Journalists Who Cover Kurdish Politics

Ersu Ablak

Istanbul, Turkey

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Ersu Ablak is a journalist based in Istanbul, Turkey. I have been writing for various newspaper mainly on science, technology and society for over 15 years. I have done a radio show for 12 years.

Honar Ahmed

Erbil, Iraq

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honar ahmed is a journalist based in Erbil, Iraq.

Born : 1986  
Occupation: Presenter and war journalist  
Education: Bachelor's Degree  
Work Experience : 18 years  
The areas where we have worked as journalist.  
Iraq - Syria - Lebanon - Afghanistan - Burma  
In addition to presenting and war ...

Behnam Amini

Washington, United States of America

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Behnam Amini is a journalist based in Washington, United States of America.

Barış Barıştıran

Cologne, Germany

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He served as broadcast manager at Özgür Gün TV and worked as a founder, editor, and designer for various radio stations and newspapers. He is currently engaged in initiatives to advance new-generation media and AI-driven journalism, and continues his work as the Editor-in-Chief of BanDor.

Mahmut Bozarslan

Diyarbakır, Turkey

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Mahmut Bozarslan is a journalist based in Diyarbakır, Turkey.

I worked particularly in East and Southeast of Turkey but especially in Norhern Iraq . During this time, I followed almost all terrorist incidents in the region and I made very successful stories. Because of my Kurdish language skill ...

Rabia Çetin

Istanbul, Turkey

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Since 2012, Rabia Çetin has been working as an editor and reporter with several media outlets in Turkey, such as T24, BasNews and K24. She is currently a freelance journalist contributing to various media in Turkey and abroad. Rabia has won several awards for her journalistic work.

Diego Cupolo

Ankara, Turkey

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Diego Cupolo is a multimedia journalist, photographer, and author of "Seven Syrians: War Accounts From Syrian Refugees" (2013 - 8th House Publishing).

His articles have appeared in The Atlantic, Foreign Policy and The New Statesman, among other publications. His photography and video clients ...

Majd Helobi

Damascus, Syria

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TV-News Producer/work at the Regional Tensions Studies center 
 with extensive expertise in building and developing networks throughout the Middle East. I specialize in delivering exclusive news related to conflicts, civil wars, and extremist groups across the region. My work spans Iraq, Kurdistan,...

Ali Fikri Işık

Diyarbakır, Turkey

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Ali Fikri Işık is a journalist based in Diyarbakır, Turkey. Taraf gazetesi, Gazete duvar, Kurdistan24 BasNews, Serbestiyet.com da yazarlık yaptım. Amedspor kaos ve direniş adlı kitabın yazarıyim. 1-1-1958 yılında Batman'da doğdum.

Dorian Jones

İstanbul, Turkey

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I have been reporting from Turkey for 25 years for TV, radio and print. I can compile radio and TV packages ready for broadcast. I am experienced at live reporting for radio and to camera. I work for a variety outlets including BBC Sky News, Deutsche Welle, CBC and VOA.

Hatice Kamer

Diyarbakır, Turkey

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Hatice Kamer is a journalist based in Diyarbakır, Turkey.

I have been working as a professional journalist since 2009.

Between 2009 and 2025, I produced radio, video, print, and live news for VOA Kurdish. I reported from Diyarbakır and various other cities in Türkiye in the Kurdish language.

I ...

Murat Karabulut

Ankara, Turkey

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Murat Karabulut is a journalist based in Ankara, Turkey.

In the developing and growing world, the interaction between people will increase;  I believe that the internet and social media will be even more effective.  In this context, I think that the role of the technical team in the media sector ...

Burcu Karakas

İstanbul, Turkey

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Burcu Karakas is a journalist based in İstanbul, Turkey.

Hasan Kösen

Diyarbakır, Turkey

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Hasan KÖSEN is a journalist. 
Tecrûbeya rojnamevanî

Di sala 2006an de bi pile ji beşa Rojnamevanî ya Zanîngeha Gîrne Amerîkanê derçûm. Lê ji beriya ku zanîngehê biqedînim min di rojnameya bi navê “Kibrisli”de dest bi kar kir. Nûçe û wêneyên min di sala 2004an û pê de di rojnameyê de hatin weşandin....

Diyar Kurda

Washington, United States of America

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Diyar Kurda is a Kurdish journalist and Washington D.C. Bureau Chief for Rudaw Media Network, one of the leading media outlets in the Middle East. While still an undergraduate, Diyar joined Rudaw in 2015 as Editor of the International Desk. In July 2020, he became the head of the planning ...

Amjad Kurdo

Qamishli, Syria

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Biography:
Amjad Kurdo is a kurdish Syrian field journalist, fixer, and producer based in Northeast Syria. He works on covering political, humanitarian, and security developments across the region. Kurdo collaborates with international media outlets and agencies, providing field reporting, video ...

Davide Lerner

Rome, Italy

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Davide Lerner is a freelance journalist based in Ankara, Turkey. He graduated from the London School of Economics and the London School of Oriental and African Studies. He has previously worked for Agence France Presse and Associated Press, as well as done live radio and TV. He freelances widely in ...

Hediye Levent

Ankara, Turkey

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Hediye Levent | Freelance Journalist With over two decades of experience in journalism, I have been extensively covering the Middle East since 2003. From 2008 to 2021, I was based in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, providing in-depth coverage of the region's complex developments. Currently, I reside in ...

Stella Martany

Erbil, Iraq

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Stella Martany is an award winning journalist, field producer, and fixer based in Iraq. Her writing has appeared in The Associated Press, The Telegraph, Al Jazeera, and The Sunday Times, with reporting that centres on human rights, environment, indigenous and marginalised communities, displacement, ...

Iryna Matviyishyn

Kyiv, Ukraine

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Independent Ukrainian journalist, local producer/ fixer based in Kyiv. 2024 Václav Havel Fellow at RFE/RL.
Iryna has produced stories for NPR, Time magazine, The Times, Le Figaro, La Vie, La Presse, Tribune de Genève, Dispatch, and other outlets. As a reporter, she has contributed to the BBC, La ...

Hemn Seyedi

London, United Kingdom

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I am Hemn Seyedi a journalist and political scientist based in London, United Kingdom.

I was born in Mahabad into a political family and was involved in political activities at an early age while studying Architecture in Hamedan.

I lived in Iraqi Kurdistan for seven years (2001-2008). I worked in ...

Dimo Silva Aurelio

Juba, South Sudan

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Dimo Silva Aurelio, is a South Sudanese freelance journalist, who has written extensively on South Sudan's conflict and human rights issues in the Country, he visited refugees in camps in Uganda who gave their accounts of the conflict.

Before the conflict broke out in South Sudan in 2013, he ...

Dana Taib Menmy

Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

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Dana Taib Menmy is an investigative journalist based in Sulaimaniyah,Kurdistan Region,  Iraq. He was The New Arab's Iraq Reporter from 2022 until 2025.
His work has appeared in Al-Monitor, Al Jazeera English, Middle East Eye, The National, among many other outlets.

Tarik Toros

London, United Kingdom

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Tarik Toros is a journalist based in London, United Kingdom.
Born in 1972 in Tarsus, Turkey. 
He works as a broadcaster, an editor and a columnist. He writes and talks on social and politic systems and human rights. 
He is married to Banu Toros, a publisher, and writer. They live in London. The ...

Burak Utucu

İstanbul, Turkey

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I am a journalist specialising in investigative reporting, crisis journalism, and video storytelling. I began my career in 2015 as an intern in the Web TV department of Hürriyet Newspaper and have since worked across both national and international platforms, covering key issues in domestic and ...