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NEW ARMENIAN WEEKLY CORRESPONDENT TO REPORT FROM DIYARBAKIR
by Armenian Weekly
November 22, 2012
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey~WThe Armenian Weekly welcomes its new
correspondent, Gulisor Akkum, who will file regular reports from
Diyarbakir/Dikranagerd.
Youth burning tires to prevent the police from approaching
demonstrators in Diyarbakir on Oct. 30. (Photo by Gulisor Akkum, The
Armenian Weekly) Ms. Akkum is a journalist based in Diyarbakir. She
received her sociology degree in 2003 from Dicle University. Her first
article for the Armenian Weekly, titled ~SLet~Rs give Armenians what
we took from them,~T appeared in the paper~Rs April 2009 magazine.
Since October 2012, Akkum has been filing reports and photographs for
the Weekly on the hunger strike of Kurdish prisoners, protests in the
southeast of Turkey, as well as Armenian-related news~Wsuch as the
opening of the bell tower of the Sourp Giragos Church and the launch
of the second installment of an Armenian language course in Diyarbakir.
~SThe Armenian Weekly appreciates Ms. Akkum~Rs dedication to providing
accurate reporting to our readers worldwide, despite the difficult
conditions in the southeast of the country,~T said Weekly editor
Khatchig Mouradian. ~SLast week alone, her camera was confiscated
and the police erased the photos she had taken during a protest in
Diyarbakir,~T he added.
Ms. Akkum will also periodically contribute opinion pieces for
the Weekly.
by Armenian Weekly
November 22, 2012
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey~WThe Armenian Weekly welcomes its new
correspondent, Gulisor Akkum, who will file regular reports from
Diyarbakir/Dikranagerd.
Youth burning tires to prevent the police from approaching
demonstrators in Diyarbakir on Oct. 30. (Photo by Gulisor Akkum, The
Armenian Weekly) Ms. Akkum is a journalist based in Diyarbakir. She
received her sociology degree in 2003 from Dicle University. Her first
article for the Armenian Weekly, titled ~SLet~Rs give Armenians what
we took from them,~T appeared in the paper~Rs April 2009 magazine.
Since October 2012, Akkum has been filing reports and photographs for
the Weekly on the hunger strike of Kurdish prisoners, protests in the
southeast of Turkey, as well as Armenian-related news~Wsuch as the
opening of the bell tower of the Sourp Giragos Church and the launch
of the second installment of an Armenian language course in Diyarbakir.
~SThe Armenian Weekly appreciates Ms. Akkum~Rs dedication to providing
accurate reporting to our readers worldwide, despite the difficult
conditions in the southeast of the country,~T said Weekly editor
Khatchig Mouradian. ~SLast week alone, her camera was confiscated
and the police erased the photos she had taken during a protest in
Diyarbakir,~T he added.
Ms. Akkum will also periodically contribute opinion pieces for
the Weekly.