The paper has often published stories which have been critical of local officials, but the editor-in-chief stands by the paper's content. "Since starting publication, to this day, we haven't done a single news story which wasn't backed by documents," Ferit Tunc is quoted as saying on the Milliyet news website . "But almost immediately all of our stories have prompted people to put pressure on us." He says readers have stuck by the newspaper despite the change in content, and their small circulation of 500 copies remains intact, adding: "We will continue our protest until there is a free local media."