Who is Soli Özel, where is he from, and how old is he? Why did İlber Ortaylı leave the live broadcast?
Tense moments occurred during a live broadcast between historian Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı and Soli Özel. Ortaylı, who claimed that Özel was speaking in a "fait accompli" manner, left the broadcast. So, who is Soli Özel, where is he from, and how old is he? The life of Soli Özel...
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Turkish political scientist, author, and academic Soli Özel has been one of the names frequently in the news recently. Soli Özel received his bachelor's degree in Economics from Bennington College in the USA in 1980 and completed his master's degree in International Relations at Johns Hopkins University in 1983.
WHO IS SOLİ ÖZEL?
Soli Özel was born in İzmir in 1958. After studying Economics at Bennington College, he completed his master's degree in International Relations at Johns Hopkins University. Özel, an academic of Turkish Jewish descent, specializes in Middle East politics.
Özel began his academic career at Istanbul Bilgi University, where he served as a lecturer. Writing on international relations, Özel served as the foreign news editor at Gazete Habertürk starting in 2009 and moved to Kadir Has University in 2010.
WHY DID İLBER ORTAYLI LEAVE THE LIVE BROADCAST?
Tense moments occurred between historian Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı and Soli Özel during a live broadcast on TV100. Reacting to Özel's remarks, Ortaylı left the broadcast.
During the "Muhabbet Kralı" program hosted by Okan Bayülgen on TV100, a debate began between one of Turkey's leading historians, Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı, and Soli Özel regarding Syria and Iraq. Tensions rose between the two over the question, "Could Syria and Iraq not become states?" When Soli Özel said, "Let Deniz Hanım speak, she was speaking, you interrupted her," Ortaylı angrily replied, "Everything has a dignity," and left the broadcast.