Derya Sazak

Derya Sazak (born 1956) is a Turkish journalist and writer.

[2] His interview with Saddam Hussein in Baghdad was awarded as the best journalistic work in 1991.

[3] He served as the editor-in-chief of Milliyet until 30 July 2013 when Fikret Bila replaced him in the post.

[3] The reason for this replacement was the publication of the details of a meeting between Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish delegation which had been held on 28 February 2013.

[4] In the same purge two leading Milliyet contributors, Hasan Cemal and Can Dündar, were also fired.