About Taha Akyol
Born 1946. Taha Akyol is a Turkish journalist and writer.
Taha Akyol is a Turkish journalist and writer of Abkhazian descent. Akyol worked as a journalist at the Yankı news magazine, and the Tercüman, Meydan and Milliyet dailies. After the 1980s, he distanced himself from Turkish nationalism, turning toward conservative liberalism. While being a true classical liberal, both in political and economic terms, he takes a rightist-conservative approach to culture and foreign policy. Akyol is a member of the Board of Trustees at TOBB University of Economics and Technology. He is a producer at CNN Türk and was a columnist for the Hürriyet daily until its new, Erdogan-allied owners fired him in September 2018.
Akyol is married and a father of two. He is the father of Turkish journalist and writer Mustafa Akyol.
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Who is Taha Akyol?
Turkish journalist (born 1946)
When was Taha Akyol born?
Taha Akyol was born in 1946 in Yozgat.
What is Taha Akyol's occupation?
Taha Akyol is a journalist and writer.
What nationality is Taha Akyol?
Taha Akyol is Turkish.
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