Güneş ("Sun" in Turkish) is a daily newspaper in Turkey. It was owned by Ethem Sancak's Star Media Group.
History Güneş was founded in 1982 by Ömer Çavuşoğlu and Ahmet Kozanoğlu. It was later bought by Asil Nadir.Hasan Buran, MONOPOLIZATION IN MEDIA Keesing's Contemporary Archives, Keesing's Limited., 1983. p. 251
Güneş was owned by the Çukurova Media Group (who acquired it from Güneri Cıvaoğlu) from 1996 to 2013. It was passed to the TMSF in settlement of debts owed to the Turkish government.turkishpress.com, 24 May 2013, Turkish deposit insurer takes over more Cukurova ventures
In 1997, Çukurova Group acquired the newspaper. In 2013, Savings Deposit Insurance Fund of Turkey seized the newspaper along with Akşam. Later, in October 2013, it was sold to Ethem Sancak.
In August 2017, Murat Sancak acquired the newspaper. On 31 December 2019, Güneş ceased daily circulation as a stand alone newspaper to become a sister publication of the Turkish newspaper Akşam.
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