Şamil Tayyar (born 1 January 1965 in

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) is a Turkish journalist, author, and deputy for the Justice and Development Party (AKP) since 2011. He is a columnist with the daily ''

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'' and has contributed to ''

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'', ''

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''. He has published a book on the

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, ''Operation Ergenekon''. In December 2009 Tayyar was sentenced to 20 months' imprisonment for his book "Operation Ergenekon" (tr: ''Operasyon Ergenekon'') on the grounds that he had violated the duty to observe secrecy of an investigation and tried to influence a fair trial. The sentence was suspended for five years.''

'', 24 December 2009
Şamil Tayyar'a hapis cezası
accessed on 18 May 2011

Books

* ''Refahyol Tutanakları'' (Ümit Yayıncılık, Ankara, 1997) * ''5n 1Kamyon'' (Birharf Yayınları, 2006) * ''Operasyon Ergenekon'' ( Timaş Yayınları, İstanbul, 2008) * ''Gölge İktidar'' (Timaş Yayınları, İstanbul, 2008) * ''Kıt'a Dur!'' (Timaş Yayınları, İstanbul, 2009)

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* 1965 births Politicians from Gaziantep Gazi University alumni Living people Deputies of Gaziantep Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians Turkish journalists Members of the 25th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 24th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 26th Parliament of Turkey {{Turkey-politician-stub