Cemil Aksu
BornJanuary 29, 1977 (1977-01-29) (age 46)
Hopa, Artvin Province, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Alma materAnadolu University
Occupationhistorian
Known fordiscussion 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.[1] He is one of the critics of Turkish Government led by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[1]

Life and career

Aksu was born in Hopa city in Artvin Province, Turkey, in Hamshen Armenian family.[1]

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.[2] He had his master's degree in philosophy in Istanbul Bilgi University.[3]

In 2008-2011 was editor of Hamshenian Biryaşam journal on history, identity, nature and political state of Hopa.[2]

In November 2017 after his publications in social networks Aksu was arrested for «glorifying a crime and criminals» by Turkish police in Ardvin 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.[3] In 8 December 2017, after several weeks in prison, Cemil Aksu and his wife were released from prison.[1]

Family

Aksu is married with Nurcan Vayiç Aksu,[1] they have one son (Arev).[1]

Publications

Aksu is an author of several books, including:[3][2]

  • 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hamshen Armenian Activists Nurcan Vayiç Aksu and Cemil Aksu Released from Turkish Prison
  2. 1 2 3 Cemil Aksu
  3. 1 2 3 Yazar Cemil Aksu tutuklandı
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