Turkey’s Second Oldest Newspaper

Newspapers often reflect the histories of the places or countries. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Turkey. Since the founding of the Turkish republic, the newspaper you read, whether Milliyet or Hurriyet, is a quick indicator of your political persuasions. It might be a surprise then to hear that Turkey’s second oldest newspaper serves a community of 600 families… in Greek. Monocle’s Eastern Mediterranean Correspondent Joseph Dana sends us this report about a little known newspaper that is single-handedly helping to keep Turkey’s Greek community alive.

Newspapers reflect the histories of the places or countries. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Turkey. Since the founding of the Turkish republic, the newspaper you read, whether Milliyet or Hurriyet, is a quick indicator of your political persuasions. It might be a surprise then to hear that Turkey’s second oldest newspaper serves a community of 600 families… in Greek. Monocle’s Eastern Mediterranean Correspondent Joseph Dana sends us 
this report about a little known newspaper that is single-handedly helping to  keep Turkey’s Greek community alive.