Fixer, Translator at Turkey Syrian border in Hatay, Antakya

About me
I have been working as a freelance fixer for
foreigner media in Turkey since 1999. I can
work as a fixer, researcher, coordinator,
location manager and translator. I also can do
any kind of pre production work need to be
done before your filming.
I am based in Istanbul but can work anywhere
in Turkey and in Northern Iraq. I speak
Kurdish, English, Turkish, German, Persian
and some Arabic. I also can arrange camera
crew, equipment and transportation and can
help you to get filming permission.
If you are planning to film a documentary or a
news programme in Turkey and would like to
know more about filming in Turkey, please
don't hesitate to contact me. I will be happy to
write you back.
Memet Aksakal
Mobile Phone: +90 533 334 77 96
memet@memetaksakal.com

Work

Experienced freelance fixer in Turkey for news stories and documentary films

Info about h ow to go to N orthern
Iraq from Turkey by land

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The origin of agriculture
productions Broadcaster: Swedish TV (SVT)
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Kurdish rights activist Ferhat Tunc and Human rights in Turkey
Date: July 2011 Location: Tunceli (Dersim) Company: Swedish TV (SVT)
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Museum Secrets A documentary about Topkapi Palace Museum
Date: June, July 2011 Location: Istanbul, Hatay Company: Kensington Communications Toranto, Canada
Broadcaster: History channel Canada
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Syrian refugees in Hatay (Antakya) and General elections in Turkey
Date: June 2011 Location: Istanbul, Hayat (Antakya) Company: Voice of America TV
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Elections in Turkey
Date: June 2011 Location: Istanbul Company: Swedish TV (SVT)
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Foot prints in Asia (Unusual culture and food in Turkey)
Date: May 2011 Location: Istanbul, Cappadocia, Safranbolu Company: MediaCorp TV Singapore
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Gas Monopoly (a documentary about Gas)
Date: May 2011 Location: Istanbul Company: Fischer film Gmbh Broadcaster: ORF
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Hagia Sophia's secrets
Date: April 2011 Location: Istanbul Company: CNN International
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Culture and Politic in Turkey as a Mulsim country
Date: February 2011 Location: Istanbul, Diyarbakir, Cappadocia, Konya Company: Pro 1 TV Indonesia
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HSBC British Museum Hajj Exhibition Sponsor film
Date: February 2011 Location: Istanbul Company: Proudfoot company London
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2010
World tallest man
Date: December 2010 Location: Ankara Company: Fuji tv Japan
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Miners and mining safety in Turkey
Date: December 2010 Location: Zonguldak Company: BBC Scotland
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Iraqi Christian refugees in Turkey
Date: December 2010 Location: Istanbul Company: BBC Scotland
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Sex Scandals in Religions
Date: November 2011 Location: Nigde, Kayseri Company: Canada Broadcasting Corporation Broadcaster:
Vision TV
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CNNgo Istanbul www.cnn.com/cnngo
Date: November 2010 Location: Istanbul Company: CNN International
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Commercial film for Sika Services AG Zurich
Date: November 2010 Location: Istanbul, Bursa Company: advertising, art & ideas ltd
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Research on Afghan refugees in Turkey
Date: October-November 2010 Location: Istanbul Company: Love production Broadcaster: BBC
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Cultures in the cities on the Silk Road
Date: October 2010 Location: Istanbul, Konya, Bursa Company: Singapore tv
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Constitutional change and democratic reforms in Turkey
Date: October 2010 Location: Istanbul Company: SVT, Swedish tv
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Kurdish conflict and possible peace Date: September 2010 Location: Diyarbakir Company: SVT, Swedish tv
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Referendum for Constitutional changes in Turkey
Date: September 2010 Location: Istanbul Company: SVT, Swedish tv
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Future cities, Istanbul Date: June 2010 Location: Istanbul Company: CNN International
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Routes to Christianity, a documentary about early Christianity
Date: May 2010 Location: Istanbul, Izmit, (Kocaeli) Iznik, Konya, Yalvac, Tarsus, Antakya, (Hatay) Samandag,
Ephesus, Izmir. Company: Galan Productions Inc.Television/Film Austin,Texas USA Broadcaster: PBS USA
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Ford factory in Golcuk http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0072fhb
Date: March 2010 Location: Istanbul, Golcuk, Kocaeli Company: BBC Solent Radio and BBC South Today TV
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A documentary about a group of Kurdish musicians in Diyarbakir Date: January 2010 Location: Diyarbakir
Company: NHK Japan
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2009
Honour Killings in Turkey Date: October 2009 Location: Diyarbakir, Elbistan and Malatya: Company: ITN, UK
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Turkey's Democratic solution, Kurdish peace process
Date :October 2009 Location: Ankara and Diyarbakir Company: BBC Scotland
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Turkey-Armenia Relations and new agreement
Date: October 2009 Location: Istanbul, Bursa Company: Neewsweek, Russia
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Photo Journalism
Date: September 2009 Location: Diyarbakir Photographer: Daimon Xanthopoulos
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Eva's trail, from Ethiopia, to western Europe, a documentary about people, cultures and transitions
Date: September 2009 Location: Diyarbakir, Erzurum, Yagan and Eyupler (Eyyiba) Villages in Erzurum.
Company: The Enterainment Group / Telesaurus Brussels Broadcaster: VRT
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The Mega builders (A documentary about istanbul Marmaray project) Part 3
Date: August-September 2009 Location: Istanbul Company: Barna-Alper Productions Toranto Broadcaster:
Discovery channel
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Photo Journalism about power of Military
Date: August 2009 Location: Istanbul, Diyarbakir, a village in Lice, Diyarbakir. Photographer: Timo Vogt
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European commission, European Destinations of Excellence
Date: August 2009 Location: Kars Kucuyuk lake, Kars Company: MEDIA CONSULTA International Holding
AG, Berlin Germany
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Documentary about Mitreya
Date: July 2009 Location: Nemrud, Arsameia in Adiyaman area Company: Mitreya Project, Berlin Germany.
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Photo Journalism about entertainment in Kurdish area
Date: June 2009 Location: Diyarbakir Photoghraper: Philip Cheung
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Culture, art and developments in Diyarbakir
Date: May 2009 Location: Diyarbakir Company: ARTE Tv France
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Worms Hunters (a documentary about earth worms and earth worms scientists)
Date: April 2009 Location: Diyarbakir, Hasankeyf, Mardin Company: Gulliver Media Australia
Broadcaster: National geographic
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Photo Journalism in Diyarbakir and in Kirkuk in Northern Iraq (Kurdish refugee camp in Kirkuk stadium)
Date: March 2009 Location: Diyarbakir- Kirkuk, Photoghraper: Meiko Herrmann
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Kurdish children in prisons, local elections in Turkey and tourism in Mardin
Date: March 2009 Location: Diyarbakir and Mardin Company: GPD Dutch news agency, Journalist Jessica
Mass
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An internal film for Paxar Teslo Tekstil Urunleri San ve Tic. A.S.
Date: March 2009 Location: Istanbul Company: I-motus, interactive motion London UK
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The Mega builders (A documentary about istanbul Marmaray project) Part 2 Date: January 2009 Location:
Istanbul Company: Barna-Alper Productions Toranto Broadcaster: Discovery channel
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2008
Photo Journalism Date: October 2008 Location: Diyarbakir Photoghraper: Anne Holmes
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Latest developments in Diyarbakir about Kurdish problem
Date: October 2008 Location: Diyarbakir Company: GPD Dutch news agency, Journalist: Jessica Mass
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The Mega builders (A documentary about istanbul Marmaray project) Date: August 2008 Location:
Istanbul Company: Barna-Alper Productions, Toranto Broadcaster: Discovery channel
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Guns in Turkey and shootings at the weddings Date: July 2008 Location: istanbul Company: BBC Scotland
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Rehabilitation project for Gypsy neighbourhood Sulukule in istanbul
Date: July 2008 Location: istanbul Company: BBC Scotland
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Photo Journalism in Northern Iraq
Date: July 2008 Location: Diyarbakir, Erbil, Sulemani Photoghraper: Jon Vidar
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Photo Journalism in Northern Iraq
Date: July 2008 Location: Diyarbakir, Erbil, Sulemani Photoghraper: Andrew Nelles
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Welcome to my world (Documentary)
Date: July 2008 Location: Istanbul and Zonguldak Company: Looshorse. Broadcaster: Irish TV
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Foreign investment in Turkey
Date: April-May 2008 Location: Istanbul, Ankara, Kayseri Company: Bloomberg TV
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Turkish government lifted headscarf ban Date: February 2008 Location: Istanbul Company: BBC Scotland
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2007
Turkey's threat to invade northern Iraq
Date: November 2007 Location: Istanbul, Ankara, Diyarbakir, Cizre, Silopi Company: Bloomberg
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Photo journalism project in southeastern Turkey and Northern Iraq
Date: November 2007 Location: Silopi, Zakho, Erbil (Northern Iraq Company: Russian Journalists
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Kurdish conflict
Date: October 2007 Location: Istanbul, Diyarbakir Company: Canadian Journalist Christopher Frey
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Ancient city of Miletus Date: October 2007 Location: Miletus Company: Scottish Television
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Welsh men in Gallipoli war
Date: August-September 2007 Location: Gallipoli (Canakkale) Company: Welsh Television
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Turkish Parliament Election
Date: July 2007 Location: Istanbul Company: Bloomberg TV
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Raising Nationalism in Turkey
Date: May 2007 Location: Istanbul, Ankara, Trabzon Company: BBC Scotland
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2006
Prisoners hunger strike in Turkey (Documentary)
Date: April 2006 Location: Istanbul, Gaziantep Company: Wildfire Films, Dublin
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Turkish journalists trials, article 301 in Turkish panel code
Date: January 2006 Location: Istanbul Company: BBC Scotland
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Pope's Turkey visit Date: November 2006 Location: Istanbul Company: BBC Scotland
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2005
Milan-Liverpool champions League final game Date: May 2005 Company: ITN Location: Istanbul
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Turkey's possible EU membership Date: December 2005 Location: Istanbul Company: BBC Scotland
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2004
Honour killings and women rights in Turkey
Date: December 2004 Location: Istanbul, Ankara Company: BBC Scotland
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MRSA Virus in Turkey hospitals Date: September 2004 Location: Izmir Company: BBC Scotland
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Search of the remains of Noah's Ark. (Documentary) Date: August 2004 Company: Stempede, London
Location: Istanbul, Erzurum, Dogubeyazit Broadcaster: Channel 4
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Buildings safety in Istanbul Date: February 2004 Location: Istanbul Company: BBC Scotland
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2003
Attacks on British Consulate and HSBC bank in Istanbul
Date: November 2003 Location: Istanbul Company: BBC international
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Turkey-UK national teams football game Date: October 2003 Location: Istanbul Company: BBC Int.
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Possible US troops deployment in Turkey Date: February-March 2003 Location: Istanbul Ankara Company:
BBC Scotland
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2001
King Midas' Feast, a documentary film about King Midas and the food of the time.
Date: 2001 Company: Yap films Leeds Location: Ankara, Polatli Broadcaster: Channel 4
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A Kurdish refugee has been killed in Glasgow, Kurdish refugees and Kurdish conflict
Date: August-Steptember 2001 Company: Location: Istanbul, Gaziantep, Diyarbakir Company: BBC Scotland
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GLADIATRIX, ( A documentary about women warriors)
Date: January 2001 Company: Yap films Leeds Location: Terme, Giresun Broadcaster: Channel 4
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Maggie O'Kane and film maker Fiona Lloyd-Davis followed the refugee trail.
Date: May 2001 Company: Guardian Newspaper Location: Dogubeyazit in Eastern Turkey, Turkey-Iran
Border, Istanbul (Winner of a European Online Journalism award for the best investigative reporting
using video and audio in 2001)
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2000
Besiktas-Leeds United football game Date: September 2000 Location: Istanbul Company: BBC Int.
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Struma, documentary film by Simcha Jacobovici about a sunken refugees ship in Black sea
Date: August 2000 Company: Yap films Toronto Location: Istanbul, Black sea Broadcaster: Chanel 4, HBO,
History channel
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Galatasatay-Leeds United football game Date: April 2000 Location: Istanbul Company: BBC Int.
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1999
Earthquake in Turkey
Date: August 1999 Location: Istanbul, Adapazari, Yalova, Golcuk, Izmit, Cinarcik Company: Channel 4

Coming to Turkey-Syria border for news about Syria?

I am Based in Istanbul and in Hatay (Antakya) at Syrian border.
If you are planning to go to Syrian border for news about Syria and Syrian refugees,
and looking for someone to work with you, please don't hesitate contacting me, I will
be happy to give you info and working with you.

memet@memetaksakal.com

Mobile Phone: +90 533 334 77 96

Info about Hatay-Antakya
-The name of Province at the Turkey-Syrian border where refugees are is Hatay, the
city also known as Antakya. So Hatay and Antakya are the same city.

-There are several flights from Istanbul and Ankara to Hatay everyday.
Turkish airlines www.thy.com
Anadolujet www.anadolujet.com
Pegassus airlines www.flypgs.com

The camps where Syrian stay are in Yayladagi, Altinozu and Reyhanli towns near the
Syrian border.
It takes around 45 minutes or so driving from Hatay to the camps.

Please contacy me for any further info.

2011
Syrian refugess in Hatay (Antakya)
Date: December 2011 Location: Hatay (Antakya) Syrian Border Company: VOA TV
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African Football Players in Turkey
Date: December 2011 Location: Istanbul Company: BBC Scotland
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GLBT's rights in Turkey
Date: December 2011 Location: Istanbul Company: BBC Scotland
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Kim Kardashian's village in Kars Turkey
Date: November 2011 Location: Kars Company: Sun Newspaper, UK
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The Odysey of the Europe
Date: November 2011 Location: Istanbul Company: La Compagnie des Taxi Brousee: Broadcester: ARTE
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Turtle Beach
Date: November 2011 Location: Erzurum Company: Goodoil films, Australlia
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Earthquake in Eastern Turkey
Date: October 2011 Location: Van, Eecis Company: CCTV China
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Green Journey
Date: October 2011 Location: Istanbul Company: CNN International
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Turkey Israel relations
Date: October 2011 Location: Istanbul Company: Newsanew TV Broadceter: Press TV
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Syrian refugees in Hatay (Antakya)
Date: September-October 2011 Location: Hatay (Antakya) Syrian Border Company: Swedish TV (SVT)
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Qualcomm Conference in Istanbul
Date: September 2011 Location: Istanbul: Company: Runaway films, London
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Syrian refugees in Hatay, Antakya. October 2011

Turkey Syria border, Cilvegozu border gate. Working
for VOA, December 2011

Syrian refugees in Hatay, Antakya. June 2011

Syrian refugees camp in Hatay, Antakya Yayladagi

Videos of some work I have done about
Syrian refugees at Turkey-Syrian Border
Hatay, Antakya.

VOA June 2011
Yayladagi refugees camp
Turkey-Syrian Border

Swedish TV, SVT Oct 2011
Syrain refugees in Ha tay

VOA December 2011
Trade between Syria and Turkey
Syrian Apposition in Hatay