Aydoğan Vatandaş

Aydoğan Vatandaş (born 1974) is an investigative journalist from Turkey, specializing in Political Science and International Relations. He is the author of 13 books, many of which have become bestsellers in Turkey. 'Reporting from the Bridge' and 'Hungry for Power: Erdogan's Witch Hunt and The Abuse of State Power' are the first two books published in English in the U.S.

The book “Hungry for Power; Erdoğan's Witch Hunt and Abuse of State Power” serves as a collection of significant articles that shed light on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's transition from Muslim democrat to an authoritarian leader while also delving into complex issues like violence in the Middle East. http://www.todayszaman.com/arts-culture_hungry-for-power-by-aydogan-vatandas_392650.html

Life & work

Since 2006, he has been working in New York as the representative for Cihan News Agency and correspondent for Todays Zaman Daily where he wrote his dozens of articles on Turkish and The Middle East politics. He holds an M.A in Media Studies from The New School in NY.

While still in Turkey, he hosted a weekly TV discussion program titled "Black Box".

Books (in Turkish)

• "Armageddon", 1996, (Timas): A focus on U.S foreign policy on the Middle East and Turkey which includes some Turkish classified documents over the changing objectives of the American Government in the region during the post-cold war era.
• ASALA Operations, 2005 (Alfa): an investigation into an Armenian militant group linked to the murders of Turkish diplomats between 1975-84.
• Secret of Barnabas, 2007 (Timaş, Fiction) Based on a true story, it tells about an early Aramaic gospel found in a tomb in the early 80's in Hakkâri, a city in southern Turkey.
• Apokrifal, 2008 (Timaş) One year later, he interviewed a professor of Aramaic about how the gospel was discovered and the criminal activities surrounding it.
• Monşer, 2009 (Timaş) The story of a powerful Turkish family involved in the formation of the modern Turkish state.

Books (in English)

• "Reporting From The Bridge" 2012(Blue Dome Press) Selected Interviews conducted in the U.S particularly, on media and politics.
• "Hungry for Power: Erdogan's Witch Hunt and Abuse of State Power" 2015(Blue Dome Press)

References

http://www.todayszaman.com/arts-culture_hungry-for-power-by-aydogan-vatandas_392650.html