Alaettin Tahir

Who is Alaettin Tahir?

Alahettin Tahir is a well-known Macedonia`s author, researcher and journalist of Turkish descent.

Tahir studied philosophy at the University of Skopje, after graduating from high school in Skopje. In 1969, he was given the post secretary of the monthly magazine Sesler, published in Turkish language in Skopje. Later he worked as a journalist and editor of the culture section of the newspaper Birlik, published also in Turkish in Skopje. Tahir in the late 1970s began to work at the Turkish Language Department of Skopje Television. He died in 28 January 2004 in his hometown, Skopje.