Faruk Mercan

{{Short description|Turkish journalist and writer}} '''Faruk Mercan''' (born 1971) is a Turkish journalist and writer.<ref name=Dogan>Doğan Kitap, [http://www.dogankitap.com.tr/yazar/Faruk+Mercan-161 Faruk Mercan]</ref> He is a journalist for ''Aksiyon'' and the author of a number of books on the Turkish deep state, including books on Üzeyir Garih, Nesim Malki and the Susurluk scandal.<ref>kulturtv.com, [http://www.kulturtv.com.tr/yazar/207/Faruk-Mercan Faruk Mercan]</ref> He has worked at Dünya Radyo and the ''Zaman'' newspaper.<ref>''Zaman'', 6 December 2001, [http://arsiv.zaman.com.tr/argit2/ssayfa/yazar/biyografi3.htm YAZARLAR/biyografi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221230202/http://arsiv.zaman.com.tr/argit2/ssayfa/yazar/biyografi3.htm |date=2014-02-21 }}</ref><ref>Faruk Mercan, Today's Zaman, 25 October 2010, [http://www.todayszaman.com/news-225332-the-hanefi-avci-affair-a-dramatic-detective-story-by-faruk-mercan.html The Hanefi Avcı affair: A dramatic detective story ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408040552/http://www.todayszaman.com/news-225332-the-hanefi-avci-affair-a-dramatic-detective-story-by-faruk-mercan.html |date=2011-04-08 }}</ref>

Mercan graduated from Ankara University, Law School in 1993.<ref name=Dogan/>

==Books== * ''Fethullah Gülen'' (2008), Doğan Kitap * ''Niso, Nesim Malki Cinayeti'' (2007), Doğan Kitap * ''Boğazın Şövalyesi, Üzeyir Garih Cinayeti'' (2007), Doğan Kitap * ''Onlar Başroldeydi'' (2007), Doğan Kitap * ''Savaşçının Dönüşü'' (2006) * ''Apolet, Kılıç ve İktidar'' (2004) * ''Susurluk Prensleri, Bir Gizli Savaşın Perde Arkası'' (1999) * ''Üzeyir Garih'in Son Randevusu'' (2002) * ''Niso: Nesim Malki'nin Sıradışı Hikâyesi'' (2001)

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