Mehmet Ali Birand

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Which Atatürk?

No matter what he did, no matter how selflessly he served his country, and even if he were to be remembered for founding or saving that nation, history would be the one to pass the final judgment. He would either become a name gradually fading into the forgetful memory of history, or he would shine like a precious jewel engraved in history’s steel vault. History would be the ultimate judge. Years passed, and Turkey came to know pluralistic democracy, military coups, economic upheavals, technology, the world, and modernization. But it never gave up on him.

Demirkirat

A documentary of Turkish political history about multi-party period, Democrat Party government and the coup d’État of May 27th.

12 Mart: İhtilalin Pençesinde Demokrasi

32nd Day

32. Gün is a Turkish national and international television news show. Launched in 1985 by Mehmet Ali Birand, it is Turkey's longest-running and most influential news programme. Originally aired on TRT 1, it then moved to private channels, moving home several times. It has aired on Kanal D since 2005. Contributors to 32. Gün include Rıdvan Akar, Cüneyt Özdemir, and Can Dündar.

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Last Stop: Kurtuluş

Meet Vartanus who has devoted her life to her bedridden father; Goncagul who realizes that her Mafioso lover will never marry her. Gulnur who's resigned herself to daily beatings as long as her husband doesn't touch the kids, Tulay who's shattered every time her mother gets beaten; hairdresser Fusun who tends to see things on the bright side. These are the women who transport Eylem, each other and perhaps every woman in the country to Last Stop: Kurtulus. The heroines adopt one unwavering principle: to oppose all forms of violence! A dark comedy that's rose-tinted, provocative and fantastic...

12 Eylül

Documentary series chronicling the political developments in Turkey between 1972 and 1983 together with before and after events of 12th September 1980 Turkish coup d'état.

Sakıp Sabancı

Working, working, working... Here are the words that make up a contemporary Turkish fairy tale. In fact, this fairy tale is not just the story of one person or a family. It is also the story of a country...

The AK Party's First 100 Days

The AK Party has been in power for exactly 100 days. What has it accomplished—and what has it failed to accomplish—in those 100 days? How has it performed? How much of its 90-day plan has it been able to implement, and how much has it failed to implement? Today we’ll be discussing these issues, and Rıdvan Akar will be presenting the report card for those 90 days...

50 Years of Cyprus

We have a topic that has always been on the agenda of Turkey and the world, which we have been discussing for nearly 40 years: Cyprus. To foreigners, Cyprus is known as an innocent little island under Turkish invasion. Everyone forgot the bloody events of the past. What about us? Do we know? No. Especially the younger generations, who have come to the point of governing the country today, do not know where this country has gone through regarding Cyprus. However, we are now approaching a road junction in Cyprus. I will tell you the story of Cyprus in this documentary. This is a very bloody and sometimes very sad story...

The Assasination of Gaffar Okkan

Today marks the 19th anniversary of the martyrdom of former Diyarbakır Police Chief Gaffar Okkan and five of his colleagues. Okkan—who was married and a father of two—was martyred in an ambush set up on Sezai Karakoç Boulevard in the Şehitlik district while he was traveling toward the governor's office around 5:40 PM on January 24, 2001. Police officers Mehmet Kamalı, Sabri Kün, Mehmet Sepetçi, Atilla Durmuş, and Selahattin Baysoy also fell as martyrs in the attack alongside Okkan...

50 Years of Cyprus: Final

32.Day, a news classic by Mehmet Ali Birand, is with you this time with the documentary 50 Years of Cyprus!

50 Years of Cyprus: Black and white hopes

32.Day, a news classic by Mehmet Ali Birand, is with you this time with the documentary 50 Years of Cyprus!