Ekrem Dumanli (born 1964) is a Turkish newspaper executive and, since 2001, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Zaman.
He is also the Chief Executive Officer of its English-language version, Today's Zaman.Dumanli graduated from the Department of Turkish Language and Literature at Istanbul University and worked for a time as a teacher of literature.
He has also held a teaching position at Fatih University in Istanbul.In 1993, he started working as a reporter for the Culture and Art Desk of Zaman.
He was later assigned as Culture and Art Desk editor and publication coordinator.
In 1997, Dumanli went to the United States to further his studies in the media, completing his master's degree at Boston Emerson College.
Returning to Turkey in 2001, Dumanli was appointed editor-in-chief of Zaman.
His articles have also been published by the foreign press, including "The Turkey-U.S.
Divide" by the Los Angeles Times.
A play he wrote, titled The Last Trial, was performed on stage.
Dumanli is a member of Medya Dernegi (Media Association), the World Association of Newspapers (WAN), the Türkiye Yazarlar Birligi (Turkish Writers Union), and the BJK Sports Club Congress.
Dumanli was listed in Georgetown University’s list of The 500 Most Influential Muslims in 2009.