Knowing Can Dündar through his books

The solidarity among colleagues on difficult days has always moved me. Even if some colleagues have opposing opinions, in these tough days these differences should be forgotten. 

On the evening of the Kelebek Awards, the artists who took the stage all referred to Can Dündar, the imprisoned journalist, and honored him. 

Daily Hürriyet Editor-in-Chief Sedat Ergin wished for Dündar and Erdem Gül to be rescued from behind bars and freed as soon as possible.  

He conveyed our most shared wish to the guests in the hall. He emphasized that we should not forget them on this night of awards.  

Ergin was not only supporting them verbally, he was also walking on the front line on the march for their release.

I am also yearning for them to be freed and back in their jobs. 

I would, indeed, want you to know Dündar also through his books; he has his signature on unforgettable documentaries and research. 

Current affairs and cases come and go, but books stay. While passing judgement on a person, one needs to take notice of his books.

When you read his books, you can draw a portrait from them of a writer who truly believes in the republic. You will reach the opinion that such a believer in the republic would not adopt a stance against it. The documentaries of those who founded the republic, who made it survive, enable us to get to know Turkey better. 

I can cite the example of the documentary on ?nönü. 

The most effective of the genres where an individual can be portrayed the best visually and most directly are documentaries. 

It was through Dündar's documentary that many people got to know in detail Turkish poet Naz?m Hikmet, as much as they would learn from his books, maybe even...