İlhan Selçuk

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İlhan Selçuk
Statue of Selçuk in Özgürlük Park, Istanbul
Born(1925-03-11)11 March 1925
Aydın, Turkey
Died21 June 2010(2010-06-21) (aged 85)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Occupation(s)Lawyer, journalist, editor
Known forEditor of Cumhuriyet

İlhan Selçuk (11 March 1925 – 21 June 2010) was a Turkish

editor.[1][2]

Biography

Selcuk was born in the western Turkish

novels. His works included Ağlamak ve Gülmek (Laughing and Crying), Japon Gülü (Japanese Rose), Ziverbey Köşku (Ziverbey Mansion), Güzel Amerikalı (The Beautiful American) and Düşünüyorum Öyleyse Vurun (I Think, Therefore Shoot Me).[2]

Selcuk was a contributor of a political magazine,

1971 Turkish coup d'état
.

Selcuk was the

daily newspaper.[1] He was detained on 21 March 2008, as part of the Ergenekon investigation.[2] Colleagues and opposition politicians, including Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of the Republican People's Party, blamed Selcuk's detention and investigation for Selcuk's declining health and death.[2] Selcuk was released the following day and placed on trial without an arrest.[2]

İlhan Selçuk died in

caricaturist who died in March 2010.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Turkish journalist İlhan Selçuk died". National Turk. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Legendary Turkish journalist İlhan Selçuk dies at 85". Hürriyet Daily News and Economic Review. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  3. ^ "İlhan Selçuk annesinin Ermeni olduğunu gizledi mi?". Radikal (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  4. ^ "'İlhan Selçuk, annesi Ermeni diye Harp Okulu'na alınmadı'". T24. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  5. ISBN 978-0-85771-880-8
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