Turkish writer and journalist (born 1966)
Nedim Şener in 2015
Nedim Şener (IPA:
[nedim ʃeneɾ] ; born 28 November 1966 in Germany) is a
Turkish writer and
journalist who has written for the
Milliyet (since 1994) and
Posta newspapers. He has received a number of journalism awards, including the
Turkish Journalists' Association Press Freedom Award, the
International Press Institute 's
World Press Freedom Heroes award, and
PEN Freedom of Expression Award. He is particularly known for his 2009 book on the assassination of
Hrant Dink , which showed the role of Turkish security.
[1] He is under indictment in the
Odatv case of the
Ergenekon trials because, he believes, his 2009 book alleged that police officers responsible for the
Ergenekon investigation were responsible for the Dink murder.
Career
He started working as a journalist at the İlkhaber newspaper. Later, he wrote for the Dünya newspaper. He joined
Milliyet in 1994.
The
Turkish Journalists' Association (Türkiye Gazeteciler Cemiyeti ) has twice named Şener "journalist of the year." In 1999, he was awarded the
Metin Göktepe Journalism Award .
Some of his published books are Altın , İstanbul Altın Borsası ve Dünyadaki Örnekleri , Tepeden Tırnağa Yolsuzluk , and Naylon Holding .
[2] Other awards he has won include
Pen Awards of Netherlands, and Abdi İpekçi Award.
[3]
[4] In June 2010, Şener was named one of the Vienna-based
International Press Institute 's
World Press Freedom Heroes , along with
Lydia Cacho Ribeiro ,
May Chidiac ,
Akbar Ganji ,
Yoani Sánchez ,
Pap Saine , and
Lasantha Wickrematunge .
[1]
The Dink Murder and Intelligence Lies
In January 2009 Şener published a book on the 2007 murder of
Hrant Dink , The Dink Murder and Intelligence Lies . In it he alleged that police officers responsible for the
Ergenekon investigation were responsible for the murder. The officers in question sued Şener soon after; he was later acquitted.
[5] In May 2009 an email to police claimed Şener was part of Ergenekon's propaganda network. Şener has said he believes the email was forged by the officers in question, pointing out that although ten names were mentioned, his were the only telephones to be tapped. The taps did not reveal any incriminating evidence.
[6]
In February 2011 a raid on the offices of
OdaTV produced documents on the basis of which Şener was (along with a dozen others in the
Odatv case of the
Ergenekon trials ) arrested and charged with collaboration with
Ergenekon . Odatv staff said the documents were forgeries planted via a
trojan horse . Şener was arrested in March 2011 and held in pre-trial detention for over a year.
[7] He was released in March 2012 pending trial.
[8]
[9] The arrest was protested by activists.
[10] When the Justice Minister was asked about the arrest, he replied "Whatever I would say would be seen as an intervention in a judicial process."
[11]
In 2013, Şener was awarded the
International Press Freedom Award of the New York-based
Committee to Protect Journalists .
[12]
Awards and honors
Books
Baba Seni Neden Oraya Koydular? ("Father, Why Have They Put You There?", 2012),
Doğan Kitapçılık (The Silivri Penitentiary Process)
Kırmızı Cuma ("Red Friday", 2011),
Doğan Kitapçılık (The
Hrant Dink assassination )
İşte Hayatım, Uğur Dündar ("My Life, Uğur Dündar", 2010),
Doğan Kitapçılık (The Biography of
Uğur Dündar )
Dink Cinayeti ve İstihbarat Yalanları ("The Dink Murder and The Lies of the Intelligence", 2009),
Destek Yayınları
Türkiye'de Farklı Olmak ("On Being Different in Turkey", 2009, with Binnaz Toprak, İrfan Bozan and Tan Morgü),
Metis Yayınları
Ergenekon Belgelerinde Fethullah Gülen ve Cemaat ("Fethullah Gülen and His Congregation in Ergenekon Documents", 2009),
Destek Yayınları
Hayırsever Terrorist ("The Charitable Terrorist, 2006),
Güncel Yayıncılık (The
Sheikh Yasin El Kadı File)
Fırsatlar Ülkesinde Bir Kemal Abi ("A Kemal Abi in A Land of Opportunities", 2005),
Güncel Yayıncılık (The
Kemal Unakıtan File),
Kod Adı: Atilla ("Code name: Atilla", 2004),
Güncel Yayıncılık (
Susurluk scandal /
Alaattin Çakıcı )
Naylon Holding ("Nylon Holding", 2002),
Om Yaynevi (on
Orhan Aslıtürk )
Tepeden Tırnağa Yolsuzluk ("Corruption From Head to Toe", 2001),
Metis Yayınları
Uzanlar Bir Korku İmparatorluğunun Çöküşü ("The Uzans: The Collapse of an Empire of Fear", 2000) (
Uzan Group ),
Güncel Yayıncılık
Gold: İstanbul’s Gold Exchange and Its Examples in the World (1994)
References
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b
"Nedim Sener: World Press Freedom Hero" .
International Press Institute . 2011. Archived from
the original on 22 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012 .
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"Metiskitap.com, okumak için" . www.metiskitap.com .
^ Şafak, Yeni (20 July 2017).
"Son Dakika, Haber, Haberler, Gazete, Gazeteler -Yeni Şafak" . Yeni Şafak .
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"Nedim Şener'e Hollanda'dan ödül" . dha.com.tr . 2011-01-20. Archived from
the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2024-04-18 .
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bianet , 24 December 2010,
Nedim Şener Bir Kez Daha Beraat Etti
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"Q&A: Nedim Șener, a Turkish journalist under fire - Committee to Protect Journalists" . www.cpj.org . 9 October 2012.
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"EU concerned at detention of Turkish journalists" . Reuters . 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2019-09-08 .
^ IPI, 12 March 2012,
Nedim Şener Released from Prison
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"Two Investigative Journalists Threatened on Twitter" .
Reporters Without Borders . 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-06-04 .
^
"Journalists protest arrest of colleagues" .
Hürriyet . September 18, 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011 .
^ DEMİRTAŞ, Serkan (September 24, 2011).
"Gov't seeks to shorten long trials" .
Hürriyet . Retrieved 24 September 2011 .
^
"CPJ International Press Freedom Awards 2013" . Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved October 6, 2013 .
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"Nedim Şener, Turkey - 2013 CPJ International Press Freedom Awardee" . CPJ.org. Accessed 1 December 2013.
External links
Media related to
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