Ali Çimen

Ali Çimen
Born1971 (age 54–55)
Istanbul
EducationEnglish language and literature at Istanbul University
OccupationsAuthor, journalist

Ali Çimen is a Turkish-Dutch author and journalist.

Career

Born in Istanbul in 1971, Ali Çimen studied English language and literature at Istanbul University and graduated in 1995.

He worked for the international Turkish dailies Zaman (newspaper) and Today's Zaman from 1993 to 2009, serving as reporter, editor, chief of the foreign news desk in İstanbul and as an international correspondent in Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and London. Between 2010 and 2014 he worked for Euronews in France and took a break from journalism in 2015.

He has interviewed many political and social celebrities including Bill Clinton, Shakira, Edwin Buzz Aldrin, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Greg Olsen, Mordechai Vanunu, William S. Cohen, Robert Ballard and Brad Pitt.

He has written numerous books ranging from popular history to secret services and space exploration. His first novel Kırık Heykel (Broken Statue), a political thriller, was published by Timas Publishing Group in 2013.

Çimen graduated from Anadolu University's Department of International Relations in 2021, and completed a master's degree at İstanbul Nişantaşı University in 2025 with a thesis titled "The Birth, Development, and Transformation of German Nationalism from the Middle Ages to the Present." Currently residing in both Turkey and Germany, he continues to write novels and history books.

Bibliography

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References

  1. ↑ "Bill Clinton: Diyaloğun artması Türkiye'ye bağlı", Zaman, 19 September 2005[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ "The Man on the Moon, Buzz Aldrin: Dolunaya bakanlar bizleri de hatırlıyor", Zaman, 26 June 2005[permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ "Zbigniew Brzezinski: Süngü zoruyla demokrasi olmaz", Zaman, 7 June 2005[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ ""Buzz Aldrin: Those Looking at the Full Moon also Remember us!", Today's Zaman, 9 August 2005". Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  5. ↑ ""Gladio historian Ganser: Europe still does not know the full story behind Gladio", Today's Zaman, 24 July 2008". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  6. ↑ "Röportaj: Libya nereye gidiyor?", Euronews, 5 May 2011
  7. ↑ "Elif Safak:Je ne pense pas qu’une Europe ayant une seule couleur et une seule voix serait une bonne chose pour les Européens", Euronews, 6 June 2010
  8. ↑ ""Timaş Publications / Authors ", Ali Çimen".
  9. ↑ ""Kitap Yurdu / Yazarlar / Ali Çimen", Yazar Hakkında".
  10. ↑ "Rus Devlet Zihniyetinin Anahtarı KGB"
  11. ↑ "Kısa Dünya Tarihi Okur Yorumları"
  12. ↑ "Kısa Dünya Tarihi Üzerine Röportaj"
  13. ↑ "Hiçbir şeyin roman yazmak kadar keyifli olmadığını farkettim"
  14. ↑ "Tarihi Değiştiren Gizli Servisler Üzerine Bir Röportaj"
  15. ↑ "Tarihi Değiştiren Kadınlar Kitap İncelemesi"