Şamil Tayyar

Şamil Tayyar (born 1 January 1965 in Gaziantep) is a Turkish journalist, author, and deputy for the Justice and Development Party (AKP) since 2011. He is a columnist with the daily Star and has contributed to Yeni Şafak, Milliyet and Sabah. He has published a book on the Ergenekon trials, 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.

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)