Hıncal Uluç (1 November 1939 – 20 November 2022) was a Turkish journalist and writer. In 1980, he moved to Istanbul after signing a contract with Gelişim Publishing's owner Ercan Arıklı for publishing a magazine. Later, in 1990 following Zafer Mutlu's suggestion he started writing for ''

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''. He was shot in the heel after an armed attack in 1994. In 2004, due to an article he wrote about Alaaddin Yüksel, the governor of

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, he was sentenced to one month in prison and paying 898 in 2008. He continued to write for ''Sabah'' and appeared as a commentator on the news program ''90''. Following Defne Joy Foster's death, Uluç wrote an article about her neighbor's neglect under the title 'What kind of neighborhood is this?..' for which a lawsuit was filed against him and was eventually sentenced to paying compensation. In 1985, he wrote the lyrics for the song "Bir Küçük Aşk Masalı" together with

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. The song was performed as a duet by Aksu and

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. On 20 November 2022, Uluç died in Istanbul. On 22 November he was interred at

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Programs

* Aileler Yarışıyor (1975 - TRT) * Yaşamdan Dakikalar (Formerly: TV8, ATV Later: Sky Türk) * Tele Pazar ( Kanal 1) * Kırmızı Çizgi (2010 - NTV Sport) * 90 Dakika ( NTV) * Yalanlar ve Ben - Ortaklaşan Bir Sevgi (new program)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Uluc, Hincal 1939 births 2022 deaths Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences alumni Turkish sports journalists 20th-century Turkish writers 21st-century Turkish writers Sabah (newspaper) people People from Kilis Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery