Nihat Genç

Who is Nihat Genç?

Nihat Genç, is a Turkish journalist, writer and thinker.

He graduated from Trabzon Commerce School in 1974 continuing at the Istanbul Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences and Ankara School of Banking and in 1983, and higher studies in Health Administration. After graduation, he worked in Ministry of Health, the Ankara Rehabilitation Center, and for many years in civil service at the Ministry of Culture.

In his youth, he worked as a technician in newspapers and magazines and eventually started writing in nationalistic publications like Bağımsız and Kırmızı-Beyaz and the humoristic publication Leman and for a short while in Akşam newspaper. In 1989, he co-founded with Hakan Albayrak the cult Çete magazine. He became well known by his critical thoughts in journal column "Bir Soru - Bir Cevap". From 2003 to 2008, he was part of a long television series of interviews as a political commentator in Nihat Genç ile Ne Var Ne Yok? on Sky Türk until 2008. The program was hosted by Serdar Akin. This was followed by another interview series Nihat Genç ile Veryansın on Avrasya TV between 2008 and 2011 hosted by Lale Şıvgın. In 2012, he has appeared in Nihat Genç Ko-nu-şu-yor!