Yiğit Bulut
Yiğit Bulut (born 1 January 1972, in Keşan, Edirne) is a Turkish journalist, conspiracy theorist, and since July 2013, a senior advisor to president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He was editor-in-chief at news channels Habertürk TV (2009–2012) and Kanal 24 (2012–2013). He was also a contributor to the daily newspapers Radikal (2001–2007), Vatan and Referans (until 2009), Habertürk (2009–2012) and Star (2012–2013). He was appointed a senior advisor to current president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan while he was serving as prime minister in July 2013. His appointment drew criticism for remarks he had made about the 2013 protests in Turkey that had alleged various conspiracies aimed at toppling Erdoğan, including a claim that foreign forces were trying to murder Erdoğan using "telekinesis and other methods". Background and personal life Bulut's father Mustafa Bulut was elected a deputy for the Justice Party in 1977. Bulut is a graduate of the Galatasaray High School and Bilkent University. Bulut was married to Şule Zeybek, a TV presenter on Doğan Media Group's Kanal D; they divorced in 2010. Career Bulut wrote columns for the Doğan Media Group's Radikal daily from 2001 to 2007. Bulut also wrote for the group's Vatan and Referans newspapers, and presented a