İsmail Saymaz
İsmail Saymaz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 July 1980 Rize, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Alma mater | Marmara University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Employer(s) | Radikal (2002-2016) Hürriyet (?-2020) Sözcü (2020-2021; 2023-present) Halk TV (2021-2023) |
| Spouse |
Şeyda Sayar Saymaz (m. 2020) |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Metin Göktepe Journalism Award Ayşe Zarakolu Freedom of Thought Prize |
İsmail Saymaz (born 11 July 1980, in Rize) is a Turkish investigative journalist and writer for the newspaper Sözcü. He has published articles and books on the Turkish deep state and Ergenekon, including a 2011 book on links between the 2007 Zirve Publishing House massacre and the 2006 killing of Andrea Santoro, and another 2011 book on former police chief Hanefi Avcı. He has won a number of awards for his work.