Journalist, writer. He was born in
Siirt on May 1st 1956. He graduated from Istanbul University School
of Foreign Languages French Department. He began to work as a news photographer
in Günaydın newspaper in 1974. He worked in various newspapers
and news agents. Documentaries he directed were featured particularly in TRT
and in many other TV channels. After 1980, he was known with his photos which
he took as an international war jounalist in Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan,
North Ireland, Chad and Ireland. He
collected his impressions from many countries into a book. In 1986, he began to
work as TV reporter for “32. Gün”. He
hosted a news-documentary program titled “Haberci”.
WORKS:
SHORT STORY: Ölümün Yakasına
İliştirilmiş Yaşamlar (2004).
PHOTOGRAPH BOOK: Sözün Bittiği
Yer (180 war photographs have been taken in 1982-97, 2000).
REFERENCE: Feza Kürkçüoğlu /
Neftî Ölüm (Virgül, issue: 37, January 2001).
