Mehmet Ocaktan

Mehmet Ocaktan (born 8 June 1955, Karyağmaz, Balıkesir Province[1]) is a Turkish journalist, and a former deputy for the Justice and Development Party (2007 to 2011). Since June 2013 he is the editor-in-chief of Akşam. Previous journalistic roles include being the founding editor of Yeni Şafak and the managing editor of Star.[2]

Career

Ocaktan has worked for the newspapers Yeni Devir, Tercüman and Güneş and was the founding editor of Yeni Şafak in 1994. He was a deputy in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing Bursa for the Justice and Development Party from 2007 to 2011,[3] before returning to journalism at the Star newspaper.[1]

In 2013 he became the editor of Akşam after the newspaper was acquired by the government's TMSF.[4]

He has published three books of poetry.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 haberler.com, Mehmet Ocaktan
  2. ↑ Today's Zaman, 24 June 2013, Star Managing Editor Mehmet Ocaktan appointed Akşam editor-in-chief
  3. ↑ Today's Zaman, 3 August 2007, 19 parliamentarians left without an office to work
  4. ↑ Hurriyet Daily News, 1 July 2013, Columnists fired as daily Akşam gets new chief
  5. ↑ uludagsozluk.com, Mehmet Ocaktan