Oral Çalışlar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Oral Çalışlar

journalist and writer

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1946

Place of Birth: Tarsus, Turkey

Profession: writer, journalist

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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Oral Çalislar (born 14 December 1946) is a Turkish journalist and writer, currently columnist for Radikal and Serbestiyet, after briefly working as editor-in-chief of Taraf.
He was previously a columnist for Cumhuriyet (1992 - 2008) and Radikal (2008 - 2013).
In the 1960s he participated in the student movement and contributed to Aydinlik, and was imprisoned for 3 years after the 1971 Turkish coup d'état.
He became editor of Aydinlik in 1978 and was imprisoned again after the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, eventually being released in 1988.
He is the author of around 20 books.