Can Dündar is a Turkish

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 journalist

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, columnist

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 and documentarian. He is one of the best known figures in Turkish media, described as possessing "impeccable republican credentials".

Biography

He studied journalism at Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science

Mekteb-i Mülkiye

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 and graduated in 1982. He continued his education in London School of Journalism

London School of Journalism

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 in 1986. Can Dündar received his master's degree

Master's degree

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 in 1988 and earned 1996 his Ph.D.

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 in politics from Middle East Technical University

Middle East Technical University

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, Ankara.

He has produced many television programs for the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation

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 (TRT) and various private channels. He currently writes a column for Milliyet

Milliyet

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He is married to Dilek Dündar and the couple has one child. His father allegedly worked for the National Intelligence Organization

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.

Controversies

He has been criticized for his work "Mustafa" which depicted the founder of Republic of Turkey as a regular man with his fears, passions and humanly expectations, rather than a life-size hero.

He was photographed kissing a young woman intimately on a boat tour around Bosphorus. As a result, he was accused of being insincere after writing about his love for his wife several times in his column.

Documentaries

• Demirkırat (1991),
• 12 Mart (March 12)(1994),
• Cumhuriyetin Kraliçeleri (The Queens of the Republic) (1992),
• Sarı Zeybek (The Yellow [Blond] Zeybek) (1993), Gölgedekiler (The ones in the shadow)(1994–1995),
• Yükselen Bir Deniz (The Rising Sea)(1998),
• İsmet Paşa (1999),
• Devlet Tiyatroları (Government theaters)(1999),
• Köy Enstitüleri (Village Institutes) (2000),
• Halef (The Successor) (2003),
• Nazım Hikmet (2002),
• Bir Yaşam İksiri (A life potion) (2003),
• Yüzyılın Aşkları (Loves of the century)(2004),
• Karaoğlan (Black boy)(2004),
• Mustafa
  Mustafa (film)
  Mustafa is a 2008 Turkish biographical documentary about Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey, which was written and directed by Can Dündar. The film , which controversially concentrates on Atatürk's personal life, is the first documentary covering...
  
  (2008)

Books

• Hayata ve Siyasete Dair (About Life and Politics)),
• Yağmurdan Sonra(After the Rain),
• Ergenekon. The first book on Ergenekon.
• Yarim Haziran(My Love June),
• Benım Gençliğim(My youth),
• Köy Enstitüleri(Village Institutions),
• Yaveri Atatürk'ü Anlatıyor (Atatürk's assistant talks about him),
• Nereye?(Where to?),
• Uzaklar(Far away places),
• Yükselen Deniz(Rising Sea),
• Savaşta Ne Yaptın Baba?(What have you done in the war, father?),
• Büyülü Fener(Magic Lantern),
• Bir Yaşam İksiri(A life potion),
• Mustafa Kemal Aramızda(Mustafa Kemal is Among Us),
• Yıldızlar(The stars),
• Demirkırat,
• Sarı Zeybek(Yellow zeybek),
• Gölgedekiler(The ones in the shadow)
• İlk Türk Hititologu: Sedat Alp, (First Turkish hittitologue: Sedat Alp)
• Kırmızı Bisiklet(Red bike),
• Nazım,
• Karaoğlan(Black boy),
• Vehbi Koç,
• İsmet Paşa,
• Yüzyılın Aşkları(The loves of the century),
• Yakamdaki Yüzler(The faces on my collar),
• Ben Böyle Veda Etmeliyim(I should say goodbye like that).

External links

• Official website with a complete archive his columns in Turkish