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Rabia cetin

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Istanbul
As seen in: Balkan Insight, Institute for War & Peace Reporting, Fayn.Press, Turkey recap
Covers:  Politics, human rights, Kurdish issues, women and children, refugees, conflict, labor, and underreported stories from Turkey and its southeastern region.
Doesn't Cover: I don’t cover entertainment, sports, celebrity gossip, tech product reviews, or financial markets. I focus on socially relevant stories rather than consumer-oriented content.
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I’m a freelance journalist based in Turkey, with over 15 years of experience reporting on politics, conflict, human rights, and minority issues. My work focuses on underreported stories, especially from southeastern Turkey and along the country’s borders. I have reported extensively on women, children, refugees, labor rights, and Kurdish issues, often from the field. My bylines have appeared in international and local outlets including Euronews, AFP, Balkan Insight, Inside Turkey, Turkey Recap,…

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Turkey's earthquake survivors mark another difficult Eid

Turkey's earthquake survivors mark another difficult Eid

"We used to visit my mum and dad with my children on the first day of Eid," says Seher Yiğit. "Now, the only …

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What's behind the child murder that has shocked Turkey?

What's behind the child murder that has shocked Turkey?

Since late summer, the abduction and murder of Narin Güran, an eight-year-old girl from Diyarbakır in south-e…

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Public officials blame each other in Dink murder trial: 'Was I supposed to do their job?'

Public officials blame each other in Dink murder trial: 'Was I supposed to do their job?'

Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) | Medya ve Hukuk Çalışmaları Derneği

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DEM Party's impact on local elections: Candidates, trustees and vote shares

DEM Party's impact on local elections: Candidates, trustees and vote shares

İSTANBUL & URFA - As Turkey prepares for local elections in less than two weeks, all eyes are on the "Kurdish…

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No surprises: How voters in Diyarbakır view the HDP closure case

No surprises: How voters in Diyarbakır view the HDP closure case

On a Sunday afternoon, a woman in Diyarbakır's historic Sur district spoke her mind but withheld her name ove…

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As Kurdish Militants Disarm, Turkey Looks to ‘Turn a New Page’

As Kurdish Militants Disarm, Turkey Looks to ‘Turn a New Page’

After the PKK began to disarm this month, Turkey said a ‘critical threshold’ had been crossed following decad…

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72 saat enkaz, üç Türkiye şampiyonluğu: Adıyamanlı Meryem Hanne’nin yeniden doğuşu

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By Rabia cetin, Rabia Çetin
| Fayn.Press
"Hayatta kaldıysam bunun bir sebebi olmalı diye düşündüm. Böylece spora yeniden başladım. Hayata yeniden dönmemde spor bana güç verdi, kendime olan güvenimi kazandım. İnsanların içine yeniden karıştım, özgürlüğümü sanki yeniden kazandım…" Bu sözler, 6 Şubat depremlerine Adıyaman’da yakalanan Meryem Hanne Erbil’e ait. Erbil, depremde annesini, babasını, erkek kardeşini ve sağ kolunu kaybetti. Babasının cansız bedeniyle yan yana 72 saat enkaz altında kaldı.
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Adıyaman: Enkaz altından çıkan bir beste, üç yıl sonra bir şehir

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By Rabia cetin, Rabia Çetin
| Fayn.Press
“Enkaz altındayken babam ‘oksijenimiz bitiyor, özür dilerim hayatımız bu şekilde bitsin istemezdim’ dedi. İnce bir ipin üzerindeydik sanki; bir tarafımız hayatta kalmaktı, bir tarafımız ölümdü.” Bu sözler, 6 Şubat depremlerine Adıyaman’da ailesiyle yaşadıkları 3 katlı apartmanda yakalanan genç piyanist Dicle Hayat Dağdeviren’e ait. Öğretmen bir anne babanın iki çocuğundan büyüğü olan Dicle, depremde annesini ve erkek kardeşini kaybetti.
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A Year into Peace Process, Kurds Question Turkey’s Sincerity

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By Rabia cetin, Rabia Çetin
| Balkan Insight Verified
“The house and neighbourhood I lost in that war won’t return,” said a taxi driver who gave his name as Irfan and who was forced to flee Sur during the clashes. He rued the lack of any concrete steps under the peace process that would address Kurdish grievances, notably language rights and the issue of political prisoners.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first experience in journalism was on October 25, 2009, while I was studying journalism at university in Erzurum, eastern Turkey. During my internship at İhlas News Agency, a national wire service, I took a press photo of then–Health Minister Recep Akdağ as he announced Turkey’s first death from the H1N1 (swine flu) outbreak. That image became my first published contribution to national news coverage. I officially began working as a reporter in September 2012 in Şanlıurfa, near the Syrian border in southern Turkey. One of my earliest assignments was reporting from the border gate at Tel Abyad, where Syrian regime forces under Bashar al-Assad launched an airstrike. Covering a live cross-border attack at the very start of my career shaped my approach to conflict and field reporting.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No, I haven’t. By the time I started working as a journalist, typewriters were already out of use.

How is social media changing news?

Social media has made news more accessible and immediate, but also more chaotic and vulnerable to misinformation. For journalists, it’s both a tool and a challenge: a platform to reach audiences directly, but also a space where speed can sometimes overtake accuracy.