Erol Mütercimler (born 1954 in Kars, Turkey[1]) is a Turkish journalist, columnist and academic. He is a retired naval officer. In 2009 he was charged in the second indictment of the Ergenekon trials.[2][3]

Mütercimler is "widely credited as being the first person to have written about Ergenekon",[4] initially describing it in an interview in Aydınlık in 1997, during public discussion of the Susurluk scandal. Mütercimler said he heard of the original organization's existence from retired general Memduh Ünlütürk (who was assassinated in 1991), who was involved in the anti-communist Ziverbey interrogations following the 1971 coup.[5] In 2012 he testified that he had initially dismissed the organization, but that Admiral Kemal Kayacan (assassinated in 1992) had told him to take it seriously, calling it "the name of the organization that plots everything".[6]

Books

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  • Gençler İçin Fikrimizin Rehberi (2013), Alfa Basım Yayım Dağıtım. ISBN 9786051066998
  • Ertuğrul Faciası: 21.Yüzyıla Doğru Türkiye - Japonya İlişkisi (2010), Alfa Basım Yayım Dağıtım. ISBN 9786051062396
  • Gelibolu 1915 (Ciltli) (2010), Alfa Basım Yayım Dağıtım. ISBN 9786051062082
  • Komplo Teorileri: Aynanın Ardında Kalan Gerçekler (2010), Alfa Basım Yayım Dağıtım. ISBN 9789752976054
  • Satılık Ada Kıbrıs: Kıbrıs Barış Harekatının Bilinmeyen Yönleri (2009), Alfa Basım Yayım Dağıtım. ISBN 9789752978379
  • Destanlaşan Gemiler (1987)

References

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  1. ^ kimkimdir.gen.tr, Dr. Erol Mütercimler (1954 - .... ) Archived 2011-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Today's Zaman, September 2009, Second Ergenekon trial to resume today Archived 2016-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Sabah, 31 January 2012, Ergenekon'la ilgili ilginç iddia
  4. ^ Maman, Kamil (2008-07-07). "Ergenekon is above General Staff, MİT". Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
  5. ^ Zelyut, Rıza (2008-03-30). "Türk Ordusu'nu sivil yargıya mahkum ettirecekler". Akşam (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2008-08-26. Bu işkencehane, İstanbul Erenköy'deki meşhur Ziverbey Köşkü'dür.
    İşkencecilerin başında General Memduh Ünlütürk bulunmaktadır.
  6. ^ Today's Zaman, 2 February 2012, Don't treat TSK and junta as the same Archived February 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine