''Takvim'' is a Turkish

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owned by Kalyon Group. The word "takvim" means calendar in Turkish.

History

Founded by Dinç Bilgin in 1994, ''Takvim'' was acquired by Ahmet Çalık's

Turkuvaz Media Group Turkuvaz Media Group is a Turkish media company. In 2008, the company was sold to Çalık Holding in Aşiyan, Yıldız, Beşiktaş, Istanbul. the company operates under Kalyon Group in Kemerburgaz, Eyüp, Göktürk, İstanbul. The company's CE ...

in 2008, as part of its $1.1bn purchase of the ''

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''-ATV group. On 18 June 2013 ''Takvim'' devoted its front page to a fake "interview" with

CNN Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news organization operating, most notably, a website and a TV channel headquartered in Atlanta. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable ne ...

Christiane Amanpour Christiane Maria Heideh AmanpourStated on ''Finding Your Roots'', 22 January 2019 (; ; born 12 January 1958) is a British-Iranian journalist and television host. Amanpour is the Chief International Anchor for CNN and host of CNN International, ...

, in which Amanpour supposedly confesses that CNN's coverage of the

2013 protests in Turkey A wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in Turkey began on 28 May 2013, initially to contest the urban development plan for Istanbul's Gezi Park. The protests were sparked by outrage at the violent eviction of a sit-in at the park protesting ...

was motivated by "the express interest of destabilizing Turkey for international business interests". The paper included a small disclaimer in the story, saying "This interview is not real, but what you will read here is real." Hurriyet Daily News, 18 June 2013
Turkish daily defames CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour
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* Turkish-language newspapers Newspapers established in 1994 Newspapers published in Istanbul 1994 establishments in Turkey Daily newspapers published in Turkey Eyüp {{Turkey-newspaper-stub