The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) has released its 2025 Periodical Publication Statistics. The data revealed a decline in the number, circulation, and staffing of newspapers that publish official announcements, while both the number and employment figures for internet news sites have increased.
Accordingly, the number of newspapers publishing official announcements fell from 753 in 2024 to 659 in 2025, a decrease of 12.5 percent. Of these newspapers, 95.9 percent were local, 3.3 percent were national, and 0.8 percent were regional.
The total annual circulation of newspapers also showed a decline. In 2025, the total circulation of newspapers publishing official announcements decreased by 15.1 percent compared to the previous year, reaching 392 million 797 thousand 801. Of this circulation, 81.9 percent came from national, 17.7 percent from local, and 0.4 percent from regional newspapers.
THE RISE IN DIGITAL CONTINUED
The number of internet news sites publishing official announcements rose from 349 in 2024 to 357 in 2025, an increase of 2.3 percent. The total number of unique visitors to these sites was recorded as 8 billion 840 million 299 thousand 804. The total number of page views was 45 billion 314 million 725 thousand 824.
66.3 percent of visitor traffic and 74.2 percent of page views occurred on internet news sites in the general category. This picture shows that digital media continues to hold weight in news consumption.
There was an increase in the total number of periodicals. The total number of periodicals publishing official announcements and advertisements rose from 2 thousand 40 in 2024 to 2 thousand 173 in 2025, an increase of 6.5 percent. 90.9 percent of these publications consisted of political, news, and current affairs content.
A limited decline was recorded on the magazine side. The number of magazines publishing official advertisements fell from 474 in 2024 to 470 in 2025, a decrease of 0.8 percent. 46.8 percent of the magazines were published monthly, 15.1 percent weekly, and 13.6 percent bi-weekly.
Employment data also revealed the divergence between print and digital media. The number of employees at newspapers publishing official announcements fell from 4 thousand 315 to 3 thousand 714, a decrease of 13.9 percent. The number of employees at internet news sites increased by 8.4 percent to 3 thousand 690.
Among newspaper employees, 43.8 percent worked as reporters, 26.7 percent as page editors, and 20.3 percent as managing editors. At internet news sites, 39.3 percent of employees were reporters, 37 percent were internet editors, and 10.9 percent held managing editor positions.
According to TÜİK data, the proportion of women at internet news sites was 46.8 percent among internet editors, 42.6 percent among reporters, and 45.6 percent among writers.
News Source: 12punto
