Derya Sazak

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Derya Sazak
Born1956 (age 66–67)
Ankara, Turkey
Alma mater Gazi University
OccupationJournalist

Derya Sazak (born 1956) is a Turkish journalist and writer. He has worked for various leading newspapers.

Biography

Sazak was born in Ankara in 1956. [1] He is a graduate of Gazi University where he received a degree in journalism. [1] Following his graduation he started his career in the newspaper Yeni Ulus in 1978. [1] Then he joined Anka News Agency. [1] Next he involved in the establishment of the daily newspaper Güneş . [1] In 1983 he became a regular contributor of Milliyet [1] of which he later became the editor-in-chief. [2] His interview with Saddam Hussein in Baghdad was awarded as the best journalistic work in 1991. [3] He served as the editor-in-chief of Milliyet until 30 July 2013 when Fikret Bila replaced him in the post. [3] The reason for this replacement was the publication of the details of a meeting between Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish delegation which had been held on 28 February 2013. [4] In the same purge two leading Milliyet contributors, Hasan Cemal and Can Dündar, were also fired. [4]

In July 2014 he was named as the editor-in-chief of the Yurt newspaper. [3] He was removed from the post in April 2015 [3] because of the Turkish Government's censorship. [5] He started a newspaper, Karşı, and is its editor in chief.

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References

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  2. ↑ Murat Akser (2018). "News Media Consolidation and Censorship in Turkey: From Liberal Ideals to Corporatist Realities". Mediterranean Quarterly. 29 (3): 78. doi:10.1215/10474552-7003180. S2CID   158487066.
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  4. 1 2 Ayça Demet Atay; Süleyman İrvan (2021). "An analysis of the representation of the 'Solution Process' in the Turkish press". Turkish Studies. 22 (1): 106. doi:10.1080/14683849.2020.1743185. S2CID   216274675.
  5. ↑ "Turkish journalists who have lost their jobs for basically trying to perform their profession". salihsarikaya.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014.
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