Jürgen Gottschlich, born in Herne, studied journalism and philosophy in Berlin. In 1979 he co-founded the newspaper taz and became a member of the main editorial office in the 90s. He then became deputy editor of the weekly newspaper Wochenpost. Since 1998 he has worked as a correspondent for the taz and other German newspapers in Turkey and published several books about Turkey, most recently: Beihilfe zum Völkermord – Deutschlands Rolle bei der Vernichtung der Armenier (Complicity in Genocide - Germany's Role in the Extermination of the Armenians), released by Christoph – Links Publishers in Berlin.