released pending trial on 14 June 2017. Today, the newspaper is struggling financially due to a low daily circulation figure that has fallen from more than 150,000 in the mid-1990s, in addition to plummeting advertising revenues as companies are not willing to advertise in media critical of the government. MİT trucks scandal Following the appointment of new editor-in-chief Can Dündar, the newspaper on 29 May 2015 released detailed footage depicting trucks of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT) carrying weapons to Syrian rebels in neighboring Syria. While the government faced calls to resign, an investigation began into Cumhuriyet for releasing the footage. Turkish President Erdoğan publicly targeted Dündar, stating: "I suppose the person who wrote this as an exclusive report will pay a heavy price for this." In spite of the threats, Cumhuriyet published further material on June 11, including photos and videos confirming that MİT trucks transported both weapons and militants between Turkey and various locations in neighboring Syria. In November, the newspaper was awarded the 2015 Reporters Without Borders Prize for its "independent and courageous journalism." Shortly thereafter, editor-in-chief Dündar and Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gül were arrested on charges of being members of a terror organization, espionage and revealing confidential documents, facing sentences up to life imprisonment. Circulation and online edition In 1924 Cumhuriyet sold 5,000-10,000 copies. On 7 May 1998, the newspaper launched its online edition. The print circulation figure was around 40,000 copies in May 2018. Notable contributors (past and present) Supplements Supplements of the newspaper: Strateji (Strategy), Mondays Kitap (Book), Thursdays Bilim Teknoloji (Science and Technology), Fridays Hafta Sonu (Weekend), Saturdays Pazar (Sunday), Sundays Gezi (Travel), every other Wednesday Tarım (Agriculture), once a month Yerel Yönetimler (Local Governments) Le Monde diplomatique Türkiye (Le Monde diplomatique Turkey), the first Monday of the month (since February 3, 2020) See also List of newspapers in Turkey La Repubblica, a newspaper in Italy with a similar name, format and political alignment Turkey's media purge after the failed July 2016 coup d'état References External links 1924 establishments in Turkey Daily newspapers published in Turkey Mass media freedom in Turkey Newspapers established in 1924 Newspapers published in Istanbul Şişli Turkish-language newspapers