Rıdvan Akar (born 1961) is a Turkish journalist and author.
[1] He has contributed to Söz, Ekonomik Panorama, Tempo, Milliyet.
[1][2] Together with Hikmet Bila and Mehmet Ali Birand, he has authored five editions of a book on the 1980 Turkish coup d'état.
[1] He is known for his work on history, politics and minorities in Turkey; he has also published a novel, Bir Irkçının İhaneti (Betrayal of a Racist, 2002).
Then he obtained his master's degree again in finance from Istanbul University.