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]
Yenerer 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]
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]
Yenerer 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]