Toktamış Ateş

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Toktamış Ateş
Born(1944-04-04)4 April 1944
Died19 January 2013(2013-01-19) (aged 68)
Çapa, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Alma materIstanbul University
SpouseNevin Ateş
Scientific career
FieldsPolitical history
InstitutionsIstanbul University

Toktamış Ateş (4 April 1944 – 19 January 2013) was a Turkish academician, political commentator, columnist and writer. He was professor of

political sciences at Istanbul University
.

Biography

Toktamış Ateş was born in Istanbul.[1] After graduating from St. George's Austrian Secondary School and Vefa High School, he was admitted to Istanbul University Faculty of Economics and received his BA degree in 1967.[2]

He started his academic career as a research assistant at department of political sciences in Istanbul University Faculty of Economics. He earned

full professor in 1982.[3]

He lectured in Turkey, United States and Germany. He wrote daily columns for Cumhuriyet and Bugün. He participated panel discussion program Siyaset Meydanı as a political commentator.

He died on 19 January 2013 in Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine Hospital. His funeral was held at both Istanbul University and

Fatih Mosque, and buried in Merkezefendi Cemetery on 21 January 2013.[3]

References

  1. . Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  2. ^ "Toktamış Ateş hayatını kaybetti" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  3. ^ a b "İstanbul Üniversitesi Prof. Dr. Toktamış Ateş'i Uğurladı" (in Turkish). İstanbul University. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-01-29.