Ömer Asan (born May 28, 1961) is a Turkish
folklorist
Folklore studies (also known as folkloristics, tradition studies or folk life studies in the UK) is the academic discipline devoted to the study of folklore. This term, along with its synonyms, gained currency in the 1950s to distinguish the ac ...
, photographer and writer.
In 2002, he was charged with allegations that he violated Article 8 of Turkey's Anti-Terror Law by "propagandating separatism" for his book ''
Pontos Kültürü''. In 2003, Article 8 was abolished, and Asan was acquitted as a result.
His articles, stories and research studies have been published in ''
Radikal
''Radikal'' () was a daily liberal Turkish language newspaper, published in Istanbul. From 1996 it was published by Aydın Doğan's Doğan Media Group. Although Radikal did not endorse a particular political alignment, it was generally consider ...
,'' ''Sabah'' and ''
Milliyet
''Milliyet'' ( Turkish for "''nationality''") is a daily newspaper published in Istanbul, Turkey.
History and profile
''Milliyet'' came to publishing life at the Nuri Akça press in Babıali, Istanbul as a daily private newspaper on 3 May 1950 ...
'' newspapers, Gezi, Yaşasın Edebiyat, Adam Öykü and Kafkasya Yazıları, Sky Life.
Asan was born in
Trabzon
Trabzon, historically known as Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. The city was founded in 756 BC as "Trapezous" by colonists from Miletus. It was added into the Achaemenid E ...
, Turkey.
Publications
*''
Pontos Kültürü'' (1996), in Turkish,
*''
Hasan Ä°zzettin Dinamo'' (2000), biography
*''Niko'nun
kemençesi'' (2005), short stories
Awards
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Abdi İpekçi
Abdi Ä°pekçi (9 August 1929 – 1 February 1979) was a Turkish journalist, intellectual and human rights activist. He was murdered when he was editor-in-chief of one of the main Turkish daily newspapers '' Milliyet'' which then had a cent ...
, Peace and Friendship Award presented by Turkish-Greek Friendship Association for his article published in Milliyet newspaper.
See also
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Pontic language
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Trabzon
Trabzon, historically known as Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. The city was founded in 756 BC as "Trapezous" by colonists from Miletus. It was added into the Achaemenid E ...
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Pontian Greeks
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Greek Muslims
Greek Muslims, also known as Grecophone Muslims, are Muslims of Greeks, Greek ethnic origin whose adoption of Islam (and often the Turkish language and identity in more recent times) dates either from the contact of early Arabic dynasties of th ...
References
External links
Trabzon Greek: A language without a tongue
1961 births
People from Trabzon
Living people
Culture of Turkey
Turkish writers
Turkish male photographers
Turkish folklorists
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