Ömer Asan

Picture of Ömer Asan, 2005 in Edirne.

Ömer Şükrü Asan (born May 28, 1961 in Trabzon, Turkey), is a Turkish folklorist, photographer and writer.

In 2002, he was charged with allegations that he violated Article 8 of Turkey's Anti-Terror Law by "propagandating separatism" for his book Pontos Kültürü.^[1] In 2003, Article 8 was abolished, and Asan was acquitted as a result.^[2]

Bibliography

• 1996 : Pontos Kültürü in Turkish ISBN 975-344-220-3
• 2000  : Hasan İzzettin Dinamo, biography
• 2005  : Niko'nun kemençesi, short stories
• Articles, stories and rasearch studies published in Radikal, Sabah and Milliyet newspapers, Gezi, Yaşasın Edebiyat, Adam Öykü and Kafkasya Yazıları, Sky Life.

Awards obtained

• Abdi İpekçi, Peace and Friendship Award presented by Turkish-Greek Friendship Association for his article published in Milliyet newspaper.

See also

• Pontic language
• Trabzon
• Pontian Greeks
• Greek Muslims

References

1. ^ 'Pontos Kültürü' yargılandı - 11-07-2002 Özgür Politika
2. ^ English PEN. "Omer ASAN". http://www.englishpen.org/writersinprison/honorarymembers/turkey/omerasan/. Retrieved September 23, 2006. 

External links

• Trabzon Greek: A language without a tongue
• Folk songs of Pontos in Turkish
• Writers in Prison Committee
• Ömer Asan's personal page
• Ömer Asan International Herald Tribune interview

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