- Altan Öymen
Altan Öymen (1932
Trabzon ,Turkey ) is a Turkish journalist, author and former politician.Biography
He graduated from the School of Political Science of
Ankara University . He began his journalist career already in 1950 at age of 18, and worked as reporter, columnist and editor-in-chief long time for the major newspapers like "Ulus", "Akşam", "Cumhuriyet " and "Milliyet ". He founded the press agency "Anka". In the 1960s, Altan Öymen served as the pressattaché inBonn , Federal Republic of Germany.He entered politics in 1961 as member of the parliament that was formed after the
military coup in Turkey, 1960 . He was elected in 1977 as the deputy of Ankara from theRepublican People's Party (CHP) to theTurkish Grand National Assembly , and became minister for tourism and public relations in the cabinet ofBülent Ecevit 's second government, which lasted only one month in the summer 1977. He was reelected in 1995 as the deputy of Istanbul from the CHP.Following the resignation of
Deniz Baykal from the presidency of CHP, he was elected leader onMay 23 ,1999 . He acted 15 months long at this post, before Deniz Baykal was reelected at the next extraordinary party congress in 2000.Altan Öymen resumed his journalist career, which he had interrupted during his party leadership, and is currently writing on political issues in his column in the newspaper "Radikal". [ [http://www.radikal.com.tr/yazar_arsiv.php?yazarno=160&tarih=18/12/2005 Newspaper "Radikal"] tr icon]
In the 1980s and 1990s, he was awarded several times for his journalism. [ [http://www.milliyet.com.tr/ozel/tarihce/9094.html Newspaper "Milliyet"] tr icon]
Bibliography
* "Mobilya Dosyası" ("The Furniture File"), um:ag Press (1997), with
Uğur Mumcu , 300p., ISBN 9-7580-8428-3 [ [http://www.yenisayfa.com/pgs/prda/prd_detail.asp?fr_prdSID=snndYC NewPage] tr icon]
* "Bir Dönem Bir Çocuk" ("One Era One Child"), Doğan Press (2002), 606 p., ISBN 9-7529-3040-9 [ [http://www.yenisayfa.com/pgs/prda/prd_detail.asp?fr_prdSID=VxannCd NewPage] tr icon]
* "Değişim Yılları" ("The Transition Times"), Doğan Press (2004), 670 p., ISBN 9-7529-3255-x [ [http://www.yenisayfa.com/pgs/prda/prd_detail.asp?fr_prdSID=GttYdCGtt NewPage] tr icon]Notes
References
* Who is Who - [http://www.kimkimdir.gen.tr/kimkimdir.php?id=1282 "Biography of Altan Öymen"] tr icon
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