| Cemil Aksu | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 29, 1977 (1977-01-29) (age 47) Hopa, Artvin Province, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Alma mater | Anadolu University |
| Occupation | historian |
| Known for | discussion of Hemshin people, 2017 imprisonment |
Cemil Aksu (Armenian: Ջեմիլ Աքսու, Turkish: Cemil Aksu) is a Turkish Armenian political and social activist, journalist and ecologist. Also he is a chief editor of the Hamshetsu Gor journal on Culture and History of Hemshin people and Peoples' Democratic Party local co-chairman. He is one of the critics of Turkish Government led by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Life and career
Aksu was born in Hopa city in Artvin Province, Turkey, in Hamshen Armenian family.
He was arrested in 1996 for political reasons. In 2004 after getting out of the jail Aksu had entered to Anadolu University Public Administration Faculty. He had his master's degree in philosophy in Istanbul Bilgi University.
In 2008-2011 was editor of Hamshenian Biryaşam journal on history, identity, nature and political state of Hopa.
In November 2017 after his publications in social networks Aksu was arrested for «glorifying a crime and criminals» by Turkish police in Artvin city. Before that, in 24 October 2017, his wife, human rights activist and a member of the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) Nurcan Vayiç Aksu, was arrested. In 8 December 2017, after several weeks in prison, Cemil Aksu and his wife were released from prison.
Family
Aksu is married with Nurcan Vayiç Aksu, they have one son (Arev).
Publications
Aksu is an author of several books, including:
- Cemil Aksu // Karadeniz'in Sol Köşesi: Hopa // Ugur Biryol, Communications Publications, 2012
- Cemil Aksu, Meryem Özçep // Kimlikler, Çıkarlar, Siyasetler: Karadeniz Siyasetine Hopa'dan Bakmak
References
- ^ Hamshen Armenian Activists Nurcan Vayiç Aksu and Cemil Aksu Released from Turkish Prison
- ^ Cemil Aksu
- ^ Yazar Cemil Aksu tutuklandı
External links
- Cemil Aksu on Facebook (in Turkish)
- Aksu's interview for the Kolektifi ecological journal
- 1977 births
- People from Hopa
- Living people
- Anadolu University alumni
- Istanbul Bilgi University alumni
- Turkish human rights activists
- Turkish non-fiction writers
- 21st-century Turkish journalists
- Ecologists
- Turkish escapees
- Turkish people of Armenian descent
- Turkish people of Hemshin descent
- Escapees from Turkish detention
- Ethnic Armenian journalists
- Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey) politicians
- Politicians arrested in Turkey