Hikmet Bilâ (pronounced [hicˈmet ˈbilaː]; 1954 – 21 October 2011) was a Turkish journalist and columnist. He was the author of three books about Turkish political history.

Hikmet Bilâ
Born1954
Died21 October 2011 (aged 57)[1]
Ankara, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
EducationAnkara University, Faculty of Political Sciences
Occupation(s)Journalist, columnist, author
Years active1973–2011[2]
SpouseGülde Bilâ
RelativesFikret Bilâ (brother)

Biography

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He was born in Zonguldak in 1954. After graduating from high school, he was admitted to Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences and earned his B.A. degree from international relations department.[1]

Hikmet Bilâ started his journalism career in daily newspaper Yeni Ulus in 1973. He wrote columns in several Turkish newspapers including Milliyet, Cumhuriyet, and Vatan. He worked as editor-in-chief at leading news channel of Turkey, NTV.[2]

He died on 21 October 2011 in his Ankara home after suffering for 1,5 years from lung cancer.[3] His funeral was held at Teşvikiye Mosque and buried in Ulus Cemetery on 22 October 2011.[4]

His brother Fikret Bilâ wrote a sad and mournful article about Hikmet Bilâ after the funeral.[5]

Books

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  • Sosyal Demokrat Süreç İçinde CHP ve Sonrası, Milliyet Yayınları (1987), 560pp.[6]
  • 12 Eylül: Türkiye'nin Miladı, Doğan Kitap (2002), 239pp, ISBN 975-6817-03-8, (with Mehmet Ali Birand and Rıdvan Akar).[7]
  • CHP 1919-2009, Doğan Kitap (2008), 472pp, ISBN 978-605-111-003-5.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Journalist Hikmet Bila passes away". Hürriyet Daily News. 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
  2. ^ a b "Hikmet Bila son yolculuğuna uğurlandı". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 2011-10-22. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
  3. ^ "Hikmet Bila vefat etti". Posta (in Turkish). 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
  4. ^ "Usta gazeteci Hikmet Bila toprağa verildi". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2011-10-22. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
  5. ^ Bilâ, Fikret (2011-10-23). "Ben sonra ağlarım abi". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2011-10-28.
  6. ^ "Sosyal Demokrat Süreç İçinde CHP ve Sonrası" (in English). Open Library. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
  7. ^ "12 Eylül: Türkiye'nin Miladı Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine" (in Turkish). Idefix. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
  8. ^ "CHP 1919-2009 Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine" (in Turkish). Idefix. Retrieved 2011-10-28.