Diken (newspaper)
Diken is an online Turkish language newspaper edited by Erdal Güven and Emrah Temizkan. The newspaper was first published on 27 January 2014, and its founder Harun Simavi is the grandson of Sedat Simavi.
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."
Contributing writers at the newspaper include Kadri Gürsel, Murat Sevinç, Mehveş Evin, Levent Gültekin, Işın Eliçin, Amberin Zaman, Hürrem Sönmez, Mustafa Dağıstanlı, Umut Özkırımlı, Nevşin Mengü, Azime Acar, Yaman Akdeniz, Eray Özer, Mustafa Dağıstanlı, Kemal Göktaş.
