Üstün Bilgen-Reinart [SEP] occupation
Üstün Bilgen-Reinart
Üstün Bilgen-Reinart (born 1947 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish-Canadian writer, journalist and broadcaster, author of three notable books, the first two on the social and environmental dislocations associated with development in Canada and western Turkey, respectively on the ordeals experienced by the relocated Aboriginal peoples of Canada, the Sayisi Dene First Nation in Tadoule Lake, Manitoba, and then by Bergama villagers of Turkey's Aegean Region campaigning against gold mining in their land. Her latest book, the autobiographical
Bilgen
Bilgen is a Turkish surname, related to the name Bilge, meaning wise.
Notable people with this name include:
- İbrahim Bilgen (1949-2010) was a Turkish politician
- Samim Bilgen (1910-2005), Turkish violinist
- Üstün Bilgen-Reinart (born 1947), Turkish-Canadian writer
See also.
- Bilge, Turkish given name