Ceylan Yeginsu

Ceylan Yeginsu is a Turkish/British multimedia journalist based in Istanbul. She has worked as a writer, producer and editor covering breaking news, politics, foreign policy and culture at leading global publications and has also penned a weekly column on gender equality issues for the Hurriyet Daily News -- the English arm of Turkey’s most circulated broadsheet newspaper. She is a graduate of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.

Recent Stories

Conflict

Abortion restrictions a painful reality in Turkey

GlobalPost

January 14, 2013

Women in Turkey report emotional abuse when seeking out safe abortions, as women's rights see a steady decline.

Conflict

Torture and abuse rampant in Turkish prisons, despite attempts at reform

GlobalPost

October 19, 2012

While Turkey continues attempts to enter the European Union, the country's penal system is still culpable for massive rights abuses, according to a new report.

Conflict

Turkish honor code allows legal sale of daughter to rapist

GlobalPost

October 05, 2012

Progress has been made on women's rights in Turkey, but loopholes still on the books allow abuses.

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