Joost Lagendijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌjoːst ˈlaːɣə(n)ˌdɛik]; born 8 June 1957 in Roosendaal, Netherlands) is a Dutch politician who was a columnist with the Turkish dailies Zaman and Today's Zaman until these newspapers were closed by the Turkish government. From 2009 till 2012 he was a senior adviser at the Istanbul Policy Center at Sabancı University. He is a former GreenLeft (G/EFA) Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and served as the joint chairman of the Turkey-EU Parliamentarians delegation.
Joost Lagendijk
columnist with the Turkish dailies Zaman and Today's Zaman
After finishing high school Lagendijk studied history at the University of Utrecht. He graduated in 1985. Before graduating Lagendijk worked as a book sales person at the publisher Van Gennep. After graduating Lagendijk became an adviser to the Pacifist Socialist Party (PSP) in the House of Representatives until 1987. He was elected vice-chairman and international secretary of the PSP for the period 1987–1991. During this period he oversaw the merger of the PSP with three other parties into the GreenLeft. He was one of the editors of the GreenLeft's party manifesto of 1991. In addition to international secretary of the PSP, he also was elected international secretary of the GreenLeft for the period 1989–1994. He also founded "De Helling" (The Slope) in 1987 a magazine closely linked to the GreenLeft, he was its publisher until 1990, and one of its writers until 1994.
Professionally he worked for the publisher SUA between 1987 and 1988. In 1988 he became chairman and publisher of the "Tijdschrift Maatschappelijk Welzijn" (Magazine for Social Work). In 1994 he became publisher for Babylon-De Geus.
In 1998, when MEP Nel van Dijk left the European Parliament to become chairperson of the Dutch Bureau against Age Discrimination, he suddenly became MEP. He became a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, which he still is, member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, which he left after 1999 elections, member of the delegation for relations with Russia, which he also left after the elections, and substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, which he left after the 2004 elections.
In 1999 he headed the GreenLeft's electoral list for the European elections. He, and with him three other Dutch Greens, were elected into parliament. After the elections, he became chair of the delegation to the EU–Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee, which he still is, and thereby a member of the conference of Delegation leaders. He became also member for the delegation for relations with the Southeast European countries, which he left following the 2004 elections.
Lagendijk has published two books on European foreign affairs, together with Labour MEP Jan Marinus Wiersma. In 2000 they published "Brussel - Warschau - Kiev. Op zoek naar de grenzen van de Europese Unie" ("Brussel-Warsaw-Kiev, searching for the borders of the European Union") concerning EU enlargement. In 2004 they published "Na Mars komt Venus. Een Europees antwoord op Bush" ("After Mars comes Venus. A European answer to Bush") concerning the EU's peace and nation-building policy.
As MEP Lagendijk has shown particular interest for the Balkan-region and Turkey, and especially in keeping the peace in this unstable region. His pacifist background is clearly influential there. In December 2005, he visited Turkey to attend the trial against Orhan Pamuk and speak at an event for the Greens of Turkey. In his speech he criticized the military of Turkey for using the violence by the PKK as justification for violence against the Kurdish population. He was then charged with public denigration of the Turkish army. Lagendijk expected pressure by the media in Turkey to force prosecutors to drop charges.[1] Indeed, the prosecutor declined to prosecute, referring to the Turkish constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the case was dropped.
In 2009 Lagendijk left the European Parliament and moved to Istanbul. After briefly writing for the Radikal daily newspaper, Lagendijk started as a columnist for the Today's Zaman newspaper. From 2009 until 2012, he worked as a senior advisor for the Istanbul Policy Center of Sabancı University. Afterwards, he lectured at Süleyman Şah University, until it was closed by the Turkish authorities in the wake of the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt.
Personal life
Joost Lagendijk married Nevin Sungur, an award-winning journalist and reporter for the Turkish channel NTV.,[2] on 28 October 2006 by the mayor of Beyoğlu, Istanbul, in the famous Pera Palas hotel.[3]
Denied entry to Turkey
On 25 September 2016, Lagendijk, who has permanent residency status in Turkey, was stopped at Sabiha Gökçen Airport in Istanbul when returning from a visit to the Netherlands, denied entry, and forced to return. The reason given for the denial was that, due to "a new regulation", he needed to obtain a visa from the Turkish Embassy in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.[4]
References
^Verbij, Antoine (12 January 2006). "Die heilige Kuh des Türkentums". Jungle World (in German). Retrieved 29 July 2008.
^Lule, Zeynep (23 April 2006). "Sürpriz aşk". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 29 July 2008.
^Cobanoglu, Cagri (29 October 2006). "Lagendijk Marries Turkish Journalist". Zaman. Archived from the original on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
^Marc Peeperkorn (25 September 2016). "Turkije laat oud-europarlementariër Lagendijk niet meer toe tot woonplaats Istanbul". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Joost Lagendijk news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Joost Lagendijk Dutch pronunciation ˌjoːst ˈlaːɣe n ˌdɛik born 8 June 1957 in Roosendaal Netherlands is a Dutch politician who was a columnist with the Turkish dailies Zaman and Today s Zaman until these newspapers were closed by the Turkish government From 2009 till 2012 he was a senior adviser at the Istanbul Policy Center at Sabanci University He is a former GreenLeft G EFA Member of the European Parliament MEP and served as the joint chairman of the Turkey EU Parliamentarians delegation Joost Lagendijkcolumnist with the Turkish dailies Zaman and Today s ZamanIncumbentAssumed office 2010Chair of the GreenLeft delegation in the European ParliamentIn office 1998 2004Preceded byNel van DijkSucceeded byKathalijne BuitenwegPersonal detailsBorn 1957 06 08 8 June 1957 age 66 Roosendaal NetherlandsPolitical partyGreenLeftSpouseNevin SungurResidenceIstanbulWebsitewww JoostLagendijk nl Contents 1 Career before politics 2 Political career 3 Personal life 4 Denied entry to Turkey 5 References 6 External linksCareer before politics EditThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Joost Lagendijk news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message After finishing high school Lagendijk studied history at the University of Utrecht He graduated in 1985 Before graduating Lagendijk worked as a book sales person at the publisher Van Gennep After graduating Lagendijk became an adviser to the Pacifist Socialist Party PSP in the House of Representatives until 1987 He was elected vice chairman and international secretary of the PSP for the period 1987 1991 During this period he oversaw the merger of the PSP with three other parties into the GreenLeft He was one of the editors of the GreenLeft s party manifesto of 1991 In addition to international secretary of the PSP he also was elected international secretary of the GreenLeft for the period 1989 1994 He also founded De Helling The Slope in 1987 a magazine closely linked to the GreenLeft he was its publisher until 1990 and one of its writers until 1994 Professionally he worked for the publisher SUA between 1987 and 1988 In 1988 he became chairman and publisher of the Tijdschrift Maatschappelijk Welzijn Magazine for Social Work In 1994 he became publisher for Babylon De Geus In 1997 he became GreenLeft s campaign coordinator for the 1998 general elections Political career EditThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Joost Lagendijk news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message In 1998 when MEP Nel van Dijk left the European Parliament to become chairperson of the Dutch Bureau against Age Discrimination he suddenly became MEP He became a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs which he still is member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism which he left after 1999 elections member of the delegation for relations with Russia which he also left after the elections and substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs which he left after the 2004 elections In 1999 he headed the GreenLeft s electoral list for the European elections He and with him three other Dutch Greens were elected into parliament After the elections he became chair of the delegation to the EU Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee which he still is and thereby a member of the conference of Delegation leaders He became also member for the delegation for relations with the Southeast European countries which he left following the 2004 elections In a controversial leadership election in 2004 fellow MEP Kathalijne Buitenweg was elected to head the GreenLeft list in the European Elections instead of Lagendijk After the 2004 elections he became a member of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence substitute for the Committee on Transport and Tourism and member of the delegation for relations with the Gulf States including Yemen He was chair of the Joint Parliamentary Committee with Turkey Lagendijk has published two books on European foreign affairs together with Labour MEP Jan Marinus Wiersma In 2000 they published Brussel Warschau Kiev Op zoek naar de grenzen van de Europese Unie Brussel Warsaw Kiev searching for the borders of the European Union concerning EU enlargement In 2004 they published Na Mars komt Venus Een Europees antwoord op Bush After Mars comes Venus A European answer to Bush concerning the EU s peace and nation building policy As MEP Lagendijk has shown particular interest for the Balkan region and Turkey and especially in keeping the peace in this unstable region His pacifist background is clearly influential there In December 2005 he visited Turkey to attend the trial against Orhan Pamuk and speak at an event for the Greens of Turkey In his speech he criticized the military of Turkey for using the violence by the PKK as justification for violence against the Kurdish population He was then charged with public denigration of the Turkish army Lagendijk expected pressure by the media in Turkey to force prosecutors to drop charges 1 Indeed the prosecutor declined to prosecute referring to the Turkish constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights and the case was dropped In 2009 Lagendijk left the European Parliament and moved to Istanbul After briefly writing for the Radikal daily newspaper Lagendijk started as a columnist for the Today s Zaman newspaper From 2009 until 2012 he worked as a senior advisor for the Istanbul Policy Center of Sabanci University Afterwards he lectured at Suleyman Sah University until it was closed by the Turkish authorities in the wake of the 2016 Turkish coup d etat attempt Personal life EditJoost Lagendijk married Nevin Sungur an award winning journalist and reporter for the Turkish channel NTV 2 on 28 October 2006 by the mayor of Beyoglu Istanbul in the famous Pera Palas hotel 3 Denied entry to Turkey EditOn 25 September 2016 Lagendijk who has permanent residency status in Turkey was stopped at Sabiha Gokcen Airport in Istanbul when returning from a visit to the Netherlands denied entry and forced to return The reason given for the denial was that due to a new regulation he needed to obtain a visa from the Turkish Embassy in Rotterdam the Netherlands 4 References Edit Verbij Antoine 12 January 2006 Die heilige Kuh des Turkentums Jungle World in German Retrieved 29 July 2008 Lule Zeynep 23 April 2006 Surpriz ask Hurriyet in Turkish Retrieved 29 July 2008 Cobanoglu Cagri 29 October 2006 Lagendijk Marries Turkish Journalist Zaman Archived from the original on 9 December 2008 Retrieved 29 July 2008 Marc Peeperkorn 25 September 2016 Turkije laat oud europarlementarier Lagendijk niet meer toe tot woonplaats Istanbul De Volkskrant in Dutch Retrieved 25 September 2016 External links EditEuropean Parliament biography Declaration PDF of financial interests in Dutch Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joost Lagendijk amp oldid 1026455466, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
