İsmail Saymaz
İsmail Saymaz (born 11 July 1980, in Rize[1]) is a Turkish investigative journalist for the newspaper Radikal (since May 2002).[1] He has published articles and books on the Turkish deep state and Ergenekon, including a 2011 book on links between the 2007 Zirve Publishing House massacre and the 2006 killing of Andrea Santoro,[2][3] and another 2011 book on former police chief Hanefi Avcı.[4] He has won a number of awards for his work.
Saymaz is one of a number of journalists charged in relation to reporting on the Ergenekon trials for "violating the secrecy of an investigation". In late 2010 he was involved in 12 legal cases carrying a total prison term of 97 years,[5] beginning with five stories printed in early 2010, each with a potential sentence of nine years.[6]
Contents
Books
- Postmodern Cihat ("Postmodern Jihad"), Kalkedon Yayıncılık, 2010.[5]
- Nefret - Malatya: Bir Milli Mutabakat Cinayeti ("Hate - Malatya: A Murder of National Consensus"), Kalkedon Yayıncılık, 2011.
- Hanefi Yoldaş: Gizli Örgüt Nasıl Çökertilir?, Kalkedon Yayıncılık, 2011.
- Oğlumu Öldürdünüz Arz Ederim - 12 Eylül'ün Beş Öyküsü: İnciraltı Katliamı, Cemil Kırbayır, Cengiz Aksakal, Nurettin Yedigöl, Maraş'ta Dört Yürek, Postacı Yayınevi, 2012
- Sıfır Tolerans: Polisin Eline Düşünce, İletişim Yayınevi, 2012.
Awards
- Metin Göktepe Gazetecilik Ödülü (Metin Göktepe Journalism Award) (2010)
- Freedom of Press Award of the Turkish Journalists' Association (2010)[7]
- Ayşe Zarakolu Freedom of Thought prize (2011)[8]
- Turkish Publishers Association's Freedom of Thought and Expression Prize (2012)[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 İletişim Yayınevi, İsmail Saymaz
- ↑ Today's Zaman, 10 October 2011, Book hints at connection between missionary and priest murders
- ↑ Hurriyet Daily News, 27 November 2011, Attacks on missionaries continue, journalist says
- ↑ soL, 8 March 2011, "Hanefi Yoldaş"ın kitabı çıktı
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hurriyet Daily News, 15 November 2010, Turkish journalist charged with insulting prosecutor by calling him 'postmodern'
- ↑ Hurriyet Daily News, 14 May 2010, Turkish reporter faces 45 years prison for stories
- ↑ Hurriyet Daily News, 13 July 2010, Hürriyet Daily News voices win Turkish journalism awards
- ↑ Hurriyet Daily News, 11 May 2011, Human rights watchdog rewards local journalists
- ↑ Radikal, 6 June 2012, Saymaz'a ifade özgürlüğü ödülü
