Ömer Asan

Ömer Şükrü Asan (born May 28, 1961 in Trabzon, Turkey), is a Turkish folklorist, photographer and writer.

Ömer Asan, 2005, in Edirne

In 2002, he was charged with allegations that he violated Article 8 of Turkey's Anti-Terror Law by "propagandating separatism" for his book Pontos Kültürü.[1] In 2003, Article 8 was abolished, and Asan was acquitted as a result.[2]

Bibliography
  • 1996 : Pontos Kültürü in Turkish ISBN 975-344-220-3
  • 2000 : Hasan İzzettin Dinamo, biography
  • 2005 : Niko'nun kemençesi, short stories
  • Articles, stories and rasearch studies published in Radikal, Sabah and Milliyet newspapers, Gezi, Yaşasın Edebiyat, Adam Öykü and Kafkasya Yazıları, Sky Life.

Awards obtained
  • Abdi İpekçi, Peace and Friendship Award presented by Turkish-Greek Friendship Association for his article published in Milliyet newspaper.
gollark: Sorry, er, personal nuclear weapons?
gollark: Everyone should have one hundred (100) guns, four (4) high-yield recreational nuclear weapons, orbital laser system control codes, and a tank.
gollark: But what if you need to give someone 92 guns?
gollark: To be truly marxist, you should have communism where literally everyone is given 100 guns by the state.
gollark: Didn't Marx say something about not taking away guns from the proletariat?

See also

References
  1. 'Pontos Kültürü' yargılandı Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine – July 11, 2002 Özgür Politika
  2. English PEN. "Omer ASAN". Retrieved September 23, 2006.
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