Şamil Tayyar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Şamil Tayyar

Turkish politician

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1965

Place of Birth: Gaziantep Province, Turkey

Profession: writer, politician, journalist

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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Samil 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 Safak, 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.