Sami Kohen (1928 – 18 October 2021) was a Turkish

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and

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. He wrote regular columns about foreign policy for ''

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'' since 1954. Kohen was born in 1928 in

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. He came from a

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family. His father was Albert Kohen, who published the ''La Boz de Türkiye'' newspaper in

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and French, which, after his father's death, was published in Turkish by Sami Kohen as ''Türkiye'nin sesi''. Later, he worked at ''Tan'', ''Yeni Istanbul'' and ''Istanbul Express'' newspapers. In 1954 he joined

. Six years later in 1960, he married Mirka. He had two children named Jale and Alp. Besides

, Kohen also wrote for ''Christian Science Monitor'' and

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. On 12 October 2020, he was given the ''High Service Award''. On 18 October 2021, Kohen was admitted to

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due to

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. He died later that day.

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1928 births 2021 deaths Journalists from Istanbul Turkish columnists Turkish Jews Milliyet people Date of birth missing {{Turkey-journalist-stub