Journalist and writer (b. 16 June 1961,
Ankara). He graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Communication (1979).
He took up journalism in 1983 as the editor of the review Yankı, and
continued as the chief of the Ankara office of the review Nokta (1985),
as the editor of the review Haftaya Bakış (1986-87), as a correspondent
of the newspaper Söz (1987), as a news producer at the program of
"32. Gün" (The 32nd Day) in the Turkish Radio and Television
Corporation (1988-94), and as a columnist in Aktüel (1994), Yeni
Yüzyıl, Sabah (1995-2000) and Milliyet
(2001).
He started
his career on television
WORKS:
12 Mart - İhtilalin Pençesinde Demokrasi (The March 12th, Democracy in the Grip of the State Cup, in collaboration with M. Ali Birand and Bülent Çaplı, 1994), Hayata ve Siyasete Dair (On Life and Policy, 1998), Yarim Haziran (June My Love, 1998), Benim Gençliğim (My Youth, 1999), Gölgedekiler (Those in Shadow, 1999), Ergenekon - Devlet İçinde Devlet (Ergenekon - The State within a State, in collaboration with Celal Kazdağlı, 1999), Yağmurdan Sonra (After the Rain, 1999), Fikriye (Fikriye, 1999), Demirkırat (The Iron Horse, in collaboration with M. Ali Birand and Bülent Çaplı, 1999), Sarı Zeybek (The Yellow Zeybek, 2000), Köy Enstitüleri (The Village Institutes, 2000), Nereye? (Where? 2001), Uzaklar (The Distances, 2002), Yükselen Bir Deniz (A Rising Sea, 2002), Savaşta Ne Yaptın Baba? (Daddy What Did You Do in the War?, 2003), Büyülü Fener (The Magic Lantern, 2003), Gelibolu'nun İki Yakası, Kızıl Tepeli Kalpak, Kırmızı Bisiklet (Two Coasts of Gelibolu, The Calpac with a Red Top, The Red Bicycle, 2005).