Nedim Şener

Nedim Şener (born 1966 in Germany) is a Turkish writer and journalist who recently wrote for the Milliyet and Posta newspapers. He started journalism at ilk haber newspaper. Then he wrote for Dünya newspaper. He joined Milliyet in 1994. He has been selected as the journalist of the year for 2 times by Türkiye Gazeteciler Cemiyeti. In 1999, he was awarded Metin Göktepe Journalism Award. Some of his published books are Altın, İstanbul Altın Borsası ve Dünyadaki Örnekleri, Tepeden Tırnağa Yolsuzluk, and Naylon Holding. ^[1] Other awards he gained include Pen Awards of Netherlands, and Abdi İpekçi Award. ^{[2] [3]}

He and his colleague Ahmet Şık were arrested for alleged involvement in a terrorist organization. He has been in jail for 200 days as of 18 September 2011. Their arrest was protested by activists.^[4] It is widely believed^{[by whom?]} the real reason for his arrest is writing books and articles on sensitive issues. When the Justice Minister was asked about their arrest, he replied "Whatever I would say would be seen as an intervention in a judicial process”.^[5]

References

1. ^ http://www.metiskitap.com/Metis/Catalog/Author/1441
2. ^ http://yenisafak.com.tr/Gundem/?i=254348
3. ^ http://www2.dha.com.tr/haberdetay.asp?tarih=05.09.2011&Newsid=137149&Categoryid=4
4. ^ "Journalists protest arrest of colleagues". Hürriyet. September 18, 2011. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=journalists-protest-arrest-of-colleagues-2011-09-18. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 
5. ^ DEMİRTAŞ, Serkan (September 24, 2011). "Gov’t seeks to shorten long trials". Hürriyet. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=gov8217t-seeks-to-shorten-long-trials-2011-09-15. Retrieved 24 September 2011.