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Claire Koç (born Çigdem Koç, 1983 Tunceli) is a French journalist and writer.
Life
editClaire Koç's family comes from the Alevi branch of Islam. She was born in Anatolia and took refuge in France. She lived in Rennes then Strasbourg. Her mother was a housekeeper while her father is a worker. She studied foreign languages at the University of Strasbourg.
Koç is a journalist-presenter for France Télévisions.[1] She commented on the vote of the Turkish community abroad in favor of the re-election of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in May 2023.[2][3]
The publication of her book in 2021, Claire: the first name of shame, led to death threats from pro-Erdogan activists,[4][5][6] and she was placed under police protection.[7][8] She filed a complaint against these activists,[9] and she received support from political figures such as Rachid Temal and Valérie Boyer.[10]
In the book, she describes her emancipation and her assimilation into French culture despite her family context and integration difficulties.[11] She is one of a number of immigrants such as Sonia Mabrouk , Rachel Khan and Ismaël Saidi.[12] Le Monde compared their experience to that of the Dutch Lale Gül.[13]
In 2023, her book recounted her conversion to Catholicism,[14] which began in September 1989,[15] when she entered a church and saw the face of the Virgin Mary.[16]
Works
edit- Koc, Claire (2021-02-10). Claire le prénom de la honte (in French). Albin Michel. ISBN 978-2-226-46047-9.
- Koç, Claire (2023-11-09). Le jour où je me suis convertie (in French). Paris: Plon. ISBN 978-2-259-31782-5.
References
edit- ^ ""Claire, le prénom de la honte" : le témoignage coup de poing de Claire Koç sur une intégration acquise de haute lutte". Franceinfo (in French). 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ Connolly, Kate; Henley, Jon (2023-05-26). "Europe's Turkish diaspora split as large numbers vote in election runoff". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ ""Pourquoi les Turcs résidant en Allemagne et en France votent massivement Erdogan"". Le Figaro (in French). 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ Paris, Adam Sage (2024-05-25). "Claire Koc: Poster girl for integration tells of death threats". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Claire Koc". Arab News. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "France: CFWIJ Condemns The Threats Against Journalist Claire Koç". Coalition For Women in Journalism. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "" Aimer la France, est-ce raciste ? "". Le Point (in French). 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Journalist Claire Koç hounded with death threats for embracing French culture, against Islam, in memoir". persecution.exmuslims.org. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Claire Koç, une journaliste harcelée parce qu'elle aime trop la France". Le Figaro (in French). 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "In France, a Woman's 'Emancipation Journey' Triggers Death Threats". Voice of America. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ Paris, Adam Sage (2024-05-25). "Claire Koc: I had to defy my family to be truly French". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Sonia Mabrouk, Rachel Khan… Ces personnalités qui refusent d'être "racisées"". Le Figaro (in French). 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Lale Gül ou les failles de l'intégration à la néerlandaise". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "" Certains politiciens se perdent dans une quête de laïcité mal comprise "". Le Point (in French). 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Éric Naulleau dans le JDD : " La voie Claire, itinéraire d'une convertie "". lejdd.fr (in French). 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ ""J'ai l'impression que devenir catholique c'est mal en France" : Claire Koç, témoignage d'un parcours de foi | RCF". www.rcf.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-25.