Turkish Newspaper Zaman launches satirical magazine, defying pressure with humor.

Turkish newspaper. Zaman launches satirical magazine, defying pressure with humor. HT: TodaysZaman.

The Zaman daily, which has been under intense government pressure that culminated recently with the detention of its editor-in-chief in a government-backed operation on Dec. 14, 2014, is launching a satirical magazine Monday, in an apparent move to respond to the pressure with humor.

The magazine, Püff, will be published as a supplement inside Zaman on Mondays. A party was held at the headquarters of the Zaman daily on Friday evening to launch the magazine.

The editor-in-chief of the magazine, Abdullah Yavuz Altun, is sure about its success, saying, “Even those who don't read Zaman will not hesitate to look at its satire magazine.” Hmmm.....You have to admire their courage to launch this in such a 'Press hostile' environment. Read the full story here.