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Mehmet Barlas (1942-2023)
"A cultured gentleman, he was a respectful and friendly friend to everyone. I offer my condolences to his family, fans and readers. Turkey lost an intellectual and an elegant person. He was a person with a wide archive and knowledge on Turkish Classical Music. He had a very nice conversation. He is a serious family man. He was a caring, embracing grandfather, a friend. I will cherish his memory for the rest of my life." Yavuz DONAT
SABAH Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Mehmet Barlas passed away at the age of 81 in a private hospital in Şişli, where he had been receiving treatment for a while.
He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law. He started journalism in his father's Son News while he was still a student and stepped into professional journalism with Cumhuriyet. During İsmail Cem's term as TRT General Manager, he worked as a domestic and foreign news consultant. In 1968, he received the first prize in the field of analysis in the competition organized by the Journalists' Association. He worked for many of the major newspapers published in Turkey.
He worked as a manager and writer in Yeni Şafak, Cumhuriyet, Günaydın, Milliyet, Güneş, Tercüman and Hürriyet newspapers. He worked as a daily news commentator at Star1, ATV and TGRT at various times. In 2008, he served as the main news presenter at ATV for a short time.
He also worked as the editor-in-chief of Sabah newspaper and resigned in April 2007. After working as a columnist in Posta newspaper for a while, he returned to Sabah newspaper with the transition of the institution to the private sector.
He is the son of Cemil Sait Barlas, who was a former minister of commerce, economy and state and a deputy of Gaziantep.