It is under the United Media Group along with its sister television channel, Kanal Sim.
Its first editor in chief was Zihni Durmuş and the early issues of the newspaper included commentaries by prominent figures in the CTP such as Mithat Berberoğlu, Naci Talat and Özker Özgür.
[6] Özker Özgür wrote a column titled "Babalar" ("The Fathers") on 16 December 1985 in the newspaper, which resulted in Rauf Denktaş suing it for defamation.
In the late 1990s, the newspaper went through severe financial difficulties, but with its increased popularity with the Annan Plan for Cyprus in 2004, it grew and was reorganized.
In 2008, it became a part of the United Media Group and moved to its current modern headquarters.