Derya Sazak (born 1956) is a Turkish journalist and writer. He has worked for various leading newspapers.

Biography

Sazak was born in Ankara in 1956. ^[1] He is a graduate of Gazi University where he received a degree in journalism. ^[1] Following his graduation he started his career in the newspaper Yeni Ulus in 1978. ^[1] Then he joined Anka News Agency. ^[1] Next he involved in the establishment of the daily newspaper Güneş. ^[1] In 1983 he became a regular contributor of Milliyet ^[1] of which he later became the editor-in-chief. ^[2] His interview with Saddam Hussein in Baghdad was awarded as the best journalistic work in 1991. ^[3] He served as the editor-in-chief of Milliyet until 30 July 2013 when Fikret Bila replaced him in the post. ^[3] The reason for this replacement was the publication of the details of a meeting between Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish delegation which had been held on 28 February 2013. ^[4] In the same purge two leading Milliyet contributors, Hasan Cemal and Can Dündar, were also fired. ^[4]

In July 2014 he was named as the editor-in-chief of the Yurt newspaper. ^[3] He was removed from the post in April 2015 ^[3] because of the Turkish Government's censorship. ^[5] He started a newspaper, Karşı, and is its editor in chief.

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