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.

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.

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