Freelance Producer in Turkey
Zeynep Bilginsoy is a freelance producer and fixer based in Istanbul, covering Turkey and the region for international clients.
BBC Two - The Shamima Begum Story
At 15, Shamima Begum left London to join the terror group Islamic State. She and her two friends became known as the Bethnal Green Girls. Four years later, pregnant with her third child, Begum emerged from the ashes of the so-called caliphate, desperate to come home. But she showed little remorse for her time with the group. The British government decided she was a threat and took away her citizenship, leaving her in a Syrian prison camp. Her lawyers claim she is a victim of trafficking and should be allowed to return to the UK. For the first time, she’s given her account of what happened since 2014 to investigative journalist Josh Baker. He’s been following her story since the day she left, trying to understand what really happened. Field producer.
BBC News - Murder in Istanbul
In this outstanding investigation, journalist Murad Batal Shishani uncovers the clandestine international network of Russian assassins dispatched by the Kremlin to liquidate Russia's enemies abroad. Fixer.
BBC Two - Turkey with Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve journeys around Turkey, a dramatic and beautiful country that now finds itself at the centre of world events. Turkey producer in the southeast and the capital.
BBC News - Turkey post-coup purges convulse society
Many now being rounded up in the post-coup purge say those in power never complained of Gulen's influence when they were using it for their own means.But the purge has spread beyond suspected "Gulenists". Producer.
BBC News - Turkey coup attempt: Schools and media outlets shut
It is two weeks since an attempted coup by rebel soldiers in Turkey that was crushed within hours. Tens of thousands of people have been detained, dismissed or suspended, accused of being followers of the alleged mastermind - the cleric Fethullah Gulen. Producer.
BBC News - Turkey Coup: What does it mean for President Erdogan?
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is now back in control of the Turkish state. Among the country's electorate he has been a polarising figure. Our special correspondent Fergal Keane reports from Istanbul. Producer.
BBC News - Migrants returned to Turkey from Greece under EU deal
The first boats carrying migrants deported from Greece have arrived in Turkey.It is part of a controversial new deal between the EU and Turkey, aimed at easing mass migration to Europe, and discouraging migrants from making dangerous journeys. Producer.
BBC News - Migration crisis: Migrants living in abandoned homes on Turkish coast
Turkey has been promised billions of dollars to help stem the flow of migrants into Europe, but in return Ankara wants help resettling some of them.Mark Lowen reports on the migrants living in abandoned homes on the Turkish coast. Producer.
BBC Sounds - I'm Not a Monster: The Shamima Begum Story
BBC’s most-awarded audio series. At 15, Shamima Begum ran away from her London home with two school friends to join the terror group ISIS in war torn Syria. Now she wants to come back. It’s a tale that has gripped the world, but there are different ways to tell it. Josh Baker has been following the story since 2015 when Shamima Begum left for the Islamic State group. For Series 2 of I’m Not a Monster he investigates what really happened. Field producer.