Sevgül Uludağ

Sevgül Uludağ (pronounced ooh-loo-dah);[1] born October 15, 1958) is a Turkish Cypriot journalist, as well as a peace and gender activist. Born in Nicosia in 1958, Uludağ worked in a bank, and later as a proofreader, before she became a journalist in 1980. Working as an investigative reporter, she has been instrumental in uncovering information on thousands of missing Cypriots. In addition, she has also written a number of books. She is a 2008 Courage in Journalism Award laureate, the first Cypriot winner of this award.[2] She co-founded two NGOs, Hands Across the Divide, and the Women's Research Centre in Nicosia.[3] The activist and journalist was nominated for the Nobel Peace prize in 2019 for her work on missing people and refugees on the island of Cyprus.[4]

Sevgül Uludağ

Selected works
  • Oysters with the Missing Pearls (2005)
  • Orphans of Nationalism (2008)

References
  1. Schleifer, Yigal (1 August 2008). "Uludag Unearths the Missing Stories of Cyprus". Women's eNews Inc. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  2. "Sevgul Uludag : 2008 Courage in Journalism Award". International Women's Media Foundation. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  3. "Sevgul Uludag". The Institute for Inclusive Security. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  4. "Parties voice support for Sevgül Uludağ's Nobel nomination". KNews. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2023.


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