Ahmet Altan
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About
Journalist and novelist who was prosecuted for encouraging the failed 2016 Turkish coup. He was later released from prison in April 2021.
Before Fame
He wrote for the Milliyet until 1995 when he was fired for presenting an alternate history of Turkey.
Trivia
He was the founding editor-in-chief and lead columnist of Taraf from 2007 to 2012.
Family Life
His father, Çetin Altan, and brother Mehmet Altan are both journalists.
Associated With
He and Ozlem Gurses are both journalists from Turkey.
