She holds a bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Communication at Istanbul University in Turkey and a master’s degree in European Studies and International Relations from Paul-Valéry University in France. She began her journalism career at Cumhuriyet, one of Turkey’s leading newspapers. Since then, she has produced written and video reports for both national and international media outlets. Her articles on current affairs and politics have been published in various magazines.
She is the founder of Dünya Podcast, an independent platform focusing on international news. She led the cross-border investigative project titled “Wombs for Rent: The Growing Surrogacy Market in the Turkey–Georgia–Northern Cyprus Triangle,” supported by IWMF and IJ4EU. The resulting story earned her the Special Jury Prize at the 28th Metin Göktepe Journalism Awards. She was also selected as a finalist for the Helen Darbishire Award 2025.
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