Journalist and writer (b. 10
October 1946, Yozgat). He attended the Yozgat Gazipaşa Primary School (1963)
and graduated from İstanbul University, Faculty of Law (1968). He started in
journalism as a writer for the newspaper Hergün
(1967). He worked as a lawyer for a time (1973-78). He was imprisoned for
being a board member of the Nationalist Action Party after 12 September 1980.
After he was released, he became editor of the review Yankı. He worked as a columnist and editor-in-chief (1986-90) on
the newspaper Tercüman and as a
columnist for the newspaper Meydan
(1992). He wrote a column in the newspaper Milliyet
after 1993 and he was the General Director of CNN Türk from 1998.
His first work was published in the
review Tercüman in 1979. His work has
also been published in the reviews Türk
Edebiyatı, Töre, Hamle and Türkiye Günlüğü other than Hergün,
Yankı and Tercüman. He won the Writers Union of Turkey Award (1980) with his
work Politika ve Şiddet (Politics and
Violence) and the Debate Section Award (2003) of the same organization with his
program Eğrisiyle Doğrusuyla (the Wrong way, the Right way) that he
prepared for CNN Türk. He is a member of the İstanbul Journalist Association.
WORKS:
STUDY - RESEARCH: Sovyet Stratejisi ve Türkiye (Soviet Strategy and Turkey, 2 volumes, 1967), Leninsiz Komünizm (Communism without
Lenin, 1979), Politikada Şiddet (Violence
in Politics, 1980), 1980'lerde Türkiye (Turkey
in the 1980’s, 1980), Tarihten Geleceğe (From
History to the Future, 1982), Haricilik
ve Şia (The Sect of Khawarij and the Shiite, 1988), Azerbaycan Sovyetler ve Ötesi (Azerbaijan Soviets and the Beyond), Medine'den Lozan'a (From
Medina to Lausanne), Bilim ve
Yanılgı (Science and Delusion), Hayat Yolunda (On the Way of Life,
1997), Hayat
Yolunda Gençler İçin Anılar ve Öneriler (Memories and Advice for the
Young On their Way in Life, 1998), Osmanlı'da
ve İran'da Mezhep ve Devlet (State
and Sect in the Ottoman and Persian States, 1999), Hariciler ve Hizbullah-İslâm Toplumlarında Terörün Kökleri (The
Khawarij and the Hizbullah - the Origins of Terrorism in Islamic Societies,
2000), Kitaplar Arasında (Among the
Books, 2002).
INTERVIEW: Osmanlı Mirasından Cumhuriyet Türkiyesi'ne - İlber Ortaylı ile Konuşmalar (From Ottoman Heritage to the Republic of Turkey - Interviews with İlber Ortaylı, 2002).
REFERENCE: İhsan Işık / Yazarlar Sözlüğü (1990, 1998) - Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) – Encyclopedia of Turkish Authors (2005) - Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, gen. 2. bas. 2007) - Ünlü Fikir ve Kültür Adamları (Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 3, 2013) - Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013), Tufan Gündüz / Osmanlıda ve İran‘da Mezhep ve Devlet (Virgül, sayı: 25, Aralık 1999), Nuray Mert / Adam Olacak Gençlere Hayat Bilgisi Din ve Tarih Dersleri (Virgül, sayı: 31, Haziran 2000), Yeşim Topraksız / Taha Akyol’un “Sağ” Duyusu (Virgül, sayı: 29, Nisan 2000), Son Dönem Tarih Araştırmalarına Bir Bakış (Cumhuriyet Kitap, 11.01.2001), Aslı Örnek / Kitaplar Arasında (Radikal Kitap, 5.7.2002), Kitaplar Arasında (Milliyet Kültür-Sanat, 14.7.2002), Taha Akyol (internet kitapçıları, 06.09.2017).