Azra Ceylan

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Azra Ceylan is a freelance reporter from Istanbul, Turkey who focuses primarily on women’s issues, climate news, and human rights reporting. She has produced content for Reuters as well as affiliates of U.S. public broadcasters NPR and PBS.

Women’s co-ops help earthquake survivors rebuild from the ground up

With the deaths of 18 family members and dozens of friends, Nesrin…

Adana’s only female köfte chef shows the obstacles faced by women entrepreneurs 

A variety of small businesses line the historic streets of Karasokulu, a…

Will Turkey’s entertainment industry face up to its male violence problem? 

On 15 August, columnist Sina Koloğlu broke the news on Twitter that…

Istanbul’s municipalities want to take action on the climate – but find their options limited

Officials in Istanbul say they want to slash the city’s carbon emissions…

Breaking Chains, Forging Links

A women’s collective in Istanbul is teaching women to ride bikes and…