Çetin Altan

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Çetin Altan, (b. 22 June 1927, Istanbul) is a Turkish writer, journalist, and a former member of parliament.

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After graduating from Galatasaray Lisesi, he received BA in Law in Ankara University. His first book was published in 1946. Altan accepted Abdi İpekçi's offer in 1959 and became a journalist in Milliyet. Then he worked in the newspapers Akşam, Hürriyet, Güneş, Sabah and again in Milliyet.

Çetin Altan was a member of parliament for Workers Party of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye İşçi Partisi) between 1965 and 1969. He has been prosecuted more than 300 times because of his articles. Altan has been arrested three times and convicted two times.