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Paydesk has 119 journalists in Istanbul. Our journalists can do broadcast reports, as well as printed media and photography.
Our top journalists in Istanbul are Bradley Secker and Burak Utucu.
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Journalists in Istanbul
Bradley Secker
Top Rated
Photojournalist, and occasional writer and videographer, focusing on the consequences of social, political and military actions worldwide, with a key focus on individual identity. Available for editorial and corporate assignments worldwide. Based in Istanbul, Turkey but traveling often. ...
Arabic
English
German
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+8
Politics
Current Affairs
Arts & Books
+8
Usually Responds Within a few days
Burak Utucu
Burak Utucu is a journalist based in İstanbul, Turkey. He studied Radio & Television at İzmir University of Economics between 2013 - 2015. Then, he got Anadolu University Journalism department in 2015. He worked as a video editor intern at Hurriyet Newspaper during 2015 winter and summer. He ...
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+8
Business
Finance
Politics
+4
Jobs Completed 39
Job Success Rate 97%
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
Buse Keskin
Buse Keskin is a Culture & Arts editor based in İstanbul, Türkiye. Her unwavering passion for culture and arts actually contributes to her great enjoyment of her work. She holds a Bachelor's degree in American Culture and Literature and a Master's degree in International Relations departments. ...
English
Turkish
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Interview (Print / Radio / Podcast)
+1
Arts & Books
Film & Theatre
Travel
Jobs Completed 38
Job Success Rate 100%
Dorian Jones
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.
English
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Corporate Content
+6
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 36
Job Success Rate 97%
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
Mohammad Bashir Aldaher
I'm Mohammad, based in Turkey with extensive experience in media since 2012. Collaborated with humanitarian organizations, Arab and foreign media agencies in roles like DoP, Video Editor and Video Producer.
Arabic
English
Turkish
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+7
Business
Politics
Natural Disasters
+6
Jobs Completed 8
Job Success Rate 88%
Usually Responds Within an hour
Burcu Başaran
Burcu Başaran is a journalist based in İstanbul, Türkiye. With nearly 5 years of experience in various fields of media sector, I currently continue my career as the editor of Daily Sabah Opinion. I am also a freelance and published author.
English
Turkish
News Gathering
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+5
Politics
Current Affairs
Arts & Books
+8
Jobs Completed 40
Job Success Rate 100%
Anıl Can Tuncer
Anıl Can Tuncer is a Turkish journalist who began his career at Sputnik Türkiye. He later joined one of Turkey's most successful independent news platforms, Diken, where he worked as an editor. Subsequently, he took on the role of agenda and politics editor at 10Haber, contributing to daily email ...
Turkish
English
Research
Politics
Jobs Completed 13
Job Success Rate 100%
Nimet Kıraç
Turkish journalist with bylines from Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Greece as well as other countries, and from across Turkey. As well as reporting on the Turkey beat, I have been part of months-long investigations for the New York Times, and have ...
English
French
Turkish
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+7
Politics
Current Affairs
Science & Environment
+7
Jobs Completed 4
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Çağla Üren Öncan
Çağla Üren Öncan is a journalist based in İstanbul, Turkey. Born in 1994 in Bakırköy. Graduated from Boğaziçi University in 2018. After writing for various culture and arts websites during her university years, she translated popular science books. After that, she entered the media sector and ...
Turkish
Content Writing
Science & Environment
Jobs Completed 26
Job Success Rate 100%
Ramazan Dengiz
Hi, I am Ramazan Dengiz. I am a journalist living in Istanbul. I closely follow and report current events, political developments and international news. I enjoy reporting world news to Turkey and events in Turkey to the world.
English
Turkish
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Content Writing
Investigative Journalism
+1
Politics
Current Affairs
Investigative Reporting
+3
Jobs Completed 35
Job Success Rate 100%
Huseyin Aldemir
Huseyin Aldemir is a photojournalist based in İstanbul, Turkey. Born in 1987 in İstanbul, Turkey. He received his BA degree from the Department of Journalism at İstanbul Bilgi University. Following that, he started to work as a reporter in Habervesaire and Bianet. He worked as a photographer at ...
English
Turkish
Photography
Drone Footage
Finance
Politics
Current Affairs
+10
Usually Responds Within an hour
Borzou Daragahi
Borzou Daragahi is a longtime foreign correspondent now working full-time for The Independent. He covers Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and the Arabian Peninsula as well as the Balkans and global issues such as public health, international crime and security ...
English
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Feature Stories
+8
War Reporter
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 11
Job Success Rate 92%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Yasar Kavas
Yaşar Kavas is a journalist based in İstanbul, Turkey.
Turkish
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+8
Film & Theatre
Cultural
Breaking News
+1
Usually Responds Within an hour
Yusuf Selman Inanc
I am a freelance journalist, based in Turkey. I mainly cover Turkey's national news, the Syrian war-related issues, the refugee crisis, and Turkey's foreign policy towards Middle East, Africa and Central Asia. I've been contributing to international media outlets as a reporter. Besides, I've been ...
Arabic
English
French
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
News Gathering
Feature Stories
+9
Politics
War Reporter
Investigative Reporting
+4
Usually Responds Within an hour
Begum Tunakan
An experienced journalist and editor working over 10 years with strong news judgement reporting on a full range of issues for an international audience. I started my career in journalism as a foreign news reporter and later acquired editorial skills in book editing, copywriting and producing ...
English
French
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
News Gathering
+5
Politics
Current Affairs
Research
+3
Jobs Completed 40
Job Success Rate 100%
Emily Wither
Correspondent and video journalist based in Istanbul. I have been working as a writer and broadcast journalist for over 15 years with some of the world’s leading media organisations, delivering creative, high quality audio, video and digital storytelling to diverse audiences across the globe. A ...
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+16
Business
Finance
Politics
+18
Jobs Completed 2
Helene Franchineau
Helene Franchineau is a video journalist and filmmaker based in İstanbul, Turkey. She covers Turkey, the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa for media organisations, corportations and NGOs. Helene has years of experience as a shoot/edit camera person, covering breaking news, current affairs, ...
Arabic
Chinese (Mandarin)
English
+2
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+12
Politics
Current Affairs
Technology
+11
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a day
Ahmed Deeb
Ahmed Deeb, is an award-winning filmmaker and photographer based in Istanbul. He has over a decade of experience in filming, directing, editing, and photography. He was the cinematographer on an Emmy award nominated film in 2016 and won the first prize in the UN Correspondents Association (UNCA) in ...
Arabic
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+8
Business
Natural Disasters
Sports
+5
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
Arzu Efeoğlu
I am a freelance journalist and media fixer with over 13 years of experience in the news and production industries, specializing in field reporting, story coordination, and production support. I have worked with leading international outlets, including Japanese TV networks, providing high-level ...
Turkish
English
Persian (Farsi)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+11
Business
Finance
Politics
+14
Jobs Completed 1
Usually Responds Within an hour
Alaattin Kilic
Experienced journalist based in Istanbul. WORK HISTORY 06/2015 - 01/2016 CLC MEDIA | Paris, France Journalist Arranged and conducted interviews. Edited footage to create videos for multiple multimedia platforms. Operated cameras during shooting. Covered breaking news such as November ...
English
French
Spanish
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+6
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+3
Ruchi Kumar
Ruchi Kumar is an independent journalist based in İstanbul, Turkey reporting news and feature stories from South Asia, Middle East and Eastern Europe. She was previously based in Kabul, Afghanistan, for over six years, and specialises in covering conflict, politics and climate stories, as seen ...
English
Hindi
Persian (Farsi)
+2
News Gathering
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+6
Politics
Current Affairs
Science & Environment
+10
Usually Responds Within an hour
Koray Palaz
Koray Palaz is a renowned football coach and pundit based in Istanbul, Turkey. With a deep passion for the sport and a wealth of knowledge, he has established himself as a prominent figure in the football community. I have contributed my expertise as a pundit for leading sports networks such as ...
English
Turkish
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Sports
Jobs Completed 2
Yagiz Alp Tekin
I am an investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker based in Turkey and Netherlands. Graduated from King's College London with Philosophy BA, London School of Economics with MSc in Political Theory ● British Council Alumni of the Year Finalist Award for Media and Creativity ● Global ...
English
Turkish
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
Feature Stories
+7
Business
Finance
Politics
+8
Jobs Completed 1
Emre Basaran
I am a journalist based in Istanbul, Turkey. Special reports, fact-based analyses and interviews are my strong suits. I can deliver on time, and I’m an upapologetic perfectionist. Journalism is the job I love and live to do.
English
Journalism
Jobs Completed 1
Ekin Calisir
Ekin Calisir is an independent journalist and filmmaker based in Izmir, Turkey. She Istanbul in Al Jazeera and NTV, made current affairs programmes and documentaries for media outlets such as The Guardian, TRT. Producer of award winning feature length documentary film Mr Gay Syria about Syrian LGBT ...
English
French
Spanish
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+9
Politics
Current Affairs
Film & Theatre
+4
Jobs Completed 3
Usually Responds Within a day
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