Ümit Kaftancıoğlu
Ümit Kaftancıoğlu (* 1935 in Koyunpınar , Hanak , Ardahan , Turkey ; † April 11, 1980 in Mecidiyeköy , Şişli , İstanbul , Turkey) was a Turkish journalist , writer and radio host .
He worked for TRT and he sometimes wrote in the Cumhuriyet newspaper and was shot, presumably for political reasons , during the unrest that preceded the military coup in Turkey in 1980 . In Izmir , a museum is dedicated to him and other journalists who were killed.
Forensic doctor and politician Canan Kaftancıoğlu is his daughter-in-law.
Web links
- http://www.umitkaftancioglu.com/ (Turkish)
Individual evidence
- ^ Gazi Çağlar: State and civil society in Turkey and in the Ottoman Empire . P. Lang, 2000, ISBN 978-3-631-37050-6 (accessed July 5, 2013).
- ↑ Kaftancıoğlu'nun Katili 30 Yıl Sonra Hala Cezasız. BIA News Center, April 11, 2010
- ^ Memories of murdered journalists at a museum. Hurriyet daily news September 8, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kaftancıoğlu, Ümit |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish journalist, writer and radio host |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koyunpınar , Hanak , Ardahan , Turkey |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 1980 |
| Place of death | Mecidiyeköy , Şişli , İstanbul , Turkey |