Hikmet Bilâ (; 1954 – 21 October 2011) was a Turkish journalist and

columnist A columnist is a person who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Column (newspaper), Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs. They take the fo ...

. He was the author of three books about Turkish political history.

Biography

He was born in Zonguldak in 1954. After graduating from high school, he was admitted to

Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences The Faculty of Political Science of the University of Ankara ( tr, Ankara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi, more simply known as "''SBF''") is the oldest faculty of social science in Turkey, being the successor of the "Mekteb-i Mülkiye" ...

and earned his B.A. degree from international relations department. Hikmet Bilâ started his journalism career in daily newspaper '' Yeni Ulus'' in 1973. He wrote columns in several Turkish newspapers including ''

Milliyet ''Milliyet'' ( Turkish for "''nationality''") is a Turkish daily newspaper published in Istanbul, Turkey. History and profile ''Milliyet'' came to publishing life at the Nuri Akça press in Babıali, Istanbul as a daily private newspaper on 3 ...

'', '' Cumhuriyet'', and ''

Vatan ''Vatan'' ("Homeland" or "Motherland") is a Turkish daily newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers ...

''. He worked as editor-in-chief at leading news channel of Turkey, NTV. He died on 21 October 2011 in his Ankara home after suffering for 1,5 years from lung cancer. His funeral was held at Teşvikiye Mosque and buried in Ulus Cemetery on 22 October 2011. His brother Fikret Bilâ wrote a sad and mournful article about Hikmet Bilâ after the funeral.

Books

* ''Sosyal Demokrat Süreç İçinde CHP ve Sonrası'', Milliyet Yayınları (1987), 560pp. * ''12 Eylül: Türkiye'nin Miladı'', Doğan Kitap (2002), 239pp, , (with

Mehmet Ali Birand Mehmet Ali Birand (9 December 1941 – 17 January 2013) was a Turkish journalist, political commentator and writer. Biography He was born to İzzet and his wife Mürvet on 9 December 1941 in Beyoğlu, Istanbul. His mother was of Kurdish descen ...

and Rıdvan Akar). * ''CHP 1919-2009'', Doğan Kitap (2008), 472pp, .CHP 1919-2009
(in Turkish). ''Idefix''. Retrieved 2011-10-28.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bila, Hikmet 1954 births 2011 deaths People from Zonguldak Turkish columnists Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences alumni Deaths from lung cancer in Turkey Milliyet people Cumhuriyet people Date of birth unknown Burials at Ulus Cemetery 20th-century Turkish people