Nedim Şener (; born 28 November 1966 in Germany) is a

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writer and

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who has written for the ''

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'' (since 1994) and '' Posta'' newspapers. He has received a number of journalism awards, including the

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Press Freedom Award, the

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award, and

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Freedom of Expression Award. He is particularly known for his 2009 book on the assassination of

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, which showed the role of Turkish security. He is under indictment in the Odatv case of the

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because, he believes, his 2009 book alleged that police officers responsible for the

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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 ''

'' in 1994. The

(''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''. Other awards he has won include

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Awards of Netherlands, and Abdi İpekçi Award. In June 2010, Şener was named one of the Vienna-based

, along with

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, and

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''The Dink Murder and Intelligence Lies''

In January 2009 Şener published a book on the 2007 murder of

, ''The Dink Murder and Intelligence Lies''. In it he alleged that police officers responsible for the

were responsible for the murder. The officers in question sued Şener soon after; he was later acquitted. 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. 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

) arrested and charged with collaboration with

Ergenekon Ergenekon (sometimes spelled ''Ergeneqon'', mn, Эргүнэ хун, Ergüne khun) is a founding myth of Turkic and Mongolic peoples.

. Odatv staff said the documents were forgeries planted via a Trojan horse (computing), trojan horse. Şener was arrested in March 2011 and held in pre-trial detention for over a year. He was released in March 2012 pending trial. The arrest was protested by activists. 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." In 2013, Şener was awarded the International Press Freedom Award of the New York-based

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Awards and honors

* 1998, 1999, 2000 The

Economics Reporter of the Year Award * 1998 Metin Göktepe Journalism Award * 2002 Sedat Simavi Journalism Award (for the book ''Naylon Holding'') * 2007 Contemporary Journalists Association Uğur Mumcu Investigative Journalism Award * 2009 The

Press Freedom Award * 2010 Abdi İpekçi Journalism of the Year Award * 2010 Kemal Sunal Cultural and Arts Awards Best Writer Award * 2010

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Freedom of Thought and Expression Prize (for the book ''The Dink Murder and Intelligence Lies'') * 2010

World Press Freedom Hero * 2010

Freedom of Expression Award * 2013 CPJ International Press Freedom Award"Nedim Şener, Turkey - 2013 CPJ International Press Freedom Awardee"
CPJ.org. Accessed 1 December 2013.

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

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) * ''İşte Hayatım, Uğur Dündar'' ("My Life, Uğur Dündar", 2010), Doğan Kitapçılık (The Biography of

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) * ''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

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File), * ''Kod Adı: Atilla'' ("Code name: Atilla", 2004), Güncel Yayıncılık (

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) * ''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) (

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), Güncel Yayıncılık * Gold: İstanbul’s Gold Exchange and Its Examples in the World (1994)

References

External links

Ahmet Şık & Nedim Şener
1966 births Living people Turkish journalists Turkish writers German columnists German journalists German male writers German people of Turkish descent Oxfam Novib/PEN Award winners Milliyet people Posta (newspaper) people {{Authority control