Derya Sazak

Derya Sazak (born 1956) is a Turkish journalist and writer. He has worked for various leading newspapers.

Sazak was born in Ankara in 1956.^[1] He is a graduate of Gazi University where he received a degree in journalism.^[1] Following his graduation he started his career in the newspaper Yeni Ulus in 1978.^[1] Then he joined Anka News Agency.^[1] Next he involved in the establishment of the daily newspaper Güneş.^[1] In 1983 he became a regular contributor of Milliyet^[1] of which he later became the editor-in-chief.^[2] His interview with Saddam Hussein in Baghdad was awarded as the best journalistic work in 1991.^[3] He served as the editor-in-chief of Milliyet until 30 July 2013 when Fikret Bila replaced him in the post.^[3] The reason for this replacement was the publication of the details of a meeting between Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish delegation which had been held on 28 February 2013.^[4] In the same purge two leading Milliyet contributors, Hasan Cemal and Can Dündar, were also fired.^[4]

In July 2014 he was named as the editor-in-chief of the Yurt newspaper.^[3] He was removed from the post in April 2015^[3] because of the Turkish Government's censorship.^[5] He started a newspaper, Karşı, and is its editor in chief.