Gestern Taksim, Heute Neukölln

Altı yıl önce Gezi Direnişi'ne katılmış olan pek çok kişi artık Türkiye'de yaşamıyor. Bu insanların bir kısmı bugün Almanya'da, çoğunlukla da Berlin'de yaşıyor. taz.gazete, Gezi'nin altıncı yılında Berlin'de yaşayan ve Gezi'ye katılmış olan insanlarla konuştu. Vor sechs Jahren entwickelte sich aus einem Protest für den Erhalt des Gezi-Parks in Istanbul ein landesweiter Aufstand gegen die … Continue reading Gestern Taksim, Heute Neukölln

Germany: New Generation Diaspora

  One of the things that those who manage to go from Turkey hear most is the sentence “You’ve left and saved yourself, good for you.” Do the departers truly live in a euphoria of victory with a fundamental sense of salvation? The fact that the common ground of the individuals we interviewed eventually came … Continue reading Germany: New Generation Diaspora

CNNi: ISIS leadership involved in Istanbul attack planning, Turkish source says

I contributed to this report as freelance journalist. "The terrorists rented an apartment in the Fatih district of Istanbul, where one of the attackers left behind his passport, the Turkish government source said. The attack was "extremely well planned with ISIS leadership involved," the source said. Turkish police visited the Fatih area and showed neighbors … Continue reading CNNi: ISIS leadership involved in Istanbul attack planning, Turkish source says

Video Interview with the Vice President of the European Parliament

I was among the 110 Journalists invited to participate EYMD and EYE which was held by European Parliament in Strasbourg and had a chance to interview with the vice president Mairead McGuinness. In this small piece I am questioning: "Can Northern Ireland Peace Process used as a model for Kurdish Conflict in Turkey?" published by an … Continue reading Video Interview with the Vice President of the European Parliament

TIME: Alan Kurdi’s Story: Behind The Most Heartbreaking Photo of 2015

Contributed to this video story as freelance line producer and reporter. "In the early hours of Sept. 2, the family crowded onto a small inflatable boat on the beach of Bodrum, Turkey. A few minutes into the journey to Greece, the dinghy capsized. Alan, his older brother Ghalib and his mother Rihanna all drowned, joining … Continue reading TIME: Alan Kurdi’s Story: Behind The Most Heartbreaking Photo of 2015

CNN Exclusive: Syrian refugees swarm Turkish port city hoping to catch boats to new lives

Contributed to this report as Video-Journalist. "On a secluded beach on the Turkish coast, men stand knee-deep in shallow water, loading a group of about 30 people into a black, inflated pontoon boat. The passengers -- refugees and migrants bound for the Greek island of Lesbos -- cram in, wearing lifejackets or inner tubes around their … Continue reading CNN Exclusive: Syrian refugees swarm Turkish port city hoping to catch boats to new lives

HARPER’S Magazine: What the Camera Saw: Investigating a Turkish protester’s death

Contributed to that report as a fixer. "A few months earlier, a young protester named Abdullah Cömert had died on Gündüz Street after allegedly being struck by a tear-gas canister — the second Gezi fatality nationwide. Shortly after midnight, on September 10, in the faint red glow recorded by the camera, a twenty-two-year-old named Ahmet Atakan became … Continue reading HARPER’S Magazine: What the Camera Saw: Investigating a Turkish protester’s death

CNN International:Demonstration in Istanbul after death of young protester

Contributed to this report as Journalist. The death of a young protester in southeastern Turkey prompted thousands to turn out in Istanbul on Saturday, in what was a mostly peaceful demonstration. The 18-year-old man was killed and at least nine others were wounded Friday while protesting the construction of a new security outpost near the … Continue reading CNN International:Demonstration in Istanbul after death of young protester