Abdulkadir Selvi (born 1964) is a

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columnist and journalist, currently working at ''

Hürriyet ''Hürriyet'' (, ''Liberty'') is one of the major Turkish newspapers, founded in 1948. , it had the highest circulation of any newspaper in Turkey at around 319,000. ''Hürriyet'' has a mainstream, liberal and conservative outlook. ''Hürriyet ...

''. 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 (Latin and Greek: ''Sebastia'', ''Sebastea'', Σεβάστεια, Σεβαστή, ) is a city in central Turkey and the seat of Sivas Province. The city, which lies at an elevation of in the broad valley of the Kızılırmak river, is a ...

, in 1964. He graduated from

Gazi University Gazi University ( tr, Gazi Üniversitesi) is a public university primarily located in Ankara, Turkey. It was established in 1926 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as Gazi Teacher Training Institute. In 1982, it was reorganized by merging with the Bolu ...

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

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. In 2001, he joined ''

'' newspaper and he became newspaper's

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Representative. In April 2016 he transferred to Hürriyet newspaper. Abdulkadir Selvi is married and has three children.

Books authored

Abdulkadir Selvi has three books: * 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