Doğan Avcıoğlu (1926 – 4 November 1983) was a Turkish writer, journalist and politician.
Doğan Avcıoğlu was born in Mustafakemalpaşa district of Bursa Province in 1926.
After completing high school, he traveled to France for studies in political science and economy.
Between 1963 and 1965, he served in the research bureau of TÜRK-İŞ, the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions.
[3] Between 1961 and 1967, he collaborated with Mümtaz Soysal and Cemal Reşit Eyüboğlu to publish Yön, a political magazine, which was an important socialist periodical.