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'''Fahrettin Altun''' (born in [[Stuttgart]] in 1976 in [[Germany]]) is a Turkish politician, researcher, academic, member of the Justice and Development Party and head of media and communications in the Turkish presidency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iletisim.gov.tr/english/baskan|title=The Republic of Turkey Directorate of Communications|website=www.iletisim.gov.tr|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.turkpress.co/author/4220|title=فخر الدين ألتون|date=2014-12-19|website=ترك برس|language=ar|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ahvalnews.com/ar/fkhr-aldyn-altwn|title=فخر الدين ألتون|website=أحوال تركية|language=ar|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/columns/fahrettin-altun/archive|title=Columns - Opinion - Daily Sabah|website=www.dailysabah.com|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/author/fahrettin-altun/|title=Fahrettin Altun|last=Altun|first=Fahrettin|website=Foreign Policy|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler-turkiye-49982068|title=Fahrettin Altun, Washington Post'a yazdı: Batı operasyona destek vermeli|date=2019-10-09|work=BBC News Türkçe|access-date=2020-02-07|language=tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iletisim.gov.tr/turkce/baskan|title=Türkiye Cumhuriyeti {{!}} İletişim Başkanlığı|website=www.iletisim.gov.tr|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/search/fahrettin%20altun|title=Fahrettin Altun Latest News, Top Stories - All news & analysis about Fahrettin Altun|website=Hürriyet Daily News|language=en|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref>  

== Bioghraphy ==
Engaged in researches in the fields of political communication, media and communication sociology, political sociology, and cultural studies, Fahrettin Altun was born in 1976 in Stuttgart, Germany.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fahrettin-altun-the-rise-and-rise-of-turkeys-second-most-powerful-man-pzntf29kp|title=Fahrettin Altun: The rise and rise of Turkey’s second most powerful man|last=Istanbul|first=Hannah Lucinda Smith|access-date=2020-02-07|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

Graduated from Istanbul University Department of Sociology in 1998, Altun received his Master’s Degree at Mimar Sinan University Department of Sociology and his Ph.D. at Istanbul University in 2006 with his thesis entitled “Comparative Analysis of McLuhan and Baudrillard’s Media Philosophies.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/ar/الدول-العربية/ألطون-القضاء-السعودي-برأ-قاتلي-خاشقجي/1687229|title=ألطون: القضاء السعودي برأ قاتلي خاشقجي|website=www.aa.com.tr|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref>

Altun attended the Department of Political Sciences of the University of Utah as a visiting researcher between 2002 and 2003. He was among the founding academic committee members of Istanbul Şehir University and acted as the founding coordinator of the College of Communications. He also acted as the Head of the Department of Communication at Istanbul Şehir University between 2008 and 2014. He then worked as a faculty member at the Department of Sociology of Istanbul Medeniyet University between 2015 and 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/diplomacy/2020/01/27/erdogan-continues-his-leader-diplomacy-during-second-stop-on-africa-trip-gambia|title=Erdoğan continues his 'leader diplomacy' during second stop on Africa trip, Gambia|website=DailySabah|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref>

Prof. Fahrettin Altun served as the General Coordinator of SETA Istanbul (Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research) and Deputy General Coordinator of SETA between 2014 and 2018. In the meantime, he was also the Dean of the School of Communication at Ibn Haldun University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/ar/الدول-العربية/ألطون-من-أعدوا-خطة-السلام-المزعومة-يعرفون-استحالة-تنفيذها/1723230|title=ألطون: من أعدوا "خطة السلام" المزعومة يعرفون استحالة تنفيذها|website=www.aa.com.tr|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref>

Working as the chief editor of the monthly magazine “Kritter”, Altun also took part in television programs “Engine Boyuna” on TRT 1 and “Dışa Bakış” on TRT News as a commentator. He wrote columns on Sabah and Daily Sabah newspapers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trtworld.com/news/fahrettin-altun|title=Fahrettin Altun News - TRT World|website=Fahrettin Altun|language=en|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref>

Altun previously worked as an editor for Yöneliş and Küre publishing houses, as a production director for Anlayış magazine and as a columnist for Akşam newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tr.euronews.com/2019/10/09/fahrettin-altun-washington-post-a-yazdi-dunya-turkiye-operasyonuna-destek-istedi-suriye|title=Altun: Dünya, Türkiye'nin Kuzeydoğu Suriye planına destek vermeli|date=2019-10-09|website=euronews|language=tr|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iletisim.gov.tr/english/baskan|title=The Republic of Turkey Directorate of Communications|website=www.iletisim.gov.tr|access-date=2020-02-07}}</ref>

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