Cemil Aksu (Armenian: Ջեմիլ Աքսու, Turkish: Cemil Aksu) is a Turkish Armenian political and social activist, journalist and ecologist. Also he is a chief editor of the Hamshetsu Gor journal on Culture and History of Hemshin people and Peoples' Democratic Party local co-chairman.^[1] He is one of the critics of Turkish Government led by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.^[1]

Aksu was born in Hopa city in Artvin Province, Turkey, in Hamshen Armenian family.^[1]

He was arrested in 1996 for political reasons. In 2004 after getting out of the jail Aksu had entered to Anadolu University Public Administration Faculty.^[2] He had his master's degree in philosophy in Istanbul Bilgi University.^[3]

In 2008-2011 was editor of Hamshenian Biryaşam journal on history, identity, nature and political state of Hopa.^[2]

In November 2017 after his publications in social networks Aksu was arrested for «glorifying a crime and criminals» by Turkish police in Artvin city. Before that, in 24 October 2017, his wife, human rights activist and a member of the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) Nurcan Vayiç Aksu, was arrested.^[3] In 8 December 2017, after several weeks in prison, Cemil Aksu and his wife were released from prison.^[1]

Aksu is married with Nurcan Vayiç Aksu,^[1] they have one son (Arev).^[1]

Aksu is an author of several books, including:^[3][2]

• Cemil Aksu // Karadeniz'in Sol Köşesi: Hopa // Ugur Biryol, Communications Publications, 2012
• Cemil Aksu, Meryem Özçep // Kimlikler, Çıkarlar, Siyasetler: Karadeniz Siyasetine Hopa'dan Bakmak

• Cemil Aksu on Facebook (in Turkish)
• Aksu's interview for the Kolektifi ecological journal