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Zeynep Bilginsoy is an award-winning producer and fixer based in Istanbul, covering Turkey and the region for international clients.
CNN - Erdogan: We won't apologize for downing Russian plane
CNN's Becky Anderson interviews Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who tells her that Turkey will not apologize for downing the Russian warplane. Producer.
CNN - 'Facebook refugees' chart escape from Syria on cell phones
Refugees and migrants are scattered all across Lesbos. They wash their clothes on the beach below the crumbling ramparts of a 1,400-year-old castle that once defended Lesbos. But the wave of migrants washing up on these shores display a level of tech savvy coordination that has caught even veteran aid workers by surprise. Producer.
CNN - Syrian refugees swarm Turkish port city hoping to catch boats to new lives
On a secluded beach on the Turkish coast, men stand knee-deep in shallow water, loading a group of about 30 people into a black, inflated pontoon boat. The passengers -- refugees and migrants bound for Lesbos -- cram in, a sign of the potential dangers ahead. Producer.
CNN - Moonlight rescues as migrants paddle from Turkey to Greece
The image of a small boy lying lifeless, face down on a beach hasn't deterred other migrants from attempting the same dangerous crossing. Under the cover of darkness, on cold, unpredictable seas, they cram onto boats from Turkey to Greece, toward what they hope will be a better life in Europe. Producer.
CNN - Erdogan: 'Western world to be blamed' for migrant crisis
CNN's Becky Anderson speaks to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the ongoing migrant crisis and why he feels European leaders need to do more. Producer.
CNN - Armenian Turks prepare for commemoration of 1915 massacre
It wasn't until her 20s that Fethiye Cetin discovered her Armenian ancestry. Her grandmother, 90 years old at the time, told Cetin that her real name was Heranus. Like many other survivors of 1915, Heranus assimilated and kept her identity hidden. Many feared a repeat of the horrors they witnessed and barely escaped. Producer.
CNN - Gay Syrians tell of fear of ISIS persecution
The photographs released by ISIS in its stronghold of Raqqa are dated March 2015. Their victim is thrown off the building and brutally killed because he was accused of being gay. There are at least half a dozen documented cases of men being similarly killed by ISIS. Producer.