Investigative journalist
Istanbul, Turkey
+90 544 153 00 86 y.gostoli@gmail.com
A year since the jailing of Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, sparked mass protests across Turkey, I revisit my investigations into how the expansion of AI-powered surveillance facilitated the crackdown - and how these systems connect to Chinese technology and EU funding.
The murder of journalist Hakan Tosun raises questions about a wider pattern confronting environmental defenders in Turkey, and exposes how justice is pursued when powerful interests are involved.
Selected work from DW's Inside Europe podcast:
A year after the quake, Antakya residents are challenging Erdogan's reconstruction plans, February 2024.
The Gaza flotilla activists stranded in Turkey, May 2024.
Why elections in Turkey are so important, reporting from earthquake-struck southern Turkey ahead of 2023 elections.