Mete Akyol (1935, Ordu - 2 November 2016, Istanbul) was a

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journalist. Akyol studied in Talas American Junior High school and Tarsus American High school. He graduated from the English Literature section of

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in 1960. Beginning by 1959, Akyol served in the ''

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'', '' Öncü'', '' Hürriyet'', '' Dünya'', ''

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'' and '' Sabah'' newspapers as a reporter, columnist and editor. He also served in the television channels Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), NTV, TV8 and Kanal B. Between 1998 and his death date, he was the executive editor of the periodical '' Bütün Dünya'', a periodical similar to '' Reader's Digest''. Beginning by 1987, he also lectured in the

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, Marmara University and

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. Mete Akyol died on 2 November 2016 in Istanbul.

Books

*Düzenzedeler ("System victıms") *Mevzuat böyle Efendim ("Sir this is the regulation") *Yazamadıklarım ("Those which I couldn't write") *Hem yaşadım Hem yazdım ("I lived and wrote") *Aynen naklen ("As it is and as by rumor") *Bir başkadır benim mesleğim ("My profession is a different profession")

References

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