User:Sezginayazar

Sezgin Yazar was born in Izmir, 1981. He completed his primary and secondary schools in Izmir, and also completed his university and master educations in Istanbul. He graduated from Yeditepe University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Journalism with Valedictorian and High Honour Degrees in 2005. As for his master education, he graduated from Marmara University, International Relations (Eng.) in 2008.

MUSICAL BACKGROUND --

Sezgin Yazar is best known with his progressive hard rock oriented songs since 1992. He started composing his own songs during the summer of 1992. Then, he started playing bass guitar of his oldest brother until 06 April 1997, when his oldest brother bought the first electric guitar to him, Castilla HM 34. Sezgin also bought himself an acoustic guitar, Almira, in 28 October 2002. Few years later, he bought a new electric guitar, Ibanez Ergodyne Series which is influenced by Joe Satriani's JS Series, in 05 June 2004.

In terms of his musical inspiration, Sezgin Yazar is deeply influenced and fascinated by many Rock bands and guitar virtuosos such as: Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Queensryche, Queen, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Extreme, Mr. Big, Joe Satraini, Steve Vai, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Tony Macalpine, Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Patrick Rondat etc. Because he has been listening to the most of these bands and musicians since he was 5, it is figured out that how his musical ambition and talent obviously derive from.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

In his academic career, Sezgin Yazar wrote two academic graduation thesis in both Yeditepe and Marmara Universities. In 2005, he wrote his undergraduate thesis "Humour in Turkish Press During the 1980s". Moreover, he wrote his master thesis "Changing Nature Of Relations Between Media and Politics During Turgut Özal Era" in 2008.

Furthermore, Sezgin Yazar wrote many articles as follows:

- Greater Middle East Initiative and Turkey’s Role, - Aegean Sea and Continental Shelf Problem, - Project of Public Administration Reform Act, - Cyprus Problem, - Namık Kemal and His Importance in Turkish Press, - Westernization Movements in Ottoman Empire, - Adventure and History of Turkish Financial Journalism, - Constitutional Process from Ottoman Empire to Turkey, - “Game of Democracy” on the Axis of Europe-Ottoman Empire and EU-Turkey, - Political And Economical Perspective From Ottoman To Turkey, - Prime Minister of Iran Dr. Mohammad Mossadeq’s Nationalization of Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) and Its Consequences: A CIA Coup “Operation AJAX (1951-1953), - Prof. Dr. Suraiya Farqohi’s Methodology about Social-Economical History of Ottoman Empire - Causes and Consequences of The Refugee Problem In Slovenia in the 1990s. - New Europe From Liberal and Integration-Cooperation Theories - Security and Stability Issues in Third World States During Post-Cold War Era - The Dark Side of Globalization: Racism and Globalization - Malaise in German Culture (Xenophobia and Neo-Nazism in United Germany)

PERSONAL LIFE -

Sezgin Yazar is interested in lots of subjects such as media and humour, world politics, Turkish political history, relations between media and politics, and of course Rock music. Besides, he collects old humour magazines, music magazines, political and social magazines, antiques, books about political sciences, and other collectable stuffs for his personal archieve.