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Increased internet use due to the pandemic is also bringing news access methods to digital. Circulation of printed newspapers in Turkey has fallen by 14.11% in the last 1 year. The highest circulation loss was seen in the newspaper Sözcü with 57,666. As the orientation to Online news sites continues to increase, hurriyet.com.tr it became the most visited online news site in Turkey with 7.6 million daily visits.

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İSTANBUL (TR) - The coronavirus struggle, which has been ongoing in Turkey as well as all over the world since the first months of 2020, has started a new era in many areas from business to social life. Not only the way they do business, but also the daily routines have gone digital. At the beginning of these came news and agenda tracking. As internet use became widespread every day, interest in print publications declined, while the decline in circulation continued rapidly due to the pandemic. According to data released by Turkey's first online PR service B2press, newspaper circulation in Turkey, which totaled 1.8 million in March 2020, fell by 14.11% to 1.6 million in the same period of 2021. Accordingly, printed newspapers gave a total of 268 thousand 12 printing fires in the last 1 year.

Highest circulation loss seen in a year

As of April 4, 2021, the 19 newspapers with the highest circulation were examined in comparison with the number of visits of their online versions, the newspaper whose circulation fell the most in Turkey in the last 1 year was the spokesman with 57,666 losses. 43 thousand 479'le Sabah, 43 thousand 385'le Mail, 26 thousand Fotomach and 17 thousand 594'le Hurriyet newspapers followed. The decline in the circulation of print publications reflected positively on the number of daily visits of news sites. Newspapers whose circulation declined but increased the number of visits in digital media included Hürriyet, Turkey, Milliyet, Yeni Şafak, Fanatik, Fotomaç, fearless and Cumhuriyet. 

The highest increase in daily visits is in the decision newspaper with 69 % 

According to b2press, which reviews Similarweb data, the decision came at the head of print newspapers, which have increased the number of daily visits on the online news site the most in the past year, with 69%. Increasing the number of visits to 90 thousand 902 Karar.com ' u, 66% GazeteBirlik.com, 52% Fanatik.com.tr and 51% Cumhuriyet.com.tr he followed. With the highest daily number of website visits in April 2020 Hurriyet.com.tr, it took the top spot again with 7.6 million visits, an increase of 11.7% in the intervening year. Second place Sozcu.com.tr 14.6% growth this year, while maintaining its place, the third last year Sabah.com.tr, location Milliyet.com.tr he left it to. Sabah's Daily website visits fell 15.4% to 3.9 million, while nationality increased by 12.7% to 4.7 million daily visits.