The center, which examined the accuracy of all of the news published in the Turkish media over a one-year period, released its findings in a report. This report, which was made public on the center's Web site, was compiled by lawyer Şekip Hardal, who examined all news reports for which courts had ordered that corrections be published.
According to the report, Hürriyet and Milliyet each published some 21 news reports that turned out to be inaccurate. Hürriyet and Milliyet were followed by Sabah, Zaman and Vatan.
Giving a list of the news articles proven to be inaccurate, the report cites a recent report in Hürriyet that said that academic and columnist Mümtaz'er Türköne divorced his wife, Özlem Türköne, a deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party). Making a statement to the Anka news agency, the Türkönes denied Hürriyet's report and said that their marriage was strong.
As for the columnists whose articles were later subject to corrections, the report said Yeni Çağ's Sebahaddin Önkkibar was on top of the list with five libel complaints. He was followed by Hürriyet's Yalçın Bayer, another Hürriyet columnist, Ahmet Hakan, and Hürriyet editor-in-chief Ertuğrul Özkök. These columnists are followed by Sabah's Bülent Cankur and Taraf's Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı.
