Hurriyet Journalism & Printing

Hurriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacilik A.S. is the publisher of the Hurriyet newspaper, which began publication in May 1948. Its head office is in Bagcilar, Istanbul, and its shares trade on Borsa Istanbul under the ticker HURGZ.

The company's core business is journalism; alongside the printed newspaper, it publishes digitally through the hurriyet.com.tr news site. Within the news site there are verticals such as Bigpara for finance and market content, Arena for sport and Kelebek for celebrity news, as well as lifestyle, travel, columnists and official notices sections. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, the company also operates in printing, distribution, internet services, book publishing, classified advertising, television programme production and marketing. Its editorial principles and social responsibility work are shared separately on the corporate website.

For media companies, the main issues investors watch are the size of the advertising market and its shift to digital, the trend in print circulation, paper and printing costs, digital subscription and traffic income, and regulations on official notices. The traffic performance of the news site is one of the key drivers of digital advertising income. On the HURGZ page on Lzzo.com you can find the price history and technical indicators.