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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" />.


== Life and career ==
== Life and career ==

Revision as of 15:40, 13 February 2018

Cemil Aksu
BornJanuary 29, 1977 (1977-01-29) (age 47)
NationalityTurkish
Alma materMiddle East Technical University
Occupationhistorian
Known fordiscussion 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