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Turkish Speaking Freelance Journalists
journalist.net has 312 reporters who speak Turkish. Our journalists can do broadcast reports, as well as printed media and photography. Our top correspondents who speak Turkish are Iason Athanasiadis and Jaime Velazquez. Their recent work appears in Euronews, BBC News Brasil, Flipboard, The Guardian, Al-Monitor. Use our journalist directory to find a specialist to work for you.
Journalists Who Speak Turkish
Iason Athanasiadis is a multimedia videojournalist based between Athens, Istanbul and Tunis. Iason has covered the MENA region since 1998, is native in Greek and English, near-native in Arabic and Persian, and conversational in Turkish. He is available for all stories related to migration, economic ...
Arabic
English
Greek
+2
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+13
Business & Economy
Politics & Government
International Affairs
+8
Bookings Completed 1
Usually Responds Seldom
Jaime Velazquez is a freelance journalist based in Madrid, España.
Turkish
English
Portuguese
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
News Gathering
Feature Stories
+8
Fact-Checking & Verification
Bookings Completed 194
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within an hour
Photojournalist, portrait photographer, and occasional writer and videographer, focusing on migration, human rights, cultural stories, and more generally the consequences of socio-political decisions. Available for editorial and corporate assignments. Based in Istanbul, Turkey but traveling ...
English
Arabic
German
+2
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+8
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Entertainment & Celebrity
+7
Usually Responds Within a day
I am a finance journalist and editor, with almost 4 years' experience across full-time and freelance roles, based in London, United Kingdom. I've written about equitiies, commodities, finance, investing and emerging markets extensively. Currently, I'm a business reporter at Euronews. I've ...
German
Greek
Hungarian
+10
News Gathering
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+4
Business & Economy
Finance & Markets
Politics & Government
+7
Bookings Completed 129
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
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
Film & Television
Arts & Culture
Travel & Tourism
Bookings Completed 59
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
I am a journalist-documentarian with more then 10 years of experience, specializing in military journalism. Author of 12 documentary films conducting the life in the frontline city of Mariupol (currently occupied), covering multiple topics from military conflicts to socio-political issues. From ...
Azerbaijani
Russian
Turkish
+2
Documentaries
News Gathering
Content Writing
+8
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Technology
+10
Bookings Completed 19
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
I'm a multimedia journalist based between Copenhagen, Denmark, and Stockholm, Sweden, with broad interests across the Nordic region.
French
German
Greek
+10
Journalism
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Food & Drink
+6
Bookings Completed 136
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within an hour
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 Istanbul Deputy Bureau Chief of Euronews. I am also a freelance and published author.
English
Turkish
News Gathering
Feature Stories
Content Writing
+5
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Film & Television
+7
Bookings Completed 60
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Saeid Jafari is an Iranian journalist and an analyst on Middle Eastern affairs. He is a contributor to various media outlets such as Al-Monitor, Foreign Policy, Atlantic Council, National Interest, Middle East Eye, and Euronews. He has also worked for many Iranian media outlets including Aseman, ...
French
Indonesian
Kinyarwanda
+8
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Content Writing
+5
Fact-Checking & Verification
Bookings Completed 671
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
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 ...
Kurdish
Turkish
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+17
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Film & Television
+21
Bookings Completed 25
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Dr. Umud Shokri is a distinguished energy strategist and senior foreign policy advisor, boasting over two decades of experience in the field. With a Ph.D. in International Relations, he holds expertise in a wide array of areas including global energy dynamics, climate change, clean energy ...
Azerbaijani
Persian (Farsi)
Turkish
+1
Content Writing
Politics & Government
Bookings Completed 29
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Servet Yanatma is a freelace journalist based in London, United Kingdom.
English
Turkish
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
News Gathering
Feature Stories
+4
Business & Economy
Finance & Markets
Politics & Government
+12
Bookings Completed 249
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Saskia ODonoghue is a text and video journalist based in London and East Sussex, United Kingdom. Her specialisms are travel, human interest stories, culture, the arts, fashion and luxury and entertainment.
Russian
Turkish
English
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+14
Business & Economy
Politics & Government
International Affairs
+15
Bookings Completed 13
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Seymur Shikhaliyev is a journalist based in Kyiv, Ukraine. My main activity is journalism. But I am also a professional cameraman and photographer. I live in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. I have a modern video camera for full HD and 4K. I do video editing of any complexity. I work all over Ukraine. ...
Azerbaijani
English
Russian
+2
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+8
Business & Economy
Politics & Government
Technology
+10
Bookings Completed 193
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few weeks
- Unavailable in August 2026 - I am a journalist with nearly 15 years of experience in international news, committed to creating meaningful, objective and engaging content across various platforms. Over the years, I’ve taken on roles such as editor of the day, multimedia journalist, and ...
English
Turkish
Feature Stories
Content Writing
Research
+5
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Services & Production
+5
Bookings Completed 22
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
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 & Government
Bookings Completed 29
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
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 & Medicine
Environment & Climate
Bookings Completed 48
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
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 & Government
International Affairs
Services & Production
+2
Bookings Completed 51
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few days
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 ...
Turkish
Arabic
English
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Feature Stories
Interview (Print / Radio / Podcast)
+1
Fact-Checking & Verification
Bookings Completed 10
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
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 & Economy
Politics & Government
Film & Television
+6
Bookings Completed 8
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Journalist with special interest in social, scientific and cultural issues. Graduated in Biomedical science at Queen's University Belfast and master's journalism at Columbia Journalism School/University of Barcelona.
French
German
Hungarian
+7
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+11
Politics & Government
International Affairs
Film & Television
+10
Bookings Completed 90
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
I am a highly versatile journalist with 20 years' experience in international news and sports coverage. In my current position as editor of the day at Euronews, I manage the French edition for both TV broadcast and digital pages. Prior to that, I worked for the media department of Olympique ...
French
German
Portuguese
+3
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+6
Sports
Breaking News & General Assignment
Bookings Completed 6
Usually Responds Within a day
Reza Gheibi is a seasoned journalist with 17 years of experience, specializing in the field of economics with a particular focus on Iran's economic challenges and development planning. Based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Gheibi has built a reputation for conducting in-depth interviews with ...
Azerbaijani
English
Persian (Farsi)
+1
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+11
Business & Economy
Sports
Food & Drink
+8
Bookings Completed 127
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
I am an award-winning digital and broadcast journalist with significant experience covering sport, business, politics and environmental issues. I am available for freelance work from August 12, 2024.
French
German
Greek
+7
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
Documentaries
+11
Finance & Markets
Politics & Government
International Affairs
+9
Bookings Completed 39
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Andrew Naughtie is a journalist based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
English
French
German
+7
Bookings Completed 48
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
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