Turkish journalist and writer (born 1965)

Vedat Yenerer (born 2 January 1965) is a Turkish journalist and writer. As a war correspondent he has visited over 75 countries, and he has published a number of non-fiction books. Since 2008 he has been a defendant in the Ergenekon trials.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Books
• 3 See also
• 4 References

Career

Yenerer worked at *huriyet for five years (1987 - 1992), before moving into television. He was at Show TV (1992-1993 and 1996-1997), Star TV (1993-1994), and 32. Gün (1995 -1996). From 1999 to 2002 he was at K* D, and then at Habertürk TV (2002 - 2003). At Show TV he won an award in 1997 for "Human Drama in Hakkari", and he has won various other journalism awards. He has reported from many conflict zones, including Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Kosovo, Azerbaijan, Albania, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Eritrea, Georgia, Sudan, Somalia, and Kashmir.

He taught a course in international journalism at Istanbul University (2005 - 2006), and was a columnist at Yeniçağ from 2004 to 2008. In this period he also presented a news show on Karadeniz TV (2006 - 2007).

Sweden-based Nordic Monitor news website identified him as a neo-nationalist figure who promotes racist and anti-immigrant views as the chief advisor to Turkey’s nationalist, right-wing opposition İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener. The Monitor also published court-authorized wiretap transcripts dated January 22, 2008 that revealed how Yenerer was collecting sex tapes to allegedly blackmail others.

Books

• Ateş Ortasında, Ümit Yayincilik, 2001
• Yalanistan Güneydoğu'dan Gerçek Gazeteci Öyküleri , Ümit Yayincilik, 2001
• Düşman Kardeşler, Bulut Yayinlari, 2004
• Çeçenler Kimsesiz Bir Millet , Birharf Yayinlari, 2005
• Irak Yanıyor, 2007
• Kanlı Kukla PKK: Terör Örgütü Gerçeği , Pegasus Yayinlari, 2008
• Demokrasiye ve Hukuka Ergenekon Tezgahı , Bilgi Yayinevi, 2010
• Gördüm Onlar Yaşıyor , Kripto Basin Yayin, 2013

See also

• List of arrested journalists in Turkey

References