Fikret Bilâ, began his journalistic career at Yankı newspaper between 1977–1980, then returned to the profession in 1986 after some years working at the Turkish Court of Accounts. Since then, he has become a household name in Turkish political reporting, writing for Nokta, Milliyet and Hürriyet and presenting a program on CNN Türk. He was appointed Editor-in-Chief of Hürriyet in early 2017. His books include Phoenix: The Rebirth of Ecevit (2001), The Civilian Coup Attempt and Iraq Wars in Ankara (2003), Which PKK?: New Moves on the Chessboard (2004), The Commanders’ Front (2010) and The Ideological Codes of the PKK (2016).