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Biography
Mehmet Hasan Altan (born 11 January 1953) is a Turkish academic economist, journalist, and author of over 25 books. Describing himself as a "Marxist-liberal", he is the originator of the term "Second Republic", arguing that Turkey needs to reconstitute its republic as a true democracy. He is a strong supporter of the Accession of Turkey to the European Union.
Background
He was born 1953 in Ankara, Turkey to the journalist and writer Çetin Altan as the second of two sons. His brother Ahmet Altan is also a journalist and writer.
Altan studied at the Sorbonne University from 1979 to 1984, completing masters and doctoral degrees in economics.
Career
Altan has worked at the Istanbul University Faculty of Economics since 1986, first as assistant professor, then associate professor (1987) and full professor (1993).
From 1987 to November 2006 he contributed to Sabah, before moving to Star, becoming editor-in-chief. He left Star in January 2012. He has been dismissed from his paper because of government's pressures on media.
Books
- Kanatlı Karınca, Nisan Yayınları 1985
- Süperler ve Türkiye, AFA Yayınları 1986
- Marks'tan Sevgilerle, Güneş Yayınları 1989
- Darbelerin Ekonomisi (1990)
- Kapitalizm bu köye uğramadı
- Kurtler: Seytan Soyundan Mi?
- İkinci Cumhuriyet'in Yol Hikayesi
- Puslu Demokrasi : Ergenekon Güncesi
- Marksist Liberal
- Kent Dindarlığı
- Metropolis İslam, Timas Publishing Group. ISBN 978-605-114-108-4