The whole world interprets the killing of so many Armenians, a number we cannot even estimate properly, as “genocide”.(4) If you try to shut others up, you are humiliated even more. If you keep silent in a matter that you find so important, you deserve to be humiliated. On March 6,2010, Altan wrote in Taraf newspaper ” Why the Armenian Genocide is a matter of discussion in American, French and Swiss parliaments and not in the parliament of the Turkish Republic ? Why can we, ourselves, not discuss a matter that we deem so vital that we perceive the difference of one vote as a source of humiliation? If you cannot discuss your own problems, you deserve to be humiliated. On Taraf’s front page, Altan has affirmed the Armenian genocide … “(3). 07, 2010 “Beyond exposing army scandals, Altan and his team have broken many of the most entrenched taboos of Turkish public life.

Under the title ” Pen against sword: a profile of Ahmet Altan “, Today Zaman mentioned on Feb. The complaint was filed by the Ankara branch of the Great Union Party (2). 12, 2008, ‘The latest victim of article 301 is Ahmet Altan for his article “Ah Ahparik” (‘Oh brother’ in Armenian), dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide. His novels include Kılıç Yarası Gibi (Like a Sword Wound), Aldatmak (Cheating), İsyan Günlerinde Aşk (Love in the Days of Rebellion), En Uzun Gece (The Longest Night), Tehlikeli Masallar (Dangerous Tales) and many others.(1)Īccording to, Sept. In 2007 he became the founding editor in chief and lead columnist of Taraf, a daily Turkish newspaper, and remained in the position until his resignation in December 2012. He was fired from Milliyet after writing a column on 17 April 1995 titled “Atakurd”, which presented an alternate history of Turkey. In addition to having written columns in several Turkish newspapers, including Hürriyet, Milliyet and Radikal, Altan has produced news programs for television. His brother Mehmet Altan is also a journalist, writer and university professor of economy politics. He is the elder son of the notable journalist and writer Çetin Altan. Turkish Intellectuals Who Have Recognized The Armenian Genocide – Ahmet Altan –Īhmet Hüsrev Altan (born in 1950 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish journalist and author.

İsyan Günlerinde Aşk by Ahmet Altan