian literature Armenian literature (), produced in the Armenian language, has existed in written form since the 5th century CE, when the Armenian alphabet was invented by Mesrop Mashtots and the first original works of Armenian literature were composed. Prior ...

have been contributors to the paper, including

Krikor Zohrab Krikor Zohrab (; 26 June 1861 – 1915) was an influential Armenian writer, politician, and lawyer from Ottoman Constantinople, Constantinople. At the onset of the Armenian genocide he was arrested by the Turkish government and sent to appear bef ...

, Daniel Varujan,

Vahan Tekeyan Vahan Tekeyan (; January 21, 1878 – April 4, 1945) was an Armenian poet and public activist. In his lifetime he was the most famous poet of the Armenian diaspora, and he remains a significant symbol of Armenian identity and cultural heritage. ...

Yerukhan Yervant Srmakeshkhanlian (; 1870 – 1915), known by his pen name Erukhan () or Yerukhan, was an Armenian writer of late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was killed during the Armenian genocide. Life Erukhan was born in 1870 in the city of ...

, Gomidas,

Hovhannes Tumanyan Hovhannes Tumanyan (, classical spelling: Յովհաննէս Թումանեան, – March 23, 1923) was an Armenian poet, writer, translator, and literary and public activist. He is the national poet of Armenia. Tumanyan wrote poems, q ...

Teotig Teotoros "Teotig" Labdjindjian (, 1873; Üsküdar, Constantinople (Istanbul), Ottoman Empire – 1928; Paris, France) was an Armenian writer and publisher best known for his Armenian language almanac, '' Amenun Daretsuytsi'' (in Armenian Ամէ� ...

Arshaguhi Teotig Arshaguhi Teotig (, 1875–1922) was an Armenians, Armenian social worker, educator, publicist, writer, and translator. Life Arshaguhi Teotig was born Arshaguhi Cezveciyan in the Ortaköy district of Istanbul in 1875. Her father Bedros Cezveci ...

Ruben Sevak Rupen Chilingiryan (Sevag) (Ռուբէն Յովհաննէսի Չիլինկիրեան (Սեւակ), February 28, 1886, Silivri, Ottoman Empire – August 26, 1915, Çankırı, Ottoman Empire) was an Armenian poet, prose-writer, and doctor.Greg ...

Zabel Yesayan Zabel Yesayan ( (reformed), ( classical); 4 February 1878 – 1943) was an Armenian writer and a prominent figure in the Armenian academic and political community during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Zabel Yesayan's books, ...

, Sibil,

Nigoghos Sarafian Nigoghos Sarafian (, April 14, 1902 in Varna, Bulgaria, Varna, Principality of Bulgaria - December 16, 1972 in Paris, France), was an Armenians, Armenian writer, poet, editor, and journalist. Biography Nigoghos Sarafian was born on a boat th ...

, Vazken Shushanyan,

Zareh Vorpuni Zareh Vorpouni (; May 24, 1902 in Ordu, Ottoman Empire – December 1, 1980 in Paris, France) was an Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the n ...

, Nshan Beshiktashlian,

Hagop Mntsuri Hakob or Hagop (; Eastern Armenian pronunciation: , Western Armenian pronunciation: ) is a common Armenian first name derived from Greek Ἰακώβ, ''Iakṓb'', equivalent to English Jacob (name), Jacob. A common diminutive form is Hakobik ( or ). ...

, Msho Kegham,

Zahrad Zareh Yaldizciyan (; 10 May 1924 – 20 February 2007), better known by his pen name Zahrad (), was a poet who lived in Turkey and wrote poems in the Armenian language. Biography Of Armenian descent, Zahrad was born in the Nişantaşı district ...

, Zaven Biberyan,

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, among others. The newspaper uses the

Western Armenian Western Armenian ( ) is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Eastern Armenian. It is based mainly on the Istanbul Armenian dialect, as opposed to Eastern Armenian, which is mainly based on the Yerevan Arme ...

language and traditional Mesrobian spelling. The editorial offices are located in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey.

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