Ayşe Arman (born 9 December 1969) is a

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and

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of German descent. She is best known for her interviews. Arman is the author of two books, one of which is a compilation of best moments of her interviews made over the past decade. Arman also holds German citizenship.

Personal life

She was born in her father's hometown of

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. Her mother is

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. After her graduation from Tarsus American College in Tarsus, province Mersin, she attended the School of Press and Publishing at

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but never been a graduate. She is married to Ömer Dormen, the son of theater actor

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and public relations specialist Betül Mardin. They have one daughter together, named Alya.

Professional life

Ayşe Arman started her career in journalism in the 1990s within the team of the weekly magazine ''

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, ''Edebik'' At ''

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'', she was noted for her frank approach to personal matters. In some of her articles, she has addressed issues such as

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and

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. In November 2019, Arman announced her resignation from her post as a columnist for ''Hürriyet''. Ayşe Arman was also a jury member in the Turkish version of ''

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Bibliography

* ''Kimse Okumazsa Ben Okurum'', Epsilon Publishing (2002), 330pp, * ''Kimse Sormazsa Ben Sorarım'', Epsilon Publishing (2003), 352pp, New Page
* ''Alya, Sevgilim ve Ben'', (2009) * ''Gezinin Güzel İnsanları'', (2013)

References

External links

Official website

Archive of articles in ''Hürriyet''
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