Newspapers account for 90 percent of Turkey’s written media circulation, report shows

ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News

Over 90 percent of written media circulation in Turkey in the last year was made up of newspaper circulation, according to a recent report released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). DHA photo

Over 90 percent of written media circulation in Turkey in the last year was made up of newspaper circulation, according to a recent report released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK).

A total of 91.9 percent of all written media outlet circulation is selling newspapers, with 90 percent of the newspapers published in Turkey throughout 2012 being local publications.

A minor 3.4 percent of newspapers circulate on a regional basis, the numbers show, with 87.8 percent of all newspaper circulation made up of daily newspapers, the report added.

The report, overseeing the year of 2012 in Turkey’s written media, said only a minor 1.9 percent increase was seen in the newspaper and magazine circulation while a five percent increase was recorded in the number of newspaper and magazines.

Around 7,100 newspapers and magazines were published in 2012, with magazines accounting for over half. The high number of local publications drops for magazines, with only 58.5 percent of all published magazines having local qualities.

Monthly magazines make up of 51.9 percent of the circulation, with 20.3 of sold magazines coming out on a weekly basis instead.