İrfan Aktan

İrfan Aktan was born in Hakkari-Yüksekova. He graduated from the Journalism Department of the Faculty of Communication at Ankara University in 2000 and completed his Master’s Degree in the Women’s Studies Center at Ankara University. He worked as journalist for Bianet, BirGün newspaper, Express, Nokta, Yeni Aktüel, and Newsweek-Türkiye magazines, Gazete Duvar, Artı Gerçek and IMC TV. His books include Nazê/Bir ‘Göçüş’ Öyküsü, Zehir ve Panzehir: Kürt Sorunu and Karihōmen: Japonya’da Kürt Olmak.