Mehmet Hasan Altan was born on 11 January 1953 and is a Turkish academic economist, journalist, and author of over 25 books.
11 Facts About Mehmet Altan
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Mehmet Altan is a strong supporter of the Accession of Turkey to the European Union.
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Mehmet Altan was born 1953 in Ankara, Turkey to the journalist and writer Cetin Altan as the second of two sons.
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Mehmet Altan's brother Ahmet Altan is a journalist and writer.
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Mehmet Altan has worked faculty of economics of the Istanbul University since 1986 becoming an associate professor in 1987 and a full professor in 1993.
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Mehmet Altan was dismissed in the aftermath of the failed coup d'etat attempt of 2016 and wasn't re-hired since.
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Mehmet Altan has been dismissed from his paper because of government's pressures on media.
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On 10 September 2016, Mehmet Altan was arrested in the wake of the coup d'etat attempt.
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Mehmet Altan was later indicted on charges of attempting to overthrow the constitutional order and acting on behalf of a terrorist organization.
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Mehmet Altan is the creator of the term "Second Republic", which advocates for the re-founding of Turkey with democracy.
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Mehmet Altan criticized Robert Spano, the president of the ECHR, for his acceptance of an honorary Doctorate by the Istanbul University from the same people who have dismissed him in 2016.