On December 14, 2012, Ahmet Altan, who was founding editor-in-chief of the daily Taraf since 2007, resigned from his post.
1950, Ankara doğumlu. İstanbul Üniversitesi İktisat Fakültesi (1981) mezunu. Yazar Çetin Altan’ın oğlu, Mehmet Altan’ın kardeşi.