Nuriye Akman (born 1957) is a Turkish journalist, columnist, and novelist who is especially known for her interviewing prominent figures in Turkish politics and culture. She was detained as part of the investigation into the military coup attempt on 15 July 2016, subsequently arrested 30 August 2016 and released pending trial on 12 October 2016. On 6 July 2018, Akman was acquitted of all charges.

Career

After working as a clerk for

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for three years, she became a journalist for ''

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'' in 1982. Between 1985 and 1993 she worked at ''

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'' and between 1993 and 2002 at ''

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'' newspapers. In 2004, he gave a lecture on interviewing techniques at

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. She produced and anchored programs İnci Avcısı for the

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(TRT) and Empati for

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. More recently, Akman anchors the

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program Akılda Kalan. Akman has written three novels and published a collection of her interviews. Akman's brother is publisher Ali Ural of Şule Publications. She is the mother of one child.

Works

* Nefes ''(novel)'' * Örtü ''(novel)'' * Kim ''(novel)'' * İnci Avcısı * Mebus Burcu * Kalabalıklar * Başka Sorum Yok * Üzümünü Ye Bağını Sor * Gurbette Fethullah Gülen * Yüzleşme / Açlık Grevinde 205 Gün * Mayın Tarlası / Sınırı Zorlayan Sorular * Elli Kelime / Adnan Menderes'ten Berin Menderes'e Yassıada Mektupları

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Akman, Nuriye 1957 births Living people Turkish columnists Turkish women columnists Political writers Censorship in Turkey Journalists imprisoned in Turkey Writers from Istanbul Turkish women novelists 20th-century Turkish journalists 21st-century Turkish journalists 20th-century Turkish women journalists 21st-century Turkish women journalists