Cemil Aksu ( Armenian: Ջեմիլ Աքսու, Turkish: Cemil Aksu) is a Turkish Armenian political and social activist, journalist and ecologist. Also he is a chief editor of the Hamshetsu Gor journal on Culture and History of Hemshin people and Peoples' Democratic Party local co-chairman. ^[1] He is one of the critics of Turkish Government led by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. ^[1]

Life and career

Aksu was born in Hopa city in Artvin Province, Turkey, in Hamshen Armenian family. ^[1]

He was arrested in 1996 for political reasons. In 2004 after getting out of the jail Aksu had entered to Anadolu University Public Administration Faculty. ^[2] He had his master's degree in philosophy in Istanbul Bilgi University. ^[3]

In 2008-2011 was editor of Hamshenian Biryaşam journal on history, identity, nature and political state of Hopa. ^[2]

In November 2017 after his publications in social networks Aksu was arrested for «glorifying a crime and criminals» by Turkish police in Ardvin city. Before that, in 24 October 2017, his wife, human rights activist and a member of the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) Nurcan Vayiç Aksu, was arrested. ^[3] In 8 December 2017, after several weeks in prison, Cemil Aksu and his wife were released from prison. ^[1]

Family

Aksu is married with Nurcan Vayiç Aksu, ^[1] they have one son (Arev). ^[1]

Publications

Aksu is an author of several books, including: ^{[3] [2]}

• Cemil Aksu // Karadeniz'in Sol Köşesi: Hopa // Ugur Biryol, Communications Publications, 2012
• Cemil Aksu, Meryem Özçep // Kimlikler, Çıkarlar, Siyasetler: Karadeniz Siyasetine Hopa'dan Bakmak

References

External links

• Cemil Aksu on Facebook (in Turkish)
• Aksu's interview for the Kolektifi ecological journal