İsmail Saymaz (born 11 July 1980, in Rize[1]) is a Turkish investigative journalist and writer for the newspaper Sözcü.

[7] He uncovered the footage of the beating of Ali İsmail Korkmaz, who lost his life during the Gezi Park protests, and shared it with the public.

On October 24, 2016, while he was a reporter for Hürriyet newspaper, he conducted an interview with David Keynes, who holds the patent of ByLock, the communication application used by FETÖ/PDY members.

Saymaz was awarded by the Turkish Journalists' Association for this interview.As of today, I have parted ways with Halk TV.

Saymaz's political and social views have changed throughout his career; while his high school years were dominated by mostly nationalist and patriotic ideologies, his views drastically changed during his university life, in which he adopted a leftist mindset in which he criticized Kemalism.

His family made a living by farming in İspir in the summer and fishing in Rize in the winter.

During his high school years, he adopted an idealist mindset and then became interested in the leftist movement with the books recommended by his literature teacher.