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'''Cemil Aksu''' ({{lang-hy|Ջեմիլ Աքսու}}, {{lang-tr|Cemil Aksu}}) is a Turkish political and social activist, journalist and ecologist. Also he is chief editor of the [[Hamshetsu Gor]] journal on Culture and History of Hemshin people, [[Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey)|Peoples' Democratic Party]] local co-chairman<ref name="AW1" />. He is one of the critics of Turkish Government lead by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan<ref name="AW1" />. |
'''Cemil Aksu''' ({{lang-hy|Ջեմիլ Աքսու}}, {{lang-tr|Cemil Aksu}}) is a Turkish political and social activist, journalist and ecologist. Also he is a chief editor of the [[Hamshetsu Gor]] journal on Culture and History of Hemshin people, [[Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey)|Peoples' Democratic Party]] local co-chairman<ref name="AW1" />. He is one of the critics of Turkish Government lead by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan<ref name="AW1" />. |
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== Life and career == |
== Life and career == |
Revision as of 15:40, 13 February 2018
Cemil Aksu | |
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Born | January 29, 1977 Hopa, Artvin Province, Turkey | (age 47)
Nationality | Turkish |
Alma mater | Middle East Technical University |
Occupation | historian |
Known for | discussion of Hemshin people, 2017 imprisonment |
Cemil Aksu (Template:Lang-hy, Template:Lang-tr) is a Turkish political and social activist, journalist and ecologist. Also he is a chief editor of the Hamshetsu Gor journal on Culture and History of Hemshin people, Peoples' Democratic Party local co-chairman[1]. He is one of the critics of Turkish Government lead by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan[1].
Life and career
Aksu was born in Hopa city in Artvin Province, Turkey, in Hamshen Armenian family[1].
He was arrested in 1996 for political reasons. In 2004 after getting out of the jail Aksu had entered to Anadolu University Public Administration Faculty[2]. He had his master's degree in philosophy in Istanbul Bilgi University[3].
In 2008-2011 was editor of Hamshenian Biryaşam journal on history, identity, nature and political state of Hopa[2].
In november 2017 after his publications in social networks Aksu was arrested for «glorifying a crime and criminals» by Turkish police in Ardvin city. Before that, in October 24, 2017, his wife, human rights activist and a member of the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) Nurcan Vayiç Aksu, was arrested[3]. In December 8, 2017, after several weeks in prison, Cemil Aksu with his wife were been released from the prison[1].
Family
Aksu is married with Nurcan Vayiç Aksu[1], the have one daughter (Arev)[1].
Publications
Aksu is an author of several books, uncliding[3][2]:
- Cemil Aksu // Karadeniz’in Sol Köşesi: Hopa // Ugur Biryol, Communications Publications, 2012
- Cemil Aksu, Meryem Özçep // Kimlikler, Çıkarlar, Siyasetler: Karadeniz Siyasetine Hopa’dan Bakmak
References
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- 1977 births
- People from Hopa
- Living people
- Anadolu University alumni
- Istanbul Bilgi University alumni
- Turkish human rights activists
- Turkish non-fiction writers
- Turkish journalists
- Turkish ecologists
- Turkish escapees
- Turkish people of Armenian descent
- Hamshen studies scholars
- Escapees from Turkish detention
- Ethnic Armenian journalists