Tuba Çandar (born 1948) is a Turkish journalist and author of biographies of three leading Turkish intellectuals. Her 700-page biography of the murdered Armenian journalist

Hrant Dink Hrant Dink (; Western ; 15 September 1954 – 19 January 2007) was a Turkish-Armenian intellectual, editor-in-chief of ''Agos'', journalist, and columnist. As editor-in-chief of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian newspaper ''Agos'', Dink was a ...

's life "Hrant" (2010) is a best-seller in Turkey for which she interviewed 125 people.

Early life

Born in 1948, Tuba Çandar attended the Austrian High School in Istanbul. She received an AFS Intercultural Programs scholarship and completed her studies in the USA. Çandar received her

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

and

international relations International relations (IR, and also referred to as international studies, international politics, or international affairs) is an academic discipline. In a broader sense, the study of IR, in addition to multilateral relations, concerns al ...

at the

Ankara University Ankara University () is a public university, public research university in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the History of the Republic of Turkey, formation of the Turkish republ ...

in 1979.

Publishing career

Çandar went to exile in Germany after the military coup of March 1971, and following the amnesty, she returned to Turkey where she became the editor-in-chief of ''Bizim Almanca'' magazine under the Turkish daily ''

Cumhuriyet ''Cumhuriyet'' (; English: "Republic") is the oldest up-market Turkish daily newspaper. It has been described as "the most important independent public interest newspaper in contemporary Turkey". The newspaper was awarded the ''Freedom of Press ...

''. She worked as an editor at '' Gergedan'' magazine and freelanced for various dailies including ''

Yeni Yüzyıl ''Yeni Yüzyıl'' (''New Century'') was a Turkish newspaper. It was published from 1994 to 1999, closing down due to legal and financial problems. It had been acquired in August 1998 from Dinç Bilgin's Sabah group by Korkmaz Yiğit Korkmaz Yi� ...

'', penning pieces on culture, arts and travel, and '' Gazete Pazar'', where she started her "Portraits" column. Her first book about the life of one of Turkey's first female architects

Mualla Eyüboğlu Mualla Eyüboğlu Anhegger (13 March 1919 – 16 August 2009) was one of the first female Turkish architects. She is known for her restoration work on the Topkapı Palace harem room and the Rumelihisarı in Istanbul. Early life and education E ...

Anhegger, "Hitit Güneşi" (Hitite Sun) was published in 2003. She released ''Murat Belge Bir Hayat'' (Turkish: Murat Belge. A Life) on the outspoken leftist Turkish intellectual and literary critic

Murat Belge Murat Belge (born 16 March 1943) is a Turkish academic, translator, literary critic, columnist, civil rights activist, and occasional tour guide. Early life Belge is the son of political journalist Burhan Asaf Belge (who was married to Hung ...

in 2007. Her book ''Hrant'' came out on the birthday of

on 15 September in 2010.

Personal life

Çandar is married to journalist and columnist

Cengiz Çandar Cengiz Çandar (born 1948) is a Turkish politician, journalist, senior columnist, and a Middle East expert. He is elected to the Turkish Parliament (TBMM) in May 2023, as Deputy of Diyarbakır from the pro-Kurdish, the Peoples’ Equality and De ...

, and they have one daughter.

Bibliography

The English translations of these titles are not the official titles. * ''Hitit Güneşi'' (''Hitite Sun'') * ''Murat Belge / Bir Hayat...'' * ''Hrant'', available in 2016 in English

References

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