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94 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2012Oral Çalışlar:Some Turkishleftists regardPKK violencerightfulWe set out on a recenthistory journeywithJournalist-Author OralÇalışlar, one of the remarkablefigures of68 generation. The journeybegan with hischildhood, then continuedwith his years atuniversity, coups, hisjournalism life, 28 Februaryand current politicalissues. Telling CihanMedia News Magazine(Cihan MedyaHaber Dergisi) the phaseswhich leftists wentthrough in addition tothese issues, Çalışlarthinks “Turkish Leftistshave not settled accountswith violence” yet.He detects the continuationof violence withthese words “TurkishLeftists regard PKK violencerightful”.Alican Değer: Tuncay Özkan insisted on making newsabout ‘Memorandum’ and Uğur Dündar supported himAlican Değer is known byhis friendly attitude againsthis personnel. Heworked as an editor, news managerand chief editor during themost turbulent periods of media.Nowadays he is engaged inproduction business. Değer tellsus about his surprising dismissalfrom Show Haber which heput over the top in ratings. Hewas even granted success premiumwhen he was fired. He saidthat he regarded ‘memorandum’issue as the most inhumanevent during his editorship years.He told us that he had tomake news on this issue becauseTuncay Özkan insisted himto do so although he himself didnot want to. Pointing out to thespecialization problem of media,Değer states that journalistsmade him a news subject in recentyears. Alican Değer told CihanMedia News Magazine themysterious events he experiencedduring his professional life.