Begüm Zorlu is a researcher, freelance photo-journalist and translator. Whilst studying Democracy and Comparative Politics, Begüm provides advice on conflict resolution and current affairs for Gülseren Onanç, former vice chairwoman of CHP (Republican Peoples’ Party), peace and women’s rights activist. Begüm coordinated the Peace Journalism Project at Independent Communication Networkand is the founder and editor of the peace journalism website ‘Neynik’. Begüm was a teaching assistant of Modern Turkish History  at Sabanci University and worked as a Research Assistant at the Ä°stanbul Policy Center. Her area of focus is social movements with an emphasis on the Kurdish Issue in Turkey, peace journalism, peace processes, Middle East and the Arab Uprisings.

Participant in: March 2017 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes