Yazar: Gürkut Gürsoy

Journalist, working against hate speech and marginalization in the media. Journalist and human rights activist, work especially on the problems of refugees who had to leave their countries due to forced and irregular migration. I am also doing an academic study on the Roma/Gypsy community living in the Western Balkans. I spend most of the year in Belgrade - Antwerp - Istanbul. I have worked as a radio and television programme producer/presenter and sports reporter and photographer for many years. I worked as a photojournalist at the Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games. I have Associate, Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Radio and Television Programming, Economics, Journalism and I have also completed certificate trainings and courses on the following subjects: - Social Work Approach to Child Abuse. - Anti-discrimination. - Refugee and Migrant Children. - Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Comparing Theory and Practice. - Social Media Management. - Use of Images and Photographs in News. - Olympic Games and Media. - Transition of Migrant and Refugee Children to Adulthood. - Media Ethics and Governance. - Asylum/Migration. - Confronting and Countering Gender-based Violence. - The Rights of Refugees! - Indigenous peoples rights. - Industry 3.0, Industry 4.0 - Digital activism - Drone journalism and drone piloting