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His first job was in the State Planning Board, where he eventually oversaw the Long Term Planning department. In 1966 he found a position at the [[Middle East Technical University]]. He was fired after the [[1971 Turkish coup d'état|1971 coup]]. |
His first job was in the State Planning Board, where he eventually oversaw the Long Term Planning department. In 1966 he found a position at the [[Middle East Technical University]]. He was fired after the [[1971 Turkish coup d'état|1971 coup]]. |
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Before the coup he wrote calling for a "Socialist Revolution" and a socialist administration in Turkey in the leftist publications ''Yön'', ''Emek'', ''Ant''.<ref name=yon/>. He is also well known for his bitter criticisms against another strategy called "National Democratic Revolution" ({{lang-tr|Milli Demokratik Devrim}}). |
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He also ran the economy bulletin of the [[Anka news agency]].<ref name=yon/> |
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He soon devoted himself to leftist causes, such as editing the newspaper ''Yürüyüş'' and relaunching of the [[Workers Party of Turkey]] ({{lang-tr|Türkiye İşçi Partisi}}). The party kicked him and some others out in 1978 so they launched a magazine called Socialist |
He soon devoted himself to leftist causes, such as editing the newspaper ''Yürüyüş'' and relaunching of the [[Workers Party of Turkey]] ({{lang-tr|Türkiye İşçi Partisi}}). The party kicked him and some others out in 1978 so they launched a magazine called Socialist Power({{lang-tr|Sosyalist İktidar}}) the next year.<ref name=yon/> |
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In 1979 he joined [[Ankara University]] but was again dismissed after [[1980 Turkish coup d'état|the next coup]], in 1980. He returned to academia at [[Gazi University]], and retired in 1987.<ref name=yon/> |
In 1979 he joined [[Ankara University]] but was again dismissed after [[1980 Turkish coup d'état|the next coup]], in 1980. He returned to academia at [[Gazi University]], and retired in 1987.<ref name=yon/> |
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Revision as of 01:29, 12 April 2009
Yalçın Küçük (1938) is a socialist Turkish writer, economist, historian, and media pundit, recognized for his historical studies on the late-Ottoman and Republican periods in the history of Turkey and Soviet economic development from a Marxist perspective and also his interest in crypto-Judaism in Turkey (Sabbateanism) and criticism of the Justice and Development Party.[1][2] made him popular.
Brief Biography
Küçük was born in Iskenderun. His father's ancestry is Turkoman while his mother's is Caucasian. He went to the Kabataş High School, followed by Ankara University. He graduated in 1960 with a degree in political science.[2]
His first job was in the State Planning Board, where he eventually oversaw the Long Term Planning department. In 1966 he found a position at the Middle East Technical University. He was fired after the 1971 coup. Before the coup he wrote calling for a "Socialist Revolution" and a socialist administration in Turkey in the leftist publications Yön, Emek, Ant.[1]. He is also well known for his bitter criticisms against another strategy called "National Democratic Revolution" (Turkish: Milli Demokratik Devrim).
In 1973, he became a reserve officer at the Polatlı Artillery school (military service is compulsory in Turkey). Afterwards he ran the economy department of the establishment newspaper, Cumhuriyet.[2] He also ran the economy bulletin of the Anka news agency.[1]
He soon devoted himself to leftist causes, such as editing the newspaper Yürüyüş and relaunching of the Workers Party of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye İşçi Partisi). The party kicked him and some others out in 1978 so they launched a magazine called Socialist Power(Turkish: Sosyalist İktidar) the next year.[1]
In 1979 he joined Ankara University but was again dismissed after the next coup, in 1980. He returned to academia at Gazi University, and retired in 1987.[1]
In his retirement he continued to write; for Social Deliverance (Turkish: Toplumsal Kurtuluş), Always Forward (Turkish: Hep İleri). In 1993 he interviewed the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, Abdullah Öcalan in Syria's Bekaa Valley. Numerous photographs were leaked depicting Öcalan providing Küçük with a tour of the camp, and dining with him.[1][3] Actually, Küçük's photographs with Abdullah Öcalan were published in his own books and journals edited by Küçük, himself during 1990s during his contact with PKK.[4] On various TV channels and interviews, he explicitly asserted that these were neither secret photographs nor he was ashamed of them. He as a social scientist and a socialist went to analyze the most powerful insurgency against the Turkish state, he claimed. In fact, in this period the rumors about the contact of Öcalan and Küçük went so far. Kurdish political organizations other than PKK claimed that Küçük "Kemalized" Öcalan by persuading him into denying separatism.
He left for Paris in 1993 in protest of president Süleyman Demirel and the fact that a brothel owner, Matild Manukyan, was the highest tax payer, but returned after the so-called 1997 "post-modern" coup. However, he was sentenced to two years in prison for spreading separatist propaganda (his interviews with Öcalan). He briefly had a show on Sky Türk called Pens and Swords (Turkish: Kalemler ve Kılıçlar) but it got pulled allegedly after complaints from the government and the former chief of general staff, Yaşar Büyükanıt.[1]
Ergenekon
Template:Current court case His houses in Karakusunlar, Ankara and Balat, Istanbul were searched in January 2009 in the frame of the ongoing Ergenekon investigation. His lawyer, Dursun Ermiş, arrived at Küçük's home in Ankara to field journalists' questions. The search warrant was issued by the Ninth Heavy Penal Court in İstanbul. The police is searching for documents pertaining to the Ergenekon network.[5]
Selected Bibliography
Küçük is a prolific writer:[1]
- Türkiye üzerine Tezler (5 volumes)
- Aydın Üzerine Tezler (5 volumes)
- 100 Soruda Planlama Kalkınma ve Türkiye
- Endüstrileşmenin Temel Sorunları: Sovyet Deneyimi
- Yeni Bir Cumhuriyet için
- Bilim ve Edebiyat
- Qua Vadimus - Nereye Gidiyoruz?
- Sovyetler Birliğinde Sosyalizmin Kuruluşu
- Sovyetler Birliğinde Sosyalizmin Çözülüşü
- Küfür Romanları
- Estetik Hesaplaşma
- İtirafçıların İtirafları
- 21 Yaşında Çocuk: Fatih Sultan Mehmet
- Ermeni Rahiple Mektuplaşmalar
- Emperyalist Türkiye
- Kürtler Üzerine Tezler
- Kürt Bahçesinde Sözleşi
- Tekeliyet 1 - 2
- Tekelistan
- İsimlerin İbranileştirilmesi / Tekelistan - 1 / Türk Yahudi isimleri Sözlüğü
- Tarih 12
- İsyan 1-2
- Şebeke 1
- Putları Yıkıyorum - Önsözler 1
- Türkiye Büyülü Hapishanem
- Ders 1: Küçülme Savaş
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Yön'den Ergenekon'a Yalçın Küçük". Radikal (in Turkish). Anka news agency. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
{{cite news}}:|section=ignored (help) - ^ a b c "Prof. Dr. Yalçın Küçük kimdir". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
- ^ "İşte Yalçın Küçük'ün Kankası". Rize Kaçkar Televizyonu (in Turkish). 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ^ For instance see various issues of Toplumsal Kurtuluş and Bilim ve Edebiyat
- ^ Kurt, Nurettin (2009-01-07). "Yalçın Küçük'ün evinde arama". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2009-01-07.