Vedat Yenerer (born 2 January 1965[1]) 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.[2]
Career
editYenerer worked at Cumhuriyet for five years (1987 - 1992), before moving into television.[3] 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 Kanal D, and then at Habertürk TV (2002 - 2003). At Show TV he won an award in 1997 for "Human Drama in Hakkari",[4] 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.[3]
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).[3]
Books
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Ergenekon indictments
- ^ Today's Zaman, 23 December 2008, Ergenekon journalist says used mortar shells to grow flowers
- ^ a b c 21yyte.org, Vedat Yenerer
- ^ "TDN honored in CGD journalism awards". Hurriyet Daily News. 21 January 1997. Retrieved 16 May 2017.