Biography
Can Dündar (Turkish pronunciation: [dʒan dynˈdaɾ], born 16 June 1961) is a Turkish journalist, columnist and documentarian. Editor-in-chief of center-left Cumhuriyet newspaper until August 2016, he was arrested in November 2015 after his newspaper published footage showing the State Intelligence MİT sending weapons to Syrian Islamist fighters.One of the "best known" figures in Turkish media, Dündar has written for several newspapers, produced many television programs for state-owned TRT and various private channels including CNN Türk and NTV, and published more than 20 books. Dündar is the recipient of the International Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists. In 2016, Can Dündar, together with Erdem Gül, were awarded the Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media, by the Leipzig Media Foundation, lead partner of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom. Since June 2016, he has lived in exile in Germany, with an arrest warrant against him in Turkey. Currently he is editor-in-chief of #ÖZGÜRÜZ, a web radio station run by the nonprofit newsroom CORRECTIV. He is also one of the 25 leading figures on the Information and Democracy Commission launched by Reporters Without Borders.
Filmography
all 39
Movies 36
Director 30
self 7
TV Shows 3
Producer 1
Narrator 1
Black Box Syria: The Dirty War (2020)
From Atatürk to Erdoğan: Building a Nation (2019)
Mustafa (2008)
Garip - Neşet Ertaş (2005)
Karaoğlan: Bir Ecevit Belgeseli (2004)
Karaoglan: Farewell (2003)
Karaoğlan: Strawberry Blossom (2003)
Karaoğlan: The Man whose Name Was Written on the Mountains (2003)
Karaoğlan: This Post Will Make You Fly (2003)
Karaoğlan: He Had Different Dreams (2003)
Aynalar: Çirkin Kral (1996)
12 March: Rematch (1994)
12 March: Memorandum (1994)
12 March: The Junta (1994)
12 March: Contumacy (1994)
12 Mart: "Sağ-Sol" (1994)
12 Mart: "Demir-El" (1994)
12 March: Raid (1994)
12 Mart: Rebellion (1994)
12 Mart: Gripes (1994)
12 Mart: Colonel (1994)
Sarı Zeybek (1993)
Demirkırat: Island (1991)
Demirkırat: Coup (1991)
Demirkırat: Pressure (1991)
Demirkırat: Crisis (1991)
Demirkırat: Victory (1991)
Demirkırat: Fight (1991)
Demirkırat: Chief (1991)
32nd Day (1985)
aspekte (1965)
Sarı Zeybek (1953)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1961-06-16 (63 years old)
Birth PlaceAnkara, Türkiye
CitizenshipsTurkey
ResidencesGermany, Germany
Awardshonorary citizen of Paris, Lev Kopelev Prize, Leuchtturm Prize, Preis für die Freiheit und Zukunft der Medien, CPJ International Press Freedom Awards, World Association of Newspapers' Golden Pen of Freedom Award
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