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.
Title | Published | Format | Est. | Owner | Language | Orientation | Political party support in 2013 Presidential election |
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AzeriTimes.com | Daily | Broadsheet | 2008 | Ziya Ibrahim | English | Independent, Left-center | |
Crime and Criminal | Daily | Broadsheet | 2016 | Aqil Yusifov | Azerbaijani | New Azerbaijan Party | |
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 |
Title | Published | Format | Est. | Owner | Language | Orientation | Political party support in 2013 Presidential election |
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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 |