After the 1960 Turkish coup d'état, he became the leader of the newspaper, since his father was imprisoned for his membership in the parliament and the political party, which was on the government at that time.
[4] Çetin Emeç was assassinated in the morning of March 7, 1990 in front of his home in Suadiye, Istanbul as he got in his car to go to his office.
[8] Soon after the attack, someone called the newspaper Hürriyet and told that "he was calling on behalf of the organization 'Türk İslam Komandoları Birliği' (literally: The Turkish Union of Islam's Commandos, an Iranian-based militant group) and took on the responsibility for the murder of Çetin Emeç, adding they will kill everyone (in the newspaper)".
During the day, someone, who spoke clear Turkish language, called Hürriyet's office in Berlin, Germany and said "We killed Çetin Emeç.
[6] Çetin Emeç was survived by his wife Bilge, a daughter Mehveş and a son Mehmet (Memo).