Ahmet Hakan
{{short description|Turkish columnist (born 1967)}}
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Ahmet Hakan (born 11 August 1967) is a Turkish journalist and columnist working at Hürriyet, CNN Türk, and Kanal D. He studied at Bursa Religious High School (Imam Hatip Lisesi) and then Bursa Divinity Faculty (Bursa Ilahiyat Fakultesi). He used to be anchor-man for the television channel Kanal 7 founded by Necmettin Erbakan the founder/leader of Welfare Party (Refah Partisi). He was appointed editor of Hürriyet in 2019.
Biography
Hakan Coşkun was born in Yozgat Province, on 11 August 1967. Hakan studied at Bursa Hatip school during his youth. He graduated from Bursa Divinity Faculty Bursa Ilahiyat Fakultesi. Between 1993 and 1994, he worked as a reporter at TGRT, a Turkish Television channel. In 2003, he became Kanal 7{{'}}s news director. Then, he worked as a columnist at Yeni Şafak newspaper. He is currently working at Hürriyet, CNN Türk and Kanal D.{{Cite web|url=http://www.biyografi.info/kisi/-hakan|title= Hakan kimdir?|website=www.biyografi.info|access-date=25 July 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/hakan-kimdir|title=Hakan kimdir?|access-date=25 July 2016}}{{dead link|date=November 2022}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kanal-d-ana-haber-hakan-emanet-40325463|title = Kanal D Ana Haber bültenini artık Hakan sunacak? Peki, ne zaman?}}{{dead link|date=November 2022}}{{failed verification|date=November 2022}}
Threats and attacks against Hakan
Star newspaper's writer, Cem Küçük, threatened Hakan with these words on an article published on 9 September 2015: "Like a patient suffering from schizophrenia, you still think that Hürriyet manages Turkey like the old days. We can crush you like a fly whenever we want. So far we have had mercy and you can still survive."{{cite web | title = Cem Küçük'ten Hakan'a köşeden ölüm tehdidi | url = http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/cem-kucukten-hakana-koseden-olum-tehdidi-30023292 | publisher = Hürriyet | accessdate = 9 September 2015 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20180130013907/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/cem-kucukten-hakana-koseden-olum-tehdidi-30023292 | archivedate = 30 January 2018 | url-status = live | df = dmy-all }} As a result, Hakan filed a complaint against Cem Küçük on the same day.
CHP member Eren Erdem, submitted a questionnaire to TBMM Presidency in relation to this issue.{{cite web | title = CHP, Hakan'a yapılan tehdide ilişkin soru önergesi verdi | url = http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/turkiye/365425/CHP_Hakan_a_yapilan_tehdide_iliskin_soru_onergesi_verdi.html | publisher = Cumhuriyet | accessdate = 10 September 2015 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20180130091419/http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/turkiye/365425/CHP_Hakan_a_yapilan_tehdide_iliskin_soru_onergesi_verdi.html | archivedate = 30 January 2018 | url-status = live | df = dmy-all }} Yeni Şafak's author Abdulkadir Selvi wrote in his column: "These are not the right things. Turkey and the AK Party do not deserve it."{{cite web | last1 = Selvi | first1 = Abdülkadir | title = Sokaklar tekin değildir | date = 10 September 2015 | url = https://www.yenisafak.com/yazarlar/abdulkadirselvi/sokaklar-tekin-degildir-2021698 | publisher = Yeni Şafak | accessdate = 10 September 2015 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20180130091350/https://www.yenisafak.com/yazarlar/abdulkadirselvi/sokaklar-tekin-degildir-2021698 | archivedate = 30 January 2018 | url-status = live | df = dmy-all }} President of Association of Contemporary Journalists, Abakay, also said: "Hrant was killed after receiving numerous threats. Metin Göktepe was killed the same way. Such murders begin this way."{{cite web | title = Usta gazeteciler uyardı: Bir yerden sonra tehdit etmekle kalmayıp adam öldürüyorlar, örneği Hrant'tır | url = http://cgdankara.org.tr/index.php?Did=2398 | publisher = Çağdaş Gazeteciler Derneği | accessdate = 9 September 2015 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20180203124539/http://cgdankara.org.tr/index.php?Did=2398 | archivedate = 3 February 2018 | url-status = live | df = dmy-all }} Turkish Journalists' Association, the Press Council and many other organizations and a number of journalists condemned this attack.{{cite web | title = Basın Konseyi ve Türkiye Gazeteciler Cemiyeti Hakan'a saldırıyı kınadı | url = https://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/basin-konseyi-ve-turkiye-gazeteciler-cemiyeti-hakana-saldiriyi-kinadi | publisher = Hürriyet | accessdate = 1 November 2015 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20180130095825/https://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/basin-konseyi-ve-turkiye-gazeteciler-cemiyeti-hakana-saldiriyi-kinadi | archivedate = 30 January 2018 | url-status = live | df = dmy-all }}
In a video taken 24 hours after the second attack on Hürriyet newspaper, AKP member Abdurrahim Boynukalin, said: "I was thinking about going to Nişantaşı today, in front of his house. I was going to get there, and I'd say, 'come here'. Our mistake was to not beat them up at the right time."{{cite web | title = AKP'li Boynukalın Hakan'ı böyle tehdit etmişti: Bizim hatamız bunlara dayak atmamak olmuş | url = http://t24.com.tr/haber/akpli-boynukalin-hakani-boyle-tehdit-etmisti-bizim-hatamiz-bunlara-dayak-atmamak-olmus,311421 | publisher = T24 | accessdate = 1 October 2015 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20180130013748/http://t24.com.tr/haber/akpli-boynukalin-hakani-boyle-tehdit-etmisti-bizim-hatamiz-bunlara-dayak-atmamak-olmus,311421 | archivedate = 30 January 2018 | url-status = live | df = dmy-all }}
was attacked by four people in front of his house on 1 October 2015. Hakan's nose and ribs were broken before he demanded protection, but the application related to the issue was not processed in any way.[http://www.diken.com.tr/hakana-evinin-onunde-saldiri-burnu-ve-kaburgasi-kirildi-dort-kisi-gozaltinda/ "Hakan’a evinin önünde saldırı: Burnu ve kaburgası kırıldı, dört kişi gözaltında"]. Diken. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015. Two of the attackers appeared to be members of the Justice and Development Party, Fatih District Organization.[http://www.diken.com.tr/malumun-ilami-hakana-saldiranlardan-ikisi-akp-uyesi-cikti/ "Malumun ilamı: Hakan’a saldıranlardan ikisi AKP üyesi çıktı"]. Diken. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
Editor of ''Hürriyet''
Hakan was appointed editor-in-chief of Hürriyet in 2019, following this media institution was passed into the hands of a pro-government business enterprise, Demirören Group, in 2018. His appointment came after previous editor Vahap Munyar resigned after 42 Hürriyet employees were sacked.{{Cite web|title=Turkish newspaper appoints new chief editor mentioned in WikiLeaks|url=https://ahvalnews.com/hakan/turkish-newspaper-appoints-new-chief-editor-mentioned-wikileaks|access-date=13 January 2021|website=Ahval|language=en}} The decision to sack the staff was made by the newspaper's owners, Demiroren Group, who are known to be close to the ruling Justice and Development Party of President Erdogan.{{Cite web|date=7 November 2019|title=Less than critical Hakan chosen as Hurriyet daily's new chief editor|url=https://ipa.news/2019/11/07/less-than-critical-hakan-chosen-as-hurriyet-dailys-new-chief-editor/|access-date=13 January 2021|website=IPA NEWS|language=en-US}} "Our aim will be to take the powerful brand of Hürriyet to a higher point," Hakan said of his appointment.{{Cite web|title=New editor-in-chief takes over at daily Hürriyet - Turkey News|url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/new-editor-in-chief-takes-over-at-daily-hurriyet-148383|access-date=13 January 2021|website=Hürriyet Daily News|language=en}}
In January 2021, received an award from President Erdogan at the Media Oscar Awards Ceremony of the Radio and Television Journalists Association. Erdogan stated that "Today we have a more colorful, democratic and pluralist media structure."{{Cite web|title=Erdoğan: Sosyal medya şirketlerinin baskılarına boyun eğmeyeceğiz|url=https://www.birgun.net/haber/erdogan-sosyal-medya-sirketlerinin-baskilarina-boyun-egmeyecegiz-330302|access-date=13 January 2021|website=birgun.net|language=tr}}
Books authored
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Hakan has three books:
- Neden Milliyetçilik? (2001)
- Çeteler, Mafya ve Siyaset (2001)
- Sivil, Dayanılmaz bir yürek (1999)
References
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External links
- [http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=131 Hakan's column in Hürriyet]
- [https://haber.sol.org.tr/medya/akpnin-istedigi-oldu-ahmet-hakan-hurriyetin-basina-gecti-273719 AKP'nin istediği oldu. Ahmet Hakan Hürriyet'in başına geçti] Haber Sol
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