Mehmet Ali Birand
Mehmet Ali Birand | |
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![]() Milliyet meeting with Mehmet Ali Birand (at the end of the table) | |
Born | |
Died | 17 January 2013 | (aged 71)
Nationality | Turkish |
Education | Galatasaray High School |
Occupation | Journalist, political commentator and writer. |
Years active | 1964–2013 |
Spouse(s) | Cemre Birand (m. 1971) |
Children | 1 |
Mehmet Ali Birand (9 December 1941 – 17 January 2013) was a Turkish-Kurdish journalist, political commentator and writer.[1]
Biography[]
He was born to İzzet and his wife Mürvet on 9 December 1941 in Beyoğlu, Istanbul. He completed his high school education at Galatasaray High School.[2]
Career[]
Birand began his journalism career in 1964 by writing in the newspaper Milliyet. In 1992, he joined Show TV and presented the news. Birand began hosting a political show titled 32. Gün (The 32nd Day), which was first on TRT in 1985 and then moved to other private TV channels as CNN Türk and Show TV. He also presented the daily news on CNN Türk. Before his death in 2013, he worked at Kanal D, hosting the news.[2]
He also authored several books including 30 Sıcak Gün, Diyet, Türkiye'nin Avrupa Macerası, 12 Eylül 04.00 and Emret Komutanım.
Birand was also a member of Galatasaray's board and uncommitted governance council.[3]
In 2006, he said that JITEM had asked Mahmut Yıldırım (Yeşil) to assassinate him, but that the operation was later cancelled, after Yıldırım had already investigated Birand's home security. Birand said that MIT chief Şenkal Atasagun was one of those who had told him of this episode.[4]
Death[]
Birand died on 17 January 2013 from complications of gallbladder surgery to replace a stent at the American Hospital in Istanbul. He had been receiving cancer treatment for a while. He was 71 years old.[5]
Newspapers worked for[]
Works[]
- Diyet
- Türkiye'nin Avrupa Macerası
- 30 Sıcak Gün
- 12 Eylül 04.00
- Emret Komutanım
- 32. Gün
- 10 Yılın Perde Arkası
- Mehmet Ali Birand
- Milliyet Yayınları / Aktüel Kitaplar Dizisi
- Nasreddin Hodja
Notes[]
- ^ "Birand: Kürt olmakla gurur duyuyorum". Haber7 (in Turkish). 5 December 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Mehmet Ali Birand Biyografisi". Son dakika (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Yönetim Kurulu Üyeleri". (in Turkish). 21 September 2012.
- ^ Today's Zaman, 14 May 2006, JITEM Wanted to Kill Birand Archived 30 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Prominent Turkish journalist, HDN columnist Birand passes away". Hürriyet Daily News. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
External links[]
- 1941 births
- 2013 deaths
- People from Beyoğlu
- Milliyet people
- Turkish journalists
- Turkish writers
- Turkish people of Kurdish descent
- Turkish broadcast news analysts
- Galatasaray High School alumni
- Hürriyet people
- Sabah (newspaper) people
- Galatasaray S.K. board members
- Turkish television journalists
- Posta (newspaper) people
- Deaths from cancer in Turkey
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer
- Kurdish journalists