Ahmet Altan

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Ahmet Altan (born 1950 in Ankara, Turkey) is a famous Turkish journalist and author.

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Biography

Born in Ankara, Turkey, in 1950, Ahmet Altan is the son of renowned writer and politician Çetin Altan and elder brother of economist Mehmet Altan. A working journalist for more than twenty years, he has served in all stages of the profession -from being a night shift reporter to editor in chief in various newspapers. In addition to having written columns in several prestigious Turkish newspapers -including Hürriyet, Milliyet and Radikal- Altan has produced news programing for television. He is currently the editor in chief and lead columnist of Taraf, a daily Turkish newspaper.

In September, 2008 when Altan published "Oh, My Brother" article dedicated to the victims of Armenian genocide and the Turkish-Armenian relations, he was charged under Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code for "denigrating Turkishness". The judicial claim is initiated by the far-right "Great Union Party."[1][2]

Bibliography

Novels

  • Kılıç Yarası Gibi (Like a Sword Wound)
  • Dört Mevsim Sonbahar (Four Seasons of Autumn)
  • Yanlızlığın Özel Tarihi (A Private History of Loneliness)
  • Sudaki İz (Trace on the Water)
  • Aldatmak (To Cheat)
  • İsyan Günlerinde Aşk (Love in the Days of Rebellion)
  • En Uzun Gece (The Longest Night)
  • Tehlikeli Masallar (Dangerous Tales)

Collections of Essays

  • Gece Yarısı Şarkıları (Midnight Songs)
  • İçimizde Bir Yer (Somewhere Inside Us)
  • Karanlıkta Sabah Kuşları (Morning Birds in Darkness)
  • Kristal Denizaltı (Crystal Submarine)
  • Ve Kırar Göğsüne Bastırırken (And He Breaks While Holding Down To His Chest)

Footnotes

  1. ^ A trial against the journalist who wrote about the Genocide, Azg daily, Sept. 2008.
  2. ^ Onderoglu, Erol (2008-09-12). "Writer And Journalist Ahmet Altan Charged With Insulting Turkish Nation", Bianet. Retrieved on 2008-09-17. 

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