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'''Aydoğan Vatandaş''' (born 1974) is an ] from ], specializing in religion, military affairs and US-Mideast politics. He is the author of 11 books, many of which have become bestsellers in Turkey.<ref>http://www.kimkimdir.gen.tr/kimkimdir.php?id=3246</ref> | ||
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| *''] Operations'', 2005 (Alfa): an investigation into an Armenian militant group linked to the murders of Turkish diplomats between 1975-84. | *''] Operations'', 2005 (Alfa): an investigation into an Armenian militant group linked to the murders of Turkish diplomats between 1975-84. | ||
| *''Secret of Barnabas'', 2007 (Timaş, Fiction) Based on a true story, it tells about an early ] ] found in a tomb in the early 80's in ], a city in southern Turkey. | *''Secret of Barnabas'', 2007 (Timaş, Fiction) Based on a true story, it tells about an early ] ] found in a tomb in the early 80's in ], a city in southern Turkey. | ||
| *''Apokrifal'', 2008 (Timaş) One year later, he interviewed a professor of Aramaic about how the gospel was discovered and the criminal activities surrounding it.{{ |
*''Apokrifal'', 2008 (Timaş) One year later, he interviewed a professor of Aramaic about how the gospel was discovered and the criminal activities surrounding it.{{clarify|date=January 2010}} | ||
| *''Monşer'', 2009 (Timaş) The story of a powerful Turkish family involved in the formation of the modern Turkish state. | *''Monşer'', 2009 (Timaş) The story of a powerful Turkish family involved in the formation of the modern Turkish state. | ||
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Aydoğan Vatandaş (born 1974) is an investigative journalist from Turkey, specializing in religion, military affairs and US-Mideast politics. He is the author of 11 books, many of which have become bestsellers in Turkey.
Life & work
He attended the Turkish "Naval High School"' and later attended the Turkish "Naval War College", where he won a national youth poetry prize. He resigned from college in 1995 to begin working at the weekly newsmagazine "Aksiyon" and later enrolled at Fatih University. A year later, he published his first book: "Armageddon", about U.S. foreign policy in the Mideast and its influence on Turkish interests in Iraq. Using classified Turkish military documents, he revealed American intentions to help establish an independent Kurdish state in Northern Iraq. He was brought to trial by the Turkish military for this book, but was later found innocent.
While still in Turkey, he hosted a weekly TV discussion program called "Black Box". He has his Master's degree in Media Studies at The New School in Manhattan. He is also a reporter and columnist for the Cihan News Agency, and his commentaries can be read in Today's Zaman.
Books (in Turkish)
- ASALA Operations, 2005 (Alfa): an investigation into an Armenian militant group linked to the murders of Turkish diplomats between 1975-84.
- Secret of Barnabas, 2007 (Timaş, Fiction) Based on a true story, it tells about an early Aramaic gospel found in a tomb in the early 80's in Hakkâri, a city in southern Turkey.
- Apokrifal, 2008 (Timaş) One year later, he interviewed a professor of Aramaic about how the gospel was discovered and the criminal activities surrounding it.
- Monşer, 2009 (Timaş) The story of a powerful Turkish family involved in the formation of the modern Turkish state.
References
- http://www.kimkimdir.gen.tr/kimkimdir.php?id=3246
- "The Ergenekon case and The New York Times story", Today's Zaman, 26 November 2009
- "To publish or not is the question", Today's Zaman, 4 October 2009
http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load=detay&link=225411