{{Short description|Turkish journalist (1935–2016)}} {{More citations needed|date=October 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Mete Akyol | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = <!-- just the name, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing brackets --> | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = 1935 | birth_place = Ordu, Turkey | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|11|02|1935|df=y}} | death_place = Istanbul, Turkey | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = Tarsus American Highschool,<br />Ankara University | occupation = Journalist, writer | years_active = | employer = | organization = | known_for = | notable_works = | style = | height = <!-- {{height|m=}} --> | television = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | criminal_charge = <!-- Criminality parameters should be supported with citations from reliable sources --> | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | spouse = Gülçin Akyol | children = Ufuk Akyol | parents = | relatives = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | module = | website = <!-- {{URL|Example.com}} --> | footnotes = }}
'''Mete Akyol''' (1935, Ordu - 2 November 2016, Istanbul) was a Turkish journalist.
Akyol studied in Talas American Junior High school and Tarsus American High school. He graduated from the English Literature section of Ankara University in 1960.
Beginning by 1959, Akyol served in the ''Milliyet'', ''Öncü'', ''Hürriyet'', ''Dünya'', ''Günaydın'' and ''Sabah'' newspapers as a reporter, columnist and editor. He also served in the television channels Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), NTV, TV8 and Kanal B. Between 1998 and his death date, he was the executive editor of the periodical ''Bütün Dünya'', a periodical similar to ''Reader's Digest''.
Beginning by 1987, he also lectured in the Istanbul University, Marmara University and Başkent University.<ref>[http://www.meteakyol.com.tr/ozgecmis/ozgecmis.html Personal page {{in lang|tr}}]</ref>
Mete Akyol died on 2 November 2016 in Istanbul.<ref>{{cite news| title=Mete Akyol hayatını kaybetti |newspaper=Hürriyet | date=3 November 2016 | url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/mete-akyol-hayatini-kaybetti-40267158 | language=tr | access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref>
==Books== *Düzenzedeler ("System victıms") *Mevzuat böyle Efendim ("Sir this is the regulation") *Yazamadıklarım ("Those which I couldn't write") *Hem yaşadım Hem yazdım ("I lived and wrote") *Aynen naklen ("As it is and as by rumor") *Bir başkadır benim mesleğim ("My profession is a different profession")
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