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'''''Avrupa''''' is a daily newspaper published in [[Northern Cyprus]]. Its chief editor is [[Şener Levent]]. It supports the [[reunification of Cyprus]] and espouses [[left-wing politics|left-wing]] values, being characterised in scholarship as [[Far-left politics|radical left]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Doudaki|first1=Vaia|last2=Carpentier|first2=Nico|title=Cyprus and its Conflicts: Representations, Materialities, and Cultures|date=2017|publisher=Berghahn Books|isbn=9781785337253|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wlAkDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA130}}</ref><ref name="hancer">{{cite journal|last1=Hançer|first1=Eda|title=Kıbrıs Türk Basınında Sahiplik Yapısı ve Haber Üzerindeki Etkileri|journal=Küresel İletişim Dergisi|date=2006|issue=1|pages=1–13|url=http://globalmediajournaltr.yeditepe.edu.tr/sites/default/files/01eda_hancer.pdf|publisher=Eastern Mediterranean University|language=Turkish}}</ref>
== History ==
=== ''Avrupa'' and the presidency of Denktaş ===
The newspaper was first published on 17 September 1997 using the name ''Avrupa'' ("Europe" in Turkish).<ref>{{cite web|title=Afrika Gazetesi'nin 20'nci Yıldönümü Dolayısıyla Resepsiyon Düzenlendi|url=http://haberkibris.com/afrika-gazetesinin-20nci-yildonumu-dolayisiyla--resepsiyon-duzenlendi-2017-12-16.html|publisher=Haber Kıbrıs|accessdate=14 February 2018}}</ref> It opposed the policies of [[Rauf Denktaş]], [[President of Northern Cyprus]] at the time, as well as the role Turkey played at the Cyprus problem.<ref>{{cite web|title=KKTC'de iki gazeteciye hapis|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kktcde-iki-gazeteciye-hapis-90411|publisher=Hürriyet|accessdate=14 February 2018}}</ref> This resulted in the newspaper in over 100 lawsuits against the newspaper and attempts to close it down by confiscation of its property.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reporters Without Borders Annual Report 2003 - Cyprus|url=http://www.refworld.org/docid/46e69168c.htmls|publisher=Reporters Without Borders|accessdate=14 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Karikatür davasında rövanş!|url=https://www.evrensel.net/haber/148723/karikatur-davasinda-rovans|publisher=Evrensel|accessdate=14 February 2018}}</ref>
On 29 December 1999, the newspaper was fined 120 billion [[Turkish lira]]s (TL) as a result of lawsuits filed by Denktaş. With the contribution of inflation, the fines reached a total of 200 billion TL in 2001.<ref name="haciz">{{cite web|title=Avrupa Gazetesine Haciz, Çalışanlara Tehdit|url=https://m.bianet.org/bianet/siyaset/6748-avrupa-gazetesine-haciz-calisanlara-tehdit|publisher=Bianet|accessdate=14 February 2018}}</ref> It was also claimed that the newspaper did not pay its taxes and some of its equipment was confiscated for this reason in November 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Avrupa Gazetesine Baskılar|url=https://m.bianet.org/bianet/siyaset/6081-avrupa-gazetesine-baskilar|publisher=Bianet|accessdate=14 February 2018}}</ref> On 12 December 2001, all property in the newspaper's offices was confiscated and all income that would be generated from sales was seized through the distributing company [[YAYSAT]]. In addition, Levent claimed that some members of his journalistic team had been "taken to some place" and threatened by a group that called itself the "[[National People's Movement (Northern Cyprus)|National People's Movement]]".<ref name="haciz"/>
=== Annan Plan attack ===
On November 6, 2004, the newspaper's office was attacked by a crowd of 60 [[Turkish nationalism|Turkish nationalists]] because of its support for the [[Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, 2004|recently failed]] [[Annan Plan for Cyprus|Annan Plan]]. The protestors chanted various slogans and [[Death threat|death threats]] while throwing eggs, with the most prominent slogans being "Don't test our patience Afrika", "May the hands break of those who get in the way of [[Turkish people|Turks]]" and "We will make your fate worse than the [[Greek people|Greeks]]".
=== Afrin headline ===
On January 21, 2018, the newspaper attained controversy in [[Turkey]] due to its criticism of the [[Turkish military operation in Afrin|Turkish-led Afrin operation]], with the headline being "Yet Another Invasion by Turkey". The article included references and a likening of the operation to the [[Turkish invasion of Cyprus]]. Following [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan|Erdoğan]]'s provocative remarks about the newspaper, suggesting that "his compatriots in Northern Cyprus should give the necessary response to this", a crowd of 500 protesters vandalized the newspaper's offices by hurling eggs, stones and water bottles. The police, who were at the scene, watched the incident and did not intervene. [[Mustafa Akıncı]], President of Northern Cyprus, condemned the attack and went to the site during the rally to request extra security for the newspaper, only to be attacked by the crowd himself. A "March for Peace and Democracy" was organized by civil society in response to the attack.
== Notable staff or columnists ==
* [[Şener Levent]]
* [[Faize Özdemirciler]]
* [[Halil Karapaşaoğlu]]
* [[Oz Karahan]]
==See also==
* [[2011 Turkish Cypriot protests]]
== References ==
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[[Category:Newspapers published in Northern Cyprus]]
[[Category:Turkish-language newspapers]]