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Sevan Nişanyan

Sevan Nişanyan (Western Armenian: Սեւան Նշանեան; born 21 December 1956) is an Armenian writer, fugitive and lexicographer born in Turkey. Author of a number of books, Nişanyan was awarded the Ayşe Nur Zarakolu Liberty Award of the Turkish Human Rights Association in 2004 for his contributions to greater freedom of speech. He is also known for his work to…

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Notable work
Yanlış Cumhuriyet (The Wrong Republic); Nişanyan Sözlük (Etymological Dictionary of Contemporary Turkish), Index Anatolicus
Alma mater
Yale University (BA) Columbia University (MA)
Awards
Ayşe Nur Zarakolu Liberty Award of the Turkish Human Rights Association, 2004
Education
Armenian School of Pangaltı Robert College
Born
Sevan Bedros Nişanyan 21 December 1956 (1956-12-21) (age 69) Istanbul, Turkey
Children
5

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Early years and education

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Sevan Nişanyan

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Occupations · 3
Sevan Nişanyan → Journalist, linguist, writer
Spouses · 3
Sevan Nişanyan → .mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria…, Aynur Deniz ​(divorced)​, Ira Tzourou (current)
Citizenship · 2
Sevan Nişanyan → Armenia, Turkey
Alma mater · 1
Sevan Nişanyan → Yale University (BA) Columbia University (MA)
Awards · 1
Sevan Nişanyan → Ayşe Nur Zarakolu Liberty Award of the Turkish Human Rights Association, 2004
Born · 1
Sevan Nişanyan → Sevan Bedros Nişanyan 21 December 1956 (1956-12-21) (age 69) Istanbul, Turkey
Children · 1
Sevan Nişanyan → 5
Criminal charges · 1
Sevan Nişanyan → Prison sentence of 16 years and 7 months for "building infractions" by Turkish court
Education · 1
Sevan Nişanyan → Armenian School of Pangaltı Robert College
Notable work · 1
Sevan Nişanyan → Yanlış Cumhuriyet (The Wrong Republic); Nişanyan Sözlük (Etymological Dictionary of Contemporary Turkish), Index Anatolicus

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Sevan NişanyanAwardsAyşe Nur Zarakolu Liberty Award of the Turkish Human Rights Association, 20041.00infobox
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Sevan NişanyanChildren51.00infobox
Sevan NişanyanCitizenshipTurkey1.00infobox
Sevan NişanyanCitizenshipArmenia1.00infobox
Sevan NişanyanCriminal chargesPrison sentence of 16 years and 7 months for "building infractions" by Turkish court1.00infobox
Sevan NişanyanEducationArmenian School of Pangaltı Robert College1.00infobox
Sevan NişanyanNotable workYanlış Cumhuriyet (The Wrong Republic); Nişanyan Sözlük (Etymological Dictionary of Contemporary Turkish), Index Anatolicus1.00infobox
Sevan NişanyanOccupationsJournalist1.00infobox
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Sevan NişanyanOccupationslinguist1.00infobox
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Sevan NişanyanSpousesAynur Deniz ​(divorced)​1.00infobox
Sevan NişanyanSpousesIra Tzourou (current)1.00infobox

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