''Star'' (''Star Gazetesi'') was a high-circulation Turkish newspaper. It was established in 1999 by

Star Media Group Daily News Brands, formerly Star Media Group, is a Canadian media organization and a division of Torstar Corporation. Its flagship publication is the ''Toronto Star'' newspaper, which is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary ...

, drawing on the brand of the group's Star TV channel. At the end of 2019, the newspaper ceased its print publication, announcing it would continue news coverage online. In 2004 ''Star'' was seized by the Turkish government, along with the other assets of the

Uzan Group Uzan Group was a Turkish conglomerate owned by Cem Uzan. The group formerly owned (via the Star Media Group) Star TV, which it had founded as the first private broadcaster in the country, Metro FM, and the ''Star'' newspaper it launched in 1999. ...

(which owned the

). The paper was transferred to the

TMSF The Savings Deposit Insurance Fund of Turkey (), a.k.a. TMSF in abbreviated form, is the governing body concerned with matters of fund management and insurance in the Turkish banking system. The body was founded in 1933 with the name Deposit Pr ...

, and then sold to

Ali Özmen Safa Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and ...

in 2006.

Ethem Sancak Ethem Sancak (born 1958, Siirt) is a Turkish businessman considered to have "close ties to President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan". He completed his primary and secondary education in Siirt. He graduated from Istanbul University's Faculty ...

became the sole owner in 2008, having previously become a part-owner with Safa and

Hasan Doğan Hasan Doğan (15 March 1956 – 5 July 2008) was the 37th president of the Turkish Football Federation. He died of a heart attack in Bodrum, a popular tourist destination in the southwest Turkish Riviera, where he was on vacation. He was incumbe ...

. It is now again part of the Star Media Group, which was acquired by Fettah Tamince and

Tevhit Karakaya Tevhit Karakaya (born 1955, in Erzincan, Turkey) is a Turkish businessman and politician. He was elected MP in 1995 for the Welfare Party, in 1999 for its successor the Virtue Party, and in 2002 for the Justice and Development Party (AKP). He wa ...

in 2009/10. ''Stars columnists included

Şamil Tayyar Şamil Tayyar (born 1 January 1965 in Gaziantep) is a Turkish journalist, author, and deputy for the Justice and Development Party (AKP) since 2011. He is a columnist with the daily ''Star'' and has contributed to ''Yeni Şafak'', ''Milliyet'' ...

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