Abdi İpekçi
Abdi İpekçi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 August 1929 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Died | 1 February 1979 (aged 49) İstanbul, Turkey |
| Education | Galatasaray High School Istanbul University |
| Occupation | Editor-in-chief |
| Years active | 1954–1979 |
| Spouse |
Afife Sibel Dilber (m. 1956) |
| Children | Nukhet İpekçi (b. 1957)(daughter) Sedat İpekci (b. 1961) (son) |
| Relatives | İsmail Cem (1940–2007) (cousin) Cemil İpekçi (1948–) (cousin) |
Abdi İpekçi (9 August 1929 – 1 February 1979) was a Turkish journalist, intellectual and human rights activist. He was murdered when he was editor-in-chief of one of the main Turkish daily newspapers Milliyet which then had a centre-left political stance.