WAhmet Abakay is a Turkish journalist, author, and the head of the Progressive Journalists' Association. He is the author of many books, including The Last Words of Hoşana and The Minister Counselors' Notepad. His most recent book published in 2013, The Last Words of Hoşana, is about his mother, who revealed her Armenian identity just weeks before she died. Due to his recent revelations in the book, Abakay has received harsh criticism from his family members.
WMustafa Ali Balbay is a journalist, writer and Turkish MP. As the main political correspondent in Ankara for the left-wing Kemalist daily newspaper Cumhuriyet, he wrote a regular column called Gözlem which he took over from the prominent investigative journalist Ugur Mumcu, who was assassinated in 1993. Balbay was arrested on March 5, 2009 as an Ergenekon suspect in the Odatv case, and in August 2009 he was sentenced to 34 years and eight months.
WSadri Ertem was a Turkish writer and Kemalist politician, who was one of the early key members of the CHP.
WOsman Güldemir is a Turkish writer and teacher of Turkish cuisine, he is and has been a tutor at food culture classes at different colleges and universities in Turkey. In November 2015 his book about the food culture of the Ottoman Empire 'Bir Osmanlı Yemek Yazması-Kitabüt Tabbahin' was published.
WRober Haddeciyan, also known as Rober Haddeler, is an Armenian writer, playwright, and since 1967 editor-in-chief of Marmara, an Armenian-language daily newspaper.
WHovhannes Hintliyan was an Armenian teacher, pedagogue, publisher, and educator. He was the founder of Nor Tbrots, a prestigious Armenian school in the Pangalti district of Constantinople.
WHovhannes Hisarian was an Ottoman Armenian writer, novelist, archeologist, editor, and educator. He was considered the first Armenian romantic novelist.
WDiran Kelekian was an Ottoman Armenian journalist and professor at the Darülfünûn-u Şahâne. He was editor of two newspapers, Cihan and Sabah. He was murdered in the Armenian Genocide.
WAhmet Necip Fazıl Kısakürek was a Turkish poet, novelist, playwright, and Islamist ideologue. He is also known simply by his initials NFK. He was noticed by the French philosopher Henri Bergson, who later became his teacher.
WFaik Kurdoğlu was a Turkish writer, politician, and ideologue of Pan-Turkism.
WArman Manukyan was a Turkish lecturer, writer, and economist of Armenian descent,.
WMurathan Mungan is a Turkish author, short story writer, playwright and poet.
WYervant Odian more known by his satire name "Comrade Panchooni", is considered to be one of the most influential Armenian satirists, along with the roughly contemporary Hagop Baronian. Odian was born into one of the most affluent families in what was then Constantinople. His Paternal Uncle Krikor Odian (1834-1887) was a respected political figure and was even one of the founders and writers of the Armenian National Constitution. His father too was a writer, along with having been a political diplomat and possibly most unique of all, a translator of Victor Hugo's. Odian's mother was indeed wealthy on her side of the family as well. Odian's writings, which include novels and short stories, often humorously point out humanity's vices. Odian's heritage played a major role in some of his major themes, those being Armenian-Turkish relations as well as Muslim-Christian relations. Interestingly enough, Odian's grandfather Yazedje Boghos Agha was from Palu, Turkey, a town notable for its massive Armenian population, a major part of its destruction during the Armenian massacre events of the 1894-1896. He had the unique ability to conceive of and write stories at any given instant. In a 2013 piece written by Eddie Arnavoudian, he proclaimed "Even if elsewhere equalled in modern Armenian literature, Odian's exposure of the establishment's putrid core has certainly not been bettered". Odian's writing styles are often described as extroverted, as if his is removing his persona from the piece in order to best portray the truth. Though Odian was surrounded by nearly all of the other great Armenian writers of his time, and friendly with many of them, their writing styles never altered his own, always staying true to his voice.
WHagop Oshagan, was an Armenian writer, playwright, and novelist. Among his many novels are the trilogy To One Hundred and One Years, The Harlot, and his best-known work, Remnants, parts of which have been translated into English by G.M.Goshgarian.
WAhmet İhsan Tokgöz was a Turkish bureaucrat, politician, writer and sports official.
WAbdülkadir "Demirkan" Pirhasan, known by his pen name as Vedat Türkali, was a Turkish screenwriter, novelist, playwright, intellectual, teacher and the member of the Democratic People's Party. He is also credited to "film director" for making three films in Turkish cinema as a director. He was the recipient of numerous accolades, including International Antalya Film Festival — Best Screenplay for Karanlıkta Uyananlar film.
WAhmet Ümit is a Turkish author and poet. He is best known for his crime novels.