Burak Bekdil
Burak Bekdil | |
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| Born | 1966 Ankara, Turkey |
| Died | (aged 57) , Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Burak Bekdil (1966 – 21 October 2023) was a Turkish columnist who wrote for the daily Al-Arabiya, etc.
James Cuno, art historian and President of the J. Paul Getty Trust, describes Bekdil as "a frequent critic of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan".[2] In 2002, he received an eighteen-month suspended sentence for "insulting the judiciary".[3]
Bekdil died on 21 October 2023, at the age of 57.[4]
Footnotes
- ^ "Burak Bekdil". Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ James Cuno, Who Owns Antiquity?: Museums And The Battle Over Our Ancient Heritage, Princeton University Press, 2008, p. 187.
- ^ "Journalist Burak Bekdil receives 18-month suspended sentence". 21 May 2002. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Mourning Burak Bekdil". Middle East Forum. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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