Mustafa Armağan

Journalist

Birthday February 24, 1961

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Turkey

Age 63 years old

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About

Kurdish journalist known for writing books about the Ottoman Empire and Turkish history. In 2012, he became has been the editor in chief of the journal Derin History, and in 2016 wrote a Sunday column in Yeni Şafak. He is popular on Twitter and has over 420,000 followers. 

Before Fame

He graduated from Istanbul University and became the editor of various publishing houses in Turkey. He worked on The Ottoman Encyclopedia and prepared the seven-volume History of Islamic Thought which was published in 1990. He was editor in chief of Impression magazine from 1995 to 1996. 

Trivia

He is a prolific writer and has over 40 books published in his name. His first book is called Tradition and was published in 1992. He later went on to publish titles such as 1995's Between Tradition and Modernity and 1996's City Never Forgets. 

Family Life

He was born in Cizre, Şırnak, Turkey. He is married to a woman named Esra Armağan. His parents are from Şanlıurfa, a province in Turkey. 

Associated With

In 2000, he published Life Dedicated to Dialogue which compiled articles by Fethullah Gulen, a Turkish political leader.