Documentaries
Zeynep Bilginsoy is an award-winning producer and journalist based in Istanbul, Turkey.
Independent Documentaries
A mobile photography project travels to underserved communities along the Syrian border and areas hardest hit by the earthquakes in Turkey, giving children new tools to tell their stories of friendship, memory and displacement. (dir. Ilie Mitaru, 2024). The short doc will be screening in festivals in 2024. Please reach out to Zeynep for the film’s link. Producer.
Television Documentary Films
BAFTA Winner- Current Affairs. 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.

VICE News' Hind Hassan travels to northwest Syria, a country split by a violent civil war and now devastated by a natural disaster, to meet with earthquake survivors and investigate why more wasn't done to help them. Local Producer.

EMMY Winner - Best News Coverage: Long Form and Outstanding Video Journalism: News. Twenty years after the US first invaded Afghanistan, President Biden announced the end of America's longest war. VICE News reporters were on the ground with Afghan and Taliban fighters to witness the final days of the conflict, from the frontlines of battle to the desperate scenes at the airport as Afghans were catapulted into a devastating systemic collapse. This is a harrowing, illuminating and definitive account of the Taliban’s return to power, reported by a team who has covered this country and this war for a generation. Local Producer.

Hind Hassan travels to the frontiers of Turkey and Europe, documenting a new migrant crisis and witnessing Greece’s abuse of international law as part of Europe’s response to the humanitarian crisis they helped create. Producer.

With extremely rare, wide-ranging access, VICE correspondent Isobel Yeung and team go inside Idlib to uncover the heartbreaking reality of civilians trapped under constant bombardment. Local Producer.

EMMY Winner - Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary. A political thriller examining the complex relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, and how the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi amplified entanglements between the two countries. Turkey Production Services.

EMMY Winner - Outstanding Research, Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newscast. China’s Uighur minority live a dystopian nightmare of constant surveillance and brutal policing. The Uighurs' plight has largely been kept hidden from the world, thanks to China’s aggressive attempts to suppress the story at all costs. Fixer.

“My body is here but my soul is still there.” Abduweli Ayup is a Uighur and teacher from Xinjiang, China. He says Chinese authorities wrongly accused him of terrorism and tortured him in prison. 101 East follows the Uighurs' quest for a safe place to call home. Turkey producer.

In SBS’s most ambitious television event to date, Go Back To Where You Came From Live will take the pulse of the evolving global refugee crisis in real time. Turkey producer.
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.

A World in Disarray, a VICE special report, is a feature-length documentary that explores the disorder in today’s international landscape and how it plays out in four regions of conflict and tension. Turkey producer.
Radio Documentaries

In Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, queues of people of all faiths visit a Greek Orthodox Church on the first day of each month to make a wish. Emily Wither spoke to devotees who shared their hopes and desires, as they stood patiently in long lines. No one knows exactly how the tradition started, but visitors take a gold key and descend the stairs to the underground Byzantine chapel to visit an ancient spring believed to have miraculous and spiritual powers. Once their wish comes true, they return the key to the church, who pass it on to others wishing for good luck. Producer/Presenter.
Nikki Bedi is on stage with top creative talents from Istanbul, exploring the blends of culture that flow across the Bosphorus strait between Europe and Asia and artistic responses to rapid change in the city that lives with the constant threat of earthquake. There’s a live psychedelic folk music performance from Gaye Su Akyol, a lament for the Hatay province from singer Selin Sümbültepe and a stand-up routine from banker turned comedian Kaan Sekban. Masterful maker of Turkish dramas, Zeynep Günay, takes Nikki on a ‘Culture Cab’ journey to her special filming locations. Aslı Özge talks about directing her 96 year old father in the film ‘Faruk’, Selman Nacar reveals why his film ‘Hesitation Wound’ is a metaphor for life in Turkey, and members of the audience join the discussion. Local Producer.

Millions of residents living in Istanbul face the dilemma of whether or not to find out if the buildings where they live are resilient to earthquakes. Many cannot afford to do anything about it even if they are unsafe. A year on from the earthquakes in south-east Turkey that killed over 53,000 people, it is clear poorly built homes, hospitals and hotels that collapsed within seconds contributed to the high death toll. There are warnings that a similar fate awaits Istanbul, where scientists predict a major earthquake could strike any day now. Producer.

In the chaos following Turkey’s devastating earthquake in February, Omar was separated from his son Ahmed after both were pulled alive from the collapsed ruins of their home. Omar has enlisted the help of Nadine, a fashion designer before the quake, who's now trying to reunite Syrian families. She and her team find both success and heartbreak. Emily Wither follows Omar, a Syrian refugee, as he searches for his son. Turkey producer.
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.
Travel Documentaries
Nikki Bedi travels to Mardin in the south east of Turkey to immerse herself in the arts and culture of the region. The area is well known for its historic old town and unique landscape but is fast becoming a central player in Turkey's arts scene. Producer.

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.