Ayşe Arman (born 9 December 1969) is a
Turkish journalist
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and
columnist
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of German descent. She is best known for her interviews. Arman is the author of two books, one of which is a compilation of best moments of her interviews made over the past decade.
Arman also holds German citizenship.
Personal life
She was born in her father's hometown of
Adana
Adana (; ; ) is a major city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the Mediterranean Sea. The administrative seat of Adana province, it has a population of 2.26 million.
Adana lies in the heart of Cilicia, ...
. Her mother is
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ger ...
. After her graduation from Tarsus American College in
Tarsus,
province Mersin, she attended the School of Press and Publishing at
Istanbul University
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, latin_name = Universitas Istanbulensis
, motto = tr, Tarihten Geleceğe Bilim Köprüsü
, mottoeng = Science Bridge from Past to the Future
, established = 1453 1846 1933
...
but never been a graduate. She is married to Ömer Dormen, the son of theater actor
Haldun Dormen and public relations specialist Betül Mardin. They have one daughter together, named Alya.
Professional life
Ayşe Arman started her career in journalism in the 1990s within the team of the weekly magazine ''
Nokta
''Nokta'' ("Point" in Turkish) was a leading Turkish weekly political news magazine. Founded in 1983, it was closed down by its owner in 2007 under military pressure after revealing several coup plots. Revived in 2015, it was closed again in the ...
''.
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