Melis Alphan (Melis Çelebi; born 1978), is a Turkish journalist and author. She is known for her women's rights activism and her fashion journalism.[1]
Melis Alphan | |
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 Melis Alphan | |
| Born | 1978 (age 45–46) İzmir, Turkey |
| Citizenship | Turkish |
| Education | American Collegiate Institute |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Education
editFollowing her graduation from the American Collegiate Institute in İzmir, she studied Fashion at the London College of Fashion from where she earned a BSc.[2] Following she studied for a while at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.[2] In 2001 she returned to Turkey and initiated her journalistic career at the Vizyon magazine.[2] The same year she began working at the newspaper Radikal and by 2003 she received a job at the Milliyet newspaper.[3] In 2009 she started to work at the Hürriyet newspaper, for which she reported for 9 years.[3] She wrote articles on women rights, fashion amongst other issues and with time she became one of the few female journalists to write an own column in a Turkish newspaper.[4] In 2018 she was a member of the jury for the Metin Göktepe journalism award.[5] In 2019 she published the book I Will – Inspiring Life Stories.[4]
Legal prosecution
editIn November 2020 an investigation into an Instagram post of her about the Kurdish new year celebrations in Diyarbakır in 2015 was initiated.[6][7] In the photograph in question, a flag of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, with which the Turkish Government at the time was holding peace negotiations was also to be seen. The prosecution demanded a prison sentence for up to 7 years and 6 months.[8] She was acquitted on May 21, 2021.[9]
Award
edit- 2013, Traditional Turkey Journalism Awards in the category "Best Interview"[10]
References
edit- ^ "Cumhuriyet'ten ayrılan Melis Alphan'ın yeni adresi belli oldu". T24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ a b c "Melis Alphan - House of Impact". houseofimpact.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ a b "Gazeteci Melis Alphan kimdir?". haber61.net (in Turkish). 19 July 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ a b "Melis Alphan:She chose another story". Levi's. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "21'inci Metin Göktepe Gazetecilik Ödülleri'ni kazananlar belli oldu | Evrensel.net". Evrensel. 2018-03-31. Archived from the original on 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ "'Newroz' lawsuit against journalist Melis Alphan". Bianet - Bagimsiz Iletisim Agi. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Turkish Journalist Melis Alphan Faces Terrorism Charges Over a Shared Photo". coe.int. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Journalist Melis Alphan faces up to 7.5 years in prison for sharing picture from 2015 Newroz". Gazete Duvar. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Put on trial for posting a Newroz photo, journalist Melis Alphan acquitted".
- ^ "Hürriyet Received Four Awards from Turkish Journalists Association - Doğan Holding". doganholding.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-04-19.