Hasan Cemal | |
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| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Alma mater | Ankara University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer |
Hasan Cemal (born 1944) is a Turkish journalist and writer. He was the editor of Cumhuriyet from 1981 to 1992, and of Sabah from 1992 to 1998. In 2013 he resigned from the Milliyet newspaper after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had criticised his article supporting Milliyet's publication of minutes of a parliamentary visit to Abdullah Öcalan, and Milliyet suspended him and refused to publish his returning column.[1]
Cemal is the grandson of Djemal Pasha, one of the "Three Pashas" who led the Ottoman Empire during World War I.[2] He is known for acknowledging and apologizing for the Armenian genocide, which was perpetrated in part by his grandfather and his colleagues.[3] His 2012 book on the subject (written in response to the 2007 assassination of his friend Hrant Dink) is titled 1915: Ermeni Soykırımı (English: 1915: Armenian Genocide).[3]
- ^ Hurriyet Daily News, 19 March 2013, Daily Milliyet parts ways with prominent journalist Cemal after İmralı leaks debate
- ^ Sassounian, Harut (5 April 2011). "Cemal Pasha's Grandson Says Genocide, Morgenthau's Great Granddaughter Doesn't". Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ a b Baydar, Yavuz. "Facing Turkey's Past: Struma and 1915". HuffPost. Retrieved 24 May 2013.