List of newspapers in Azerbaijan

There are 3500 newspapers being published in Azerbaijan. The vast majority of them are published in Azerbaijani. The remaining 130 are published in Russian (70), English (50) and other languages (Turkish, French, German, Arabic, Persian, Armenian, etc.).[1]

Azerbaijani newspapers can be split into more serious-minded newspapers, usually referred to as broadsheets due to their large size, and sometimes known collectively as "the quality press".[2]

Below is a list of newspapers published in Azerbaijan.

Newspapers

Daily newspapers

Title Published Format Est. Owner Language Orientation Political party support in 2013 Presidential election
525ci Gazet Daily Broadsheet 1992 Rashad Majid Azerbaijani Liberal
Adalat Daily Broadsheet 1990 Agil Abbas Azerbaijani Right-center New Azerbaijan Party
Azadliq Daily Broadsheet 1989 Ganimat Zahid Azerbaijani Left-wing National Council of Democratic Forces
Azerbaycan Daily Berliner 1918 Government of Azerbaijan Azerbaijani Right-wing New Azerbaijan Party
Bakinskiy Rabochiy Daily Broadsheet 1906 Agabak Asgarov Russian Right-center New Azerbaijan Party
Bizim Yol Daily Broadsheet 2000 Bahaddin Gaziyev Azerbaijani Left-center
Echo Daily Broadsheet 2001 Rauf Talishinsky Russian Liberal
Ekspress Daily Broadsheet 1995 Mushfig Safiyev Azerbaijani Left-center
Kaspi Daily Broadsheet 1999 Intellekt Azerbaijani Right-center
Khalg Gazeti Daily Broadsheet 1919 Mahal Ismayilogly Azerbaijani Right-wing New Azerbaijan Party
Khalg Cebhesi Gazeti Daily Broadsheet 2001 Elchin Mirzabeyli Azerbaijani Left-wing National Council of Democratic Forces
Respublika Daily Broadsheet 1990 Government of Azerbaijan Azerbaijani Right-wing, populist New Azerbaijan Party
Sherg Daily Broadsheet 1996 Akif Ashirli Azerbaijani Right-wing
Tezadlar Daily Broadsheet 1993 Asif Marzili Azerbaijani Right-wing
Üç nöqta Daily Broadsheet 1998 Khoshgadam Hidayatgizy Azerbaijani Right-wing
Yeni Musavat Daily Broadsheet 1989 Rauf Arifoglu Azerbaijani Left-wing, populist National Council of Democratic Forces
Zaman Daily Broadsheet 1991 Fetullah Gulen Azerbaijani Left-center

Non-daily newspapers

Title Published Format Est. Owner Language Orientation Political party support in 2013 Presidential election
Azernews Sunday Berliner 1997 Fazil Abbasov English Centre-right New Azerbaijan Party
Nedelya Jivaya Gazeta Sunday Berliner 1997 Unknown Russian Centre-right New Azerbaijan Party

Local newspapers in Azerbaijan

Specialist newspapers

Sport

Miscellaneous special interest

Freesheet newspapers in urban centres

Defunct newspapers

References

Further reading

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