US EditionVeteran Turkish columnist imprisoned in post-coup crackdown dies at 72 - Turkish Minute
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Veteran Turkish columnist imprisoned in post-coup crackdown dies at 72 - Turkish Minute
Veteran Turkish columnist and political scientist Ahmet Turan Alkan, who spent nearly two years in prison over his writings during a post-coup crackdown on the media in Turkey, died on Wednesday at the age of 72 in Bursa province, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported. Alkan was among dozens of journalists targeted in the aftermath […]
Veteran Turkish columnist imprisoned in post-coup crackdown dies at 72 - Stockholm Center for Freedom
Veteran Turkish columnist and political scientist Ahmet Turan Alkan, who spent nearly two years in prison over his writings during a post-coup crackdown on the media in Turkey, died on Wednesday at the age of 72 in Bursa province. Alkan was among dozens of journalists targeted in the aftermath of a July 15, 2016 coup attempt, as Turkish authorities launched a sweeping crackdown on the media. He was detained on July 27 and arrested on July 31 on …
Ahmet Turan Alkan, who passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, penned his last article published in the now-seized Zaman newspaper, expressing his resentment about the events of that day. Here is that farewell article: Ahmet Turan Alkan | March 5, 2016 This article you are reading will probably be nonsensical (with voices in the background saying, "Weren't the other articles like that too!"), yes, it probably will be, because right now […] Z…
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