Mehmet Altan
Mehmet Altan | |
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| Born | Mehmet Hasan Altan 11 January 1953 Ankara, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Occupation(s) | Academic economist, journalist, and author |
| Parent | Çetin Altan (father) |
| Relatives | Ahmet Altan (brother) |
Mehmet Hasan Altan (born 11 January 1953[1]) is a Turkish academic economist, journalist, and author of over 25 books. Describing himself as a "Marxist-liberal", he is the originator of the term "Second Republic", arguing that Turkey needs to reconstitute its republic as a true democracy.[2] He is a strong supporter of the Accession of Turkey to the European Union.
Background
He was born 1953 in Ankara, Turkey to the journalist and writer Çetin Altan as the second of two sons. His brother Ahmet Altan is also a journalist and writer.[3]
Altan studied at the Sorbonne University from 1979 to 1984, completing masters and doctoral degrees in economics.[2]
Career
Altan has worked faculty of economics of the
From 1987 to November 2006 he contributed to Sabah, before moving to Star, becoming editor-in-chief. He left Star in January 2012.[5] He has been dismissed from his paper because of government's pressures on media.[6]
Prosecution
On 10 September 2016, Altan was arrested in the wake of the coup d'état attempt. He was later indicted on charges of attempting to overthrow the constitutional order and acting on behalf of a terrorist organization. The Constitutional Court of Turkey ruled on 11 January 2018 that his rights as a journalist had been violated, but his subsequent application for release was rejected by Istanbul
Views
He is the creator of the term "Second Republic", which advocates for the re-founding of Turkey with democracy.[1] He criticized Robert Spano, the president of the ECHR, for his acceptance of an honorary Doctorate by the Istanbul University from the same people who have dismissed him in 2016.[4]
Publications
- Kanatlı Karınca, Nisan Yayınları 1985
- Süperler ve Türkiye, AFA Yayınları 1986
- Marks'tan Sevgilerle, Güneş Yayınları 1989
- Darbelerin Ekonomisi (1990)
- Kapitalizm bu köye uğramadı
- Kurtler: Seytan Soyundan Mi?
- İkinci Cumhuriyet'in Yol Hikayesi
- Puslu Demokrasi : Ergenekon Güncesi
- Marksist Liberal
- Kent Dindarlığı
- Metropolis İslam, ISBN 978-605-114-108-4
References
- ^ a b "Mehmet Altan Arrested, Ahmet Altan Released". Bianet. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Hurriyet Daily News, 18 April 2009, Provocative politics as the family business
- ^ Dündar, Can (20 November 2019). "The Turkish authorities released a writer from prison. It took them one week to re-arrest him". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ a b "An open letter to ECtHR President Robert Spano". www.duvarenglish.com. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ pgchallenges.org, Prof. Dr. Mehmet ALTAN
- ^ "There's never been this much pressure on Turkish media, Mehmet Altan Says". salihsarikaya.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Judgment concerning the application by the journalist Mehmet Hasan Altan, who was arrested and detained following the attempted military coup
- ^ "Turkish journalist Mehmet Altan released from prison". Reuters. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
External links
- www.mehmetaltan.com
- 'I Want the EU because it has been Transforming Us', interview in Today's Zaman, 13 December 2004
- Intellectual Mehmet Altan says EU derailment will harm Turkish public, interview in Today's Zaman, 10 January 2011
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