Faruk Mercan (born 1971) is a Turkish journalist and writer.
[ DoÄŸan Kitap]
Faruk Mercan
/ref> He is a journalist for ''Aksiyon
''Aksiyon'' ( en, Action, italic=yes) was a Turkish news magazine. The magazine was close to the Gülen movement. It was established by Feza Publications in 1994. In 2008 it was described by its ''Today's Zaman'' sister newspaper as "the most wi ...
'' and the author of a number of books on the Turkish deep state, including books on Ãœzeyir Garih, Nesim Malki and the Susurluk scandal
The Susurluk scandal () was a scandal involving the close relationship among the deep state in Turkey, the Grey Wolves and the Turkish mafia. It took place during the peak of the Kurdish–Turkish conflict, in the mid-1990s. The relationship ...
. He has worked at Dünya Radyo and the '' Zaman'' newspaper.[Faruk Mercan, ]Today's Zaman
''Today's Zaman'' (Zaman is Turkish for 'time' or 'age') was an English-language daily newspaper based in Turkey. Established on 17 January 2007, it was the English-language edition of the Turkish daily '' Zaman.'' ''Today's Zaman'' included dom ...
, 25 October 2010
The Hanefi Avcı affair: A dramatic detective story
Mercan graduated from Ankara University, Law School
The Ankara University, Law School ( tr, Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi formerly known ''Ankara Adliye Hukuk Mektebi'') is a faculty for law of the Ankara University in Turkey.
History
Ankara University, Law School, was founded as a par ...
in 1993.[
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Books
* ''Fethullah Gülen'' (2008), Doğan Kitap
* ''Niso, Nesim Malki Cinayeti'' (2007), DoÄŸan Kitap
* ''Boğazın Şövalyesi, Üzeyir Garih Cinayeti'' (2007), Doğan Kitap
* ''Onlar BaÅŸroldeydi'' (2007), DoÄŸan Kitap
* ''Savaşçının Dönüşü'' (2006)
* ''Apolet, Kılıç ve İktidar'' (2004)
* ''Susurluk Prensleri, Bir Gizli Savaşın Perde Arkası'' (1999)
* ''Ãœzeyir Garih'in Son Randevusu'' (2002)
* ''Niso: Nesim Malki'nin Sıradışı Hikâyesi'' (2001)
References
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1971 births
Living people
Turkish journalists
Ankara University Faculty of Law alumni
Turkish writers
Zaman (newspaper) people