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Dora Mengüç

Dora Mengüç is a journalist for The Independent who focuses on Turkish Politics & Foreign News, Obituary & Public Events, Nature & Animal Rights & Women Rights. Dora Mengüç was born in Istanbul precisely 34 years after the poet Orhan Veli died in a municipal pit on November 14, 1950. He spent his childhood between Be?ikta? and Kad?köy. He graduated from Göztepe Primary School, once known as "Ta? Mektep", 80 years after the great poet Naz?m Hikmet. He loves poetry, stories, and literature and has been a journalist for 22 years. Dora Mengüç reports on politics, international relations and environmental issues. He graduated with honours from Marmara Journalism High School and the Journalism Department at Bilgi University. He studied International Relations at the same university's MA program. Mengüç worked as an intern, freelancer, and professional for Cumhuriyet Newspaper, TV8, Habertürk, Star TV, and TRT. He also participated in the founding team of Haber Global and Independent Turkish news centres. News, opinions, analysis, and interviews about current developments were published in different institutions, such as To Vima, La Marea, Indigo Magazine, Vatan Daily Newspaper, Radio Pin, Cornell University, TRT Türk, and Radikal Genç Magazine. Mengüç also released two documentaries about the reality of the earthquake in Turkey. Since April 2024, he has been working as a freelance journalist. Some of his interviews and articles published on Medium's Dora Reports page have also been published in Turkish and French in Le Parisen Matin and news organizations Fikir and Perspektif Online. He tries to contact everyone; he doesn't have to like the person he talks to; he tries to do fair journalism.
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Israel Is Only Thinking About Revenge; New Target Is Sinwar

Gershon Baskin believes only one thing could change the game’s rules. That could be finding and killing Hamas leader Yehya Sinwar or other senior Hamas leaders.

By Dora Mengüç, 2 yearsAugust 3, 2024 ago
Independent Turkish
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Negotiator who saved Gilad Shalit: There is no example in history where 240 civilians were held captive

Gershon Baskin shares with Independent Turkish that the only way for the hostages to be released is to make an agreement with Hamas.

By Dora Mengüç, 2 yearsNovember 2, 2023 ago
The Negotiator: Freeing Gilad Shalit from Hamas

The Negotiator: Freeing Gilad Shalit from Hamas
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In 2006, Gilad Schalit was kidnapped by a group of Gaza militants. Decades of animosity and distrust thwarted any attempt at a prisoner exchange. THE NEGOTIATOR is the firsthand account of Gershon Baskin, who made it his mission to liberate Gilad Schalit. Baskin drew on his ties to Hamas to create a secret back channel and succeeded where official mediators had failed, paving the way for the deal that brought Gilad home.
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In Pursuit of Peace in Israel & Palestine


In his latest book, In Pursuit of Peace in Israel & Palestine, Gershon Baskin reveals how relations in the Middle East are based on justified fear, influenced by lack of human contact and reinforced by continued violence that solidify patterns of thinking and behavior that negatively influence public policies.

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Freeing Gilad: The Secret Back Channel

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"Free Gilad" is the story of an unprecedented secret communication channel developed by Gershon Baskin developed that made a decisive contribution towards the release of Gilad Shalit.
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