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Journalist.net has 41 photographers in Istanbul. Their recent work appears in The Washington Times, Middle East Eye, The New York Times, Al-Monitor, BBC News Brasil.
Coverage includes Conflict & Security, Politics & Government, Social Issues & Demographics, Breaking News & General Assignment, International Affairs.
Between them they report in Turkish, Arabic, French, German, Polish.
Our top photographers in Istanbul are Bradley Secker and Burak Utucu.
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Photographers in Istanbul
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 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 ...
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Documentaries
+8
Business & Economy
Finance & Markets
Politics & Government
+4
Bookings Completed 60
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
Jacob Wirtschafter delivers on-the-ground reporting from Istanbul across the Middle East—conflict zones, power corridors, and emerging markets. Recent coverage: Israeli operations in Syria, Gaza reconstruction negotiations, Qatari mediation and Gulf diplomacy, Turkey's Erdogan strategy, UAE crypto ...
Polish
English
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Feature Stories
Corporate Content
+7
Business & Economy
Politics & Government
International Affairs
+8
Bookings Completed 13
Booking Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within an hour
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 & Government
International Affairs
Conflict & Security
+6
Bookings Completed 4
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Istanbul-based correspondent, with 15 years of experience in audio journalism, longform writing and breaking news. Durrie Bouscaren's work regularly airs on National Public Radio, The World from PRX, and a range of leading international shows and podcasts. She also writes for Archeology ...
English
Turkish
French
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+13
Business & Economy
Politics & Government
International Affairs
+13
Usually Responds Seldom
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 & Government
International Affairs
Technology
+10
Bookings Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a day
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 & Government
International Affairs
Film & Television
+4
Bookings Completed 3
Usually Responds Within a day
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 & Economy
Sports
Conflict & Security
+4
Bookings Completed 1
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Mehrdad Farahmand is a journalist based in Istanbul, Turkey. He worked for the BBC 2002 - 2023 with experience as a field reporter in Middle East and Turkey 2008 - 2023 covering conflicts, wars and revolutions. Worked extensively in hostile environments. He is capable of working independently as a ...
Persian (Farsi)
Azerbaijani
English
+3
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+13
Conflict & Security
Arts & Culture
Breaking News & General Assignment
Bookings Completed 3
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