Derya Sazak

Sazak was born in Ankara in 1956.[1] He is a graduate of Gazi University where he received a degree in journalism.[1] Following his graduation he started his career in the newspaper Yeni Ulus in 1978.[1] Then he joined Anka News Agency.[1] Next he involved in the establishment of the daily newspaper Güneş.[1] In 1983 he became a regular contributor of Milliyet[1] of which he later became the editor-in-chief.[2] His interview with Saddam Hussein in Baghdad was awarded as the best journalistic work in 1991.[3] He served as the editor-in-chief of Milliyet until 30 July 2013 when Fikret Bila replaced him in the post.[3] The reason for this replacement was the publication of the details of a meeting between Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish delegation which had been held on 28 February 2013.[4] In the same purge two leading Milliyet contributors, Hasan Cemal and Can Dündar, were also fired.[4]

In July 2014 he was named as the editor-in-chief of the Yurt newspaper.[3] He was removed from the post in April 2015[3] because of the Turkish Government's censorship.[5] He started a newspaper, Karşı, and is its editor in chief.