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Zeynep Bilginsoy is an award-winning producer and fixer based in Istanbul, covering Turkey and the region for international clients.
BBC Two - The Shamima Begum Story
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.
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.