İsmail Saymaz

İsmail Saymaz (born 11 July 1980, in Rize[1]) is a Turkish investigative journalist for the newspaper Radikal (since May 2002).[1] 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,[2][3] and another 2011 book on former police chief Hanefi Avcı.[4] He has won a number of awards for his work.

İsmail Saymaz
Born	(1980-07-11) 11 July 1980 Rize, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Occupation	Journalist
Years active	2010–present

Saymaz has been infamous for rapidly changing his social and political views; an ultranationalist during his youth,[5] a devout leftist criticizing Kemalism during college,[6][7][8] an Ergekon case journal and transparent state advocate while working at Radikal newspaper,[9] an Ergenekon case denier after 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt,[10] and floowingly a pro-state Kemalist [6][11] and an anti immigration activist.[12] Despite his initial works and support on Ergenekon cases,[9] Saymaz became a journalists charged in relation to reporting on the Ergenekon trials for "violating the secrecy of an investigation". In late 2010 he was involved in 12 legal cases carrying a total prison term of 97 years,[13] beginning with five stories printed in early 2010, each with a potential sentence of nine years.[13] beginning with five stories printed in early 2010, each with a potential sentence of nine years.[14]

Saymaz has supported the imprisonment of journalists held under the allegation of the Gülen community and guided the re-imprisonment of publicist whose forfeits are lifted by the Turkish courts.[15] Saymaz has also drafted the seizure of journalist that fled Turkey.[15]

Saymaz criticized the Turkish immigration measures by stating that the borders of the country turned to a carnival zone due to Syria policy and some immigrants are suicide bombers entered their country in this way.[16]  After his accusations against his colleagues on being pro-western and never feeling belonging to their people, he was criticized by the media on becoming a part of the far-right organization.[16]