Sevgül Uludağ

Turkish Cypriot journalist, writer, activist

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]

Selected works

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

References

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

International Women's Media Foundation awards

Courage in Journalism

Maria Jimena Duzan, Florica Ichim, Caryle Murphy, Lilianne Pierre-Paul (1990)
Lyubov Kovalevskaya (1991)
Catherine Gicheru, Kemal Kurspahic, Gordana Knezevic (1992)
Donna Ferrato, Mirsada Sakic-Hatibovic, Arijana Saracevic, Cecilia Valenzuela (1993)
Christiane Amanpour, Razia Bhatti, Marie-Yolande Saint-Fleur (1994)
Chris Anyanwu, Horria Saihi, Gao Yu (1995)
Ayse Onal, Saida Ramadan, Lucy Sichone (1996)
Bina Bektiati, Corinne Dufka, Maribel Gutierrez Moreno (1997)
Elizabeth Neuffer, Blanca Rosales Valencia, Anna Zarkova (1998)
Sharifa Akhlas, Kim Bolan, Aferdita Kelmendi (1999)
Marie Colvin, Agnès Nindorera, Zamira Sydykova (2000)
Amal Abbas of Sudan, ineth Bedoya Lima, Carmen Gurruchaga (2001)
Kathy Gannon, Sandra Nyaira, Anna Politkovskaya (2002)
Anne Garrels, Tatyana Goryachova, Marielos Monzon (2003)
Gwen Lister, Mabel Rehnfeldt, Salima Tlemcani (2004)
Sumi Khan, Anja Niedringhaus, Shahla Sherkat (2005)
Jill Carroll, May Chidiac (2006)
Lydia Cacho, Serkalem Fasil, McClatchy's Baghdad bureau (Shatha al Awsy, Zaineb Obeid, Huda Ahmed, Ban Adil Sarhan, Alaa Majeed, Sahar Issa) (2007)
Farida Nekzad, Sevgul Uludag, Aye Aye Win (2008)
Jila Baniyaghoob, Iryna Khalip, Agnes Taile, Amira Hass (2009)
Claudia Julieta Duque, Vicky Ntetema, Tsering Woeser (2010)
Adela Navarro Bello, Parisa Hafezi, Chiranuch Premchaiporn (2011)
Reeyot Alemu, Asmaa Al-Ghoul, Khadija Ismayilova (2012)
Najiba Ayubi, Nour Kelze, Bopha Phorn, Anne Finucane (2013)
Arwa Damon, Solange Lusiku Nsimire, Brankica Stanković, Alexandra Trower (2014)
Mwape Kumwenda, Anna Nemtsova, Lourdes Ramirez (2015)
Mabel Cáceres, Janine di Giovanni, Stella Paul (2016)
Deborah Amos, Saniya Toiken, Hadeel al-Yamani (2017)
Meridith, Nima Elbagir, Rosario Mosso Castro, Anna Babinets, Zehra Doğan (2018)
Anna Babinets, Anna Nimiriano, Liz Sly, Lucia Pineda, Nastya Stanko (2019)
Gulchehra Hoja, Jessikka Aro, Solafa Magdy, Yakeen Bido (2020)
Khabar Lahariya newsroom, Paola Ugaz, Vanessa Charlot (2021)
Cerise Castle, Lynsey Addario, Victoria Roshchyna (2022)
María Teresa Montaño Delgado, Women of The Washington Post Reporting on Ukraine (Isabelle Khurshudyan, Anastacia Galouchka, Kamila Hrabchuk, Siobhán O'Grady, Whitney Shefte, Whitney Leaming, Heidi Levine, Louisa Loveluck, Missy Ryan, Samantha Schmidt, Loveday Morris, Kasia Strek, Joyce Koh, Miriam Berger) (2023)