Abdulkadir Selvi (born 1964) is a

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columnist and journalist, currently working at ''

Hürriyet ''Hürriyet'' (, ''Liberty'') is a major List of newspapers in Turkey, Turkish newspaper, founded in 1948. it had the highest circulation of any newspaper in Turkey at around 319,000. ''Hürriyet'' combines entertainment with news coverage and ...

''. He joined ''

Yeni Şafak ''Yeni Şafak'' ("New Dawn") is a conservative, Islamist Turkish daily newspaper. The newspaper is known for its hardline support of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the AK Party and has a very close relationship with the Turkish government. ...

'' newspaper in 2001 and worked there for 15 years.

Biography

Abdulkadir Selvi was born in

Sivas, Turkey Sivas is a city in central Turkey. It is the seat of Sivas Province and Sivas District.İl Beled ...

, in 1964. He graduated from

Gazi University Gazi University () is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Ankara, Turkey. It was founded in 1926 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk originally as the Gazi Education Institute (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Gazi Eğitim Ens ...

. During his youth, he worked as an editor at various newspapers and magazines. Selvi started his career at ''Yeni Nesil'' and ''Yeni Asya'' newspapers. Then, he worked as a reporter and a news director at ''HBB TV'', a Turkish Television Channel based in

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

. In 2001, he joined ''

'' (fundamentalist) newspaper and he became newspaper's

Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

representative. In April 2016 he transferred to Hürriyet (supporter of regime) newspaper. Selvi is married and has three children.

Bibliography

* ''İşkence Koğuşlarından Siyaset Meydanlarına: Alperen'' (with Erhan Seven) * ''İçimizdeki Gladio ile yüzleşmek'' * ''Ateşten Yıllar: Siyasette Said Nursi Tartışması''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Selvi, Abdulkadir 1964 births Living people Turkish columnists People from Sivas Gazi University alumni