Doğan Yurdakul (1946 – September 3, 2017 in Datça) is a

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journalist and writer. He has contributed to newspapers including ''

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'', '' Aydınlık'', ''

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'', '' Siyah-Beyaz'', and '' Günaydın'' as well as the television news programme

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. His books include biographies of Turkish intelligence agent Hiram Abas and of

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(''Reis''), both written with

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. Yurdakul is charged in the Odatv case of the

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; he was the news co-ordinator of odatv. He was arrested in March 2011 and released on health grounds in February 2012. Both of the trials later were dismissed on grounds of judicial irregularities while confirming the evidence presented to be falsified.

Bibliography

* ''Sırların Kavşağında'' (2012) * ''Abi: "Efsane" (1935–1984)'' (2007) * (with

) ''Reis – Gladio'nun Türk tetikçisi''. Doğan Kitapçılık, İstanbul 2003, . * ''ABI: I-Dündar Kiliç ve kabadayılık efsanesi'' (2001) * ''Abi: Raconun son nefesi ve "Mafya"'' (2002) * (with

) ''Bay Pipo – Bir MİT Görevlisinin Sıradışı Yaşamı: Hiram Abas''. Doğan Kitapçılık, İstanbul 1999, .

References

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