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Claire Koç (born Çigdem Koç, 1983 Tunceli) is a French journalist and writer.

Life

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Claire Koç's family comes from the Alevi branch of Islam. She was born in Anatolia and took refuge in France. She lived in Rennes then Strasbourg. Her mother was a housekeeper while her father is a worker. She studied foreign languages at the University of Strasbourg.

Koç is a journalist-presenter for France Télévisions.[1] She commented on the vote of the Turkish community abroad in favor of the re-election of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in May 2023.[2][3]

The publication of her book in 2021, Claire: the first name of shame, led to death threats from pro-Erdogan activists,[4][5][6] and she was placed under police protection.[7][8] She filed a complaint against these activists,[9]  and she received support from political figures such as Rachid Temal and Valérie Boyer.[10]

In the book, she describes her emancipation and her assimilation into French culture despite her family context  and integration difficulties.[11] She is one of a number of immigrants such as Sonia Mabrouk , Rachel Khan and Ismaël Saidi.[12] Le Monde compared their experience to that of the Dutch Lale Gül.[13]

In 2023, her book recounted her conversion to Catholicism,[14] which began in September 1989,[15] when she entered a church and saw the face of the Virgin Mary.[16]

Works

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  • Koc, Claire (2021-02-10). Claire le prénom de la honte (in French). Albin Michel. ISBN 978-2-226-46047-9.
  • Koç, Claire (2023-11-09). Le jour où je me suis convertie (in French). Paris: Plon. ISBN 978-2-259-31782-5.

References

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  1. ^ ""Claire, le prénom de la honte" : le témoignage coup de poing de Claire Koç sur une intégration acquise de haute lutte". Franceinfo (in French). 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  2. ^ Connolly, Kate; Henley, Jon (2023-05-26). "Europe's Turkish diaspora split as large numbers vote in election runoff". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  3. ^ ""Pourquoi les Turcs résidant en Allemagne et en France votent massivement Erdogan"". Le Figaro (in French). 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  4. ^ Paris, Adam Sage (2024-05-25). "Claire Koc: Poster girl for integration tells of death threats". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  5. ^ "Claire Koc". Arab News. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  6. ^ "France: CFWIJ Condemns The Threats Against Journalist Claire Koç". Coalition For Women in Journalism. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  7. ^ "" Aimer la France, est-ce raciste ? "". Le Point (in French). 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  8. ^ "Journalist Claire Koç hounded with death threats for embracing French culture, against Islam, in memoir". persecution.exmuslims.org. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  9. ^ "Claire Koç, une journaliste harcelée parce qu'elle aime trop la France". Le Figaro (in French). 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  10. ^ "In France, a Woman's 'Emancipation Journey' Triggers Death Threats". Voice of America. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  11. ^ Paris, Adam Sage (2024-05-25). "Claire Koc: I had to defy my family to be truly French". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  12. ^ "Sonia Mabrouk, Rachel Khan… Ces personnalités qui refusent d'être "racisées"". Le Figaro (in French). 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  13. ^ "Lale Gül ou les failles de l'intégration à la néerlandaise". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  14. ^ "" Certains politiciens se perdent dans une quête de laïcité mal comprise "". Le Point (in French). 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  15. ^ "Éric Naulleau dans le JDD : " La voie Claire, itinéraire d'une convertie "". lejdd.fr (in French). 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  16. ^ ""J'ai l'impression que devenir catholique c'est mal en France" : Claire Koç, témoignage d'un parcours de foi | RCF". www.rcf.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-25.
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