Vakit
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Political alignment |
Islamism Social conservatism |
| Language | Turkish |
| Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Circulation | 53,977 (July 2013) |
| Website | www |
Yeni Akit (Turkish: New Agreement) is a conservative and Islamist Turkish daily newspaper. According to a report published by Hrant Dink Foundation, Yeni Akit is one of the top three Turkish newspapers resorting to hate speech.Yeni Akit newspaper is an avid supporter of AKP and has close ties with president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
It was founded in 2010 as a successor to Anadolu'da Vakit (2001 - 2010), but later took on the name Vakit. The original Vakit had been sued for defamation by 312 generals for a 2003 editorial written by columnist Asım Yenihaber which criticised the military. Vakit lost the case, and was ordered to pay TL1.8m in 2010. Columnist Abdurrahman Dilipak had his house forcibly sold in 2009 to pay damages relating to a 2000 article.
Yeni Akit newspaper is known for resorting to hate speech against Jews, Armenians, Greeks, Yazidis, Alevis, atheists, LGBT, secularists, freemasons, socialists, communists, pan-Turkists, Kemalists, Grey Wolves, feminists on a daily basis. According to a report published by Hrant Dink Foundation, Yeni Akit is one of the top three Turkish newspapers resorting to hate speech. As of December 2014, Yeni Akit newspaper had a total number of 270 entries at nefretsoylemi.org, a site maintained by Hrant Dink Foundation, which monitors and reports hate speech at Turkish media.
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