Discover Top Freelancers in Istanbul, Turkey

As an experienced producer specializing in both commercial and documentary filmmaking, I collaborate with a diverse range of companies on production services and local projects. My expertise encompasses every aspect of production for projects planned in Turkey. Leveraging my extensive network, particularly in the gastronomy sector through projects with The Michelin Guide, I bring a unique depth of connections and insights to the table. Whether managing large-scale productions or assembling agile, multitasking teams, I ensure each project is executed with precision and creativity. My comprehensive skills include budget planning, securing necessary permits, casting, and location scouting, guaranteeing a seamless and professional production experience from start to finish. Choose a partner who understands the intricacies of the industry and delivers excellence in every frame. Let’s create something extraordinary together.

• Line Producer / On-Location
• Post-Production Manager

With over a decade of experience as an audio producer, I have an extensive portfolio that includes the production of more than 1500 Turkish audiobooks, numerous Kurdish and English audiobooks, and hundreds of voiceover projects in over 50 languages. My tenure at the helm of the Turkish audiobook startup Haaki, which I led for 15 months, showcases my leadership and innovative spirit. I am adept at creating compelling podcasts in multiple languages and have a robust background in documentary production and photography. My work as a fixer, translator, transcriber, copywriter, and copy editor for foreign journalists, documentary projects, and TV channels further attests to my versatility and expertise. Operating from my state-of-the-art professional audio recording studio, equipped with top-tier audio and video recording gear, I deliver high-quality productions tailored to various needs. I am fluent in English, Turkish, and Kurdish, with a working understanding of Spanish and German. Beyond my audio production capabilities, I am a seasoned Kurdish language teacher, translator, transcriber, and interpreter. I am also an avid traveler, skilled driver of cars and motorcycles, and organizer of unique motorcycle and photography tours in the vibrant city of Istanbul. Whether for audio production, language services, or immersive cultural tours, I bring a wealth of knowledge, creativity, and professionalism to every project.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Translator
• Executive Producer
• Sound Designer
• Portrait Photographer
• Event Photographer
• Fixer
• Podcast Producer
• Audio Storyteller
• Reporter / Journalist
• Transcriber
• Copy Editor
• Copywriter
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Art Director
• On-Air Reporter / Host

Adesewa Josh is an International TV News Anchor and Correspondent with over 15years of experience spanning three continents; North America, Europe, and Africa In her capacity as a News Correspondent, she amplifies the voices and narratives of Africans, showcasing the diversity, complexity, and richness of the continent. She has interviewed presidents, top government officials, as well as diplomats, and reported on migration, conflict, terrorism, and politics from sub-Saharan Africa. A former co-producer of the Emmy-nominated documentary program with the United Nations Television (UNTV) in New York, Adesewa holds an MA in Politics and Global Affairs from Columbia University and a PGD in International Relations and Strategic Studies from Lagos State University. She's an award-winning journalist, a co-author of two books, and an associate fellow of the Nigeria Leadership Initiative.

• Reporter / Journalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Senior Editor

Faid Elgziry, born in 1997, in Egypt photographer & VJ | Reportage and Editorial Portraits - Political, Social, Environmental & Travel contents Which covers daily news stories as well as in-depth cultural and social documentation projects across the Middle East, Africa and now he is in East Asia He traveled to many countries to cover daily life and did some stories such as Kenya, Indonesia, and Malaysia His work has been described as dedicated, humane, and intimate. His pictures and videos have featured prominently in International media such as CNN, The Huffington Post, The World Weekly, Express newspaper, MSN, Yahoo, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, The New York Times, And many news sites around the world. He worked with many agencies as a freelance photographer Like " Agence France Presse, Associated Press News, German Press Agency, and EPA European Pressphoto Agency"

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News

Merve Sena Kılıç was born in Istanbul. She studied business administration at Boston University. She completed her second bachelor's degree in Sociology at Anadolu University. After graduating, she took journalism and communication courses at Galatasaray University for a year. Between 2009-2013, she worked as a journalist and television reporter for various national and international media organisations. Merve Sena, who received HEFAT "Harsh environmental conditions and emergency first aid training", worked as a field and documentary producer in war zones. Between 2019-2023, she worked as a chief producer in the news documentary department of TRT World channel. Merve Sena, who took part in the advisory boards and jury of national festivals and had the opportunity to work with international producers and directors in many film production markets such as Cannes, Berlin, IDFA. Merve Sena speaks English fluently and she is a member of the DAE.

• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Field Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Executive Producer
• Production Company
• Copywriter
• Copy Editor
• Translator

My name is Ishak Çetin. I studied Radio, Television, and Cinema at Yeditepe University. I worked as a freelance video producer for approximately 5 years. Following that, I spent the next 4 years working as a news cameraman, where I shot over 7,000 live programs and news segments. For the subsequent 2 years, I worked as a videographer at a global 3D printer manufacturer, where I was responsible for shooting and editing videos and photographs for online platforms. During my regular jobs, I also continued to work freelance, capturing graduation photos at Yeditepe University and producing photographs and videos for 8 different schools. For approximately 3 years now, I have been involved in concert productions at Istanbul's Kuruçeşme and Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu stages, working as a backstage and live camera operator. With approximately 15 years of market experience, I am now looking to take on international projects.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Senior Editor
• Full-Service Live Production
• HD Live Operator
• Copywriter
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Corporate Videographer
• Event Photographer
• Fashion Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Commercial DP
• Drone Operator
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Post-Production Manager
• Colorist
• Social Media Producer
• Digital Content Creator
• Video Editor - News
• TV News Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Portrait Photographer
• Content Strategist
• Executive Producer

Since 2007 : Freelance producer - director - cameraman Apr 2017 – present... ... Senior Producer , Content Editor & Director beIN Media Group (beIN Sports) Jan – Apr 2017 : Line producer for TVC at Staff Film Aug – Oct 2015 : Line producer for feature film Album (Director: Mehmet Can Mertoğlu) 2012 – 2013 : Agency Producer - 03Reklam advertising agency 2010 – 2016 : Producer & Director – Filmside Production Istanbul Sept – Dec 2010 : TV Director at Kanal 1(now Bloomberg HT) Mar 2008 – 2011 : Freelance producer for Press TV Jan 2008 – Apr 2017 : Freelance producer & director (advertorials, commercial films ) Oct-Dec 2007 : Ass. Cameraman for feature film Autumn (Sonbahar ,Dir: O. Alper) July 2007 : Field producer for BBC Sept 2006 : Underwater videography for feature film Little Doomsday (Directors:Yağmur- Durul Taylan) August2006: Cameraman for HBO documentary Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (Director: Rory Kennedy) Mar 2006 – 2016 : Producer and director at Paydos Film Nov 2003 : Producer for CNN International in Istanbul Feb – March 2003 : Field producer for American network ABC in Adana, Turkey Feb 2003 – 2016 : Freelance producer, fixer and researcher for foreign media 2003 – 2006 : News producer for National Public Radio(NPR) Istanbul bureau 2003 – 2006 : Office manager and news producer for The Los AngelesTimes Istanbul bureau 2003 – 2006 : News producer for The Chicago Tribune Istanbul bureau Oct 2002 : Assistant cameraman for feature film “Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleur de Koran” (Actor: Omar Sharif) Aug - Oct 2002 : Assistant cameraman for feature film “Mud” (Director: Dervis Zaim) April-June2002 : Second unit director and cameraman for TV show “Kacak”(ShowTV) (Production: FilmaCass) Nov 2001 : Director & Cameraman for short feature film “Empathy” July 2001 : Director of photography and co-director for documentary film“Vanderya:Diving deep at heights” April 2001 : 2. unit cameraman & line producer for documentary film “Curt Kosswig: Ein Deutcher in Anatolia” (NDR- Germany) March 2001 : Producer & Director for short documentary “ Yolculuk Nereye .” Dec 2000- Feb 2001 : Assistant Cameraman for feature film “Big man, Little love” (Büyük Adam Küçük Aşk, Director: Handan İpekçi ) June - Aug 2000 : Assistant Cameraman for feature film "Accidental Spy" (Director: Teddy Chen, Actor: Jackie Chan) Mar - May 2000 : Assistant Cameraman for TV series "Hayat Bağları" (ATV) Jan -Feb 2000 : Assistant Cameraman for feature film "Elephants and Grass" (Filler ve Çimen, Director: Dervis Zaim) 1999 – 2007 : Assistant Cameraman for commercial films and videos Oct -Dec ’98 : Apprentice at SINEFEKT Film Laboratories Sept- Dec ’98 : Reporter for Motorcu Magazine ( Motorcycles) July- Dec ’98 : Editor for Sevilin Magazine (Cosmetics) 1998-1999 : GUHA (Galatasaray University News Agency) & DETAY (Galatasaray University Communication Faculty Magazine) Sports & Photography Editor 1996-97-98 : Aydin Dogan Young Journalists Competition Best Page Layout Awards July-August ’96 : OLAY TV World News Service – Bursa, Turkey April ’95 : Cameraman at International Parliamentarians Congress – Istanbul

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• HD Live Operator
• Full-Service Live Production
• Line Producer / On-Location
• TV News Producer
• Fixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Sound Designer
• Corporate Videographer
• Digital Content Creator
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Commercial DP

Atılgan Özdil is a multi-disciplinary visual artist and visual journalist currently based in Istanbul. He is highly creative, entrepreneurial, and accomplished photographer with an indelible reputation for operating a range of cameras and image-enhancing equipment, visiting locations to obtain photographs of people for journalistic purposes, recruiting freelancer visual journalists, and editing photographs for publication in outlets like magazines, newspapers. Strong experience in covering international and humanitarian affairs, politics, and immigration in intense deadline-driven environments in the field and newsroom. Knowledge in using various photographic techniques and lighting equipment, capturing subjects through commercial-quality photographs, and maintaining a good digital portfolio of completed work. Exhibit expertise in sports photography, art photography, commercial photography, fashion photography, and advertising movies. His work has been published and recognized by Times Magazine, New York Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, US Magazine, Cosmopolitan, CNN, NBC, The Atlantic, Rolling Stones among many others.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Corporate Videographer
• Commercial DP
• Drone Operator
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture

I have worked as an international journalist, covered diplomacy and international news for various national and international media outlets both in Turkey and abroad including Associated Press, BBC, Mc Clatchy News, Daily Hurriyet, Hurriyet Daily News, Daily Milliyet, TRT Turk, and Daily Cumhuriyet for 23 years. I have been working as a freelance journalist (producer, commentator and reporter) since November 2019 for various media outlets such as Al Jazeera, CNN International, TV2 Denmark, Associated Press, etc. I studied BA in Radio-Television and Cinema at the Faculty of Communication at Marmara University in Istanbul. I started journalism as a reporter at Turkish Daily Cumhuriyet which is regarded as the “school of journalism” in Turkey. Because of my work in journalism, I won the coveted “UN Dag Hammarskjöld Scholarship” which was given by the UN Correspondents Association to only 3 journalists around the world in order to cover UN General Assembly for 4 months in New York in 2002. In 2004, I won a Chevening Scholarship from the British Council and went to UK to study my Masters. I studied my MA degree in “International Journalism” at the City University of London between 2004 and 2006. I worked for Associated Press Television News and BBC as a producer while I was in London. After coming back to Turkey in 2006, I started working for Turkish Daily “Milliyet” as a foreign news editor and diplomatic correspondent. While I was working at Milliyet, due to my work in journalism, I again won a coveted fellowship program for professional journalists called “Knight Wallace Fellowship” at the University of Michigan in US. I joined seminars on different fields of journalism and took classes on Middle East history and world politics at the University of Michigan for five months in 2008. I worked for TRT (Turkish Radio Television Channel) Turk as the Middle East editor for one year between 2010 and 2011. I worked as an editor and senior diplomatic correspondent for the most major newspaper in Turkey, Daily Hürriyet and its English language newspaper - Hürriyet Daily News for 9 years between 2011 and November 2019. Due to my work in the field; I have traveled many countries both in Europe and in the Middle east region including Germany, France, UK, Belgium, Italy, Greece, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and many other countries for covering various foreign policy issues ranging from EU issues to civil war in Syria. I have been to conflict zone such as northern Syria during the war and northern Iraq after the so-called Islamic State’s (IS) occupation of Mosul and surrounding villages. During my profession, I also made interviews with many foreign leaders and diplomats including former Israeli President Shimon Peres, former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, former US Secretary of State Madeline Albright, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissenger, Iranian Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar, etc… In March 2016, I won the “Journalism Success Award” from the most major and influential journalism association in Turkey, Turkish Journalists Association (TGC) with my published interviews with the Yazidi women who were enslaved by ISIS in 2015.

• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Fixer
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Translator
• Reporter / Journalist
• Copywriter
• Social Media Producer
• Content Strategist
• Senior Editor
• Executive Producer
• On-Air Reporter / Host

Mr. Djallel Khechib is an Algerian researcher and author living in Istanbul, he is now a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Algiers3, Department of Asian Studies and International Relations. He got his Magister degree from the same department in 2017, and he was the valedictorian student during the Bachelor and Magister years. In 2014, Mr. Khechib got a scholarship of excellence for a short internship at Sakarya University, then he got another scholarship of excellence from Turkey in 2014 to do a second Master/Research at the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies and Islamic world, Marmara University-Istanbul. Moreover, he is an active author too, he has 5 books, about 25 studies and research papers, 25 translation papers and more than 40 articles published in different academic journals and centers of research in Algeria, Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, Beirut, and the USA. In December 2018, Mr. Khechib'research got the International Mahathir Mohamed Prize for Intellectual creativity organized by Kuala Lumpur Forum for Thought and Civilization-Malaysia. Besides his academic writings, he participated in numerous International conferences, symposiums, training and youth events in different countries such as Turkey, Russia, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, and Lebanon. He has worked as the main researcher at IDRAK (Perception) Center for Studies and Consultations, Istanbul, between 2017-2018. Now he is cooperating with different TV channels, research centers and teaching Geopolitics at International Relations Academy (IRA) in Istanbul. Mr. Khechib is conducting his researches in Four languages: Arabic, English, French, and Turkish. His main fields of Interest are Geopolitics, The Great and Regional Powers Politics, The International Relations Theories, North African issues, Democratic Transition in Algeria, Algerian Foreign Policy, and Political Philosophy.

• Reporter / Journalist
• Copywriter
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

I'm a British freelance photojournalist, based in Istanbul, Turkey. My personal work often focuses on themes of identity, migration, social and political actions, and the ramifications of those for individuals. I regularly cover stories about how identity shapes lives in challenging and unexpected ways, particularly within sexual and ethnic minority groups. Regularly working covering feature stories, and portrait assignments in Turkey, the Balkans, and the Middle East, for a range of international newspapers, magazines, and online news media. My long-term project Kütmaan (started in 2010) tells the stories of LGBTI asylum seekers, refugees, and IDPs in and from the Middle East, forced to flee their countries and lives for reasons connected with their sexuality and/or gender identity. This work led to my latest ongoing body of personal work called Gayropa - a visual documentation on queer migration to Europe. Based in Istanbul, Turkey since early 2012, but traveling often. Began my career freelancing across South/Central Asia 2005-2010.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Portrait Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Event Photographer

#Motion Graphic - #Videographer - #Photographer #Plant dad, #traveller, #music lover, #dreamer. Hello, I'm Altan. I live and work in Istanbul. I studied cartoon-animation and photography-video production at different universities and I continue to do further studies in the visual communication design department. Visual arts has always been a passion that defines me. I feel close to a style that seeks perfection in my projects by combining minimalism and naturalism. I enjoy finding new and creative solutions by mixing different genres, such as news photography, product advertising, interior photography and motion picture design. Throughout this creative process, I am inspired by fashion, nature and incorporating the possibilities of technology into this experience. You can find my work and my social networks on this site and feel free to contact me.

• Drone Operator
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - News
• Portrait Photographer
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Digital Content Creator
• Social Media Producer
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Graphic Designer

He was born in Kars, Turkey in 1983. He wrote his thesis about the cinema of Tarkovsky. Mintaş’s short Snow, completed in 2010, received the Golden Orange for best film in Antalya Film Festival that is one of the most prestigious awards in Turkey. Snow has competed in various film festivals in the country and around the world won eight different awards. His debut feature Song of My Mother was selected for co-production markets and work-in-progress sections in Meetings on the Bridge at Istanbul IFF, Agora at Thessaloniki IFF, Sundance Script Lab at !f Istanbul. It received the post-production and distribution award at Meetings on the Bridge. The film was supported by Turkish Ministry of Culture and CNC Cinema du Monde. Song of My Mother, won Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Film and Best Actor Award in 2014, in the country and around the world film won fourteen different awards.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Sound Mixer
• Fixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Translator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Tamer Ashry is a director, producer, script-writer, and director of photography with over 10 years experience working in film and television in Egypt and the Middle East. His specialty is in documentary, fiction film, TV commercial and reality TV. He is passionate about creating media that will have a social impact. He has worked with some of the largest media outlets in the world including the BBC, Al-Jazeera, and MBC as well as international independent companies as a director and producer. Tamer's Directing credits include: "The Blue Elephant," "The Trials of Spring," "El Mashroua (The Project)," "Geran Elmashraha (Neighbors of the Morgue)" and "Pictures from Gaza." To learn more about Tamer's work, visit: www.tamerashry.com Tamer is also co-founder and CEO of Bee Media Production, one of Egypt's most reputable production companies: www.beemediaproduction.com

• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

I have a background in international relations and computer engineering, so working as a broadcast journalist has been an interesting way to use knowledge from both fields. That said, my area of interest is in sport and it's been that way since May 2000. That was when I fell in love with basketball, specifically the NBA. Watching Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and Blazers was an eye-opening experience and more than 20 years later, moments like Kobe’s alley-oop to Shaq continue to fuel my passion of learning about the magical world of sport. And luckily, my job lets me write, edit and produce about my interests. I've put together packages, rundowns, bulletins, shows and documentaries. I'm skilled in video production and post-production, creative writing, non-linear editing, production planning and being tall.

• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• On-Camera Talent

Professionally, I've been involved in various aspects of film production, including movie premieres, film sets, and both pre-production and post-production stages of film projects. I've been acting mainly in commercials and cinema for the past few years, I also worked with production houses as assistant director, production assistant, stylist and backstage videographer in film sets and commercials. “About Cinema” Season 4 – Series, Al Jazeera – 2024 – Costume Assistant “Yaşam Koçu (Life Coach)” – Movie – 2024 – Costume Assistant “The Idealist” – Series – 2023 – Assistant Director, Production Assistant, Backstage Videographer, Costume “Era Real Estate” – Commercial – 2023 – Assistant Director, Production Assistant, Backstage Videographer - Acting - Remax Real Estate – 2022 - LC Waikiki – 2022 - Hepsiburada - 2023 - Shell - 2023 - IGA Ariport - 2024

• Line Producer / On-Location
• Field Producer
• On-Camera Talent
• Audio Storyteller
• Production Assistant

My name is Hashem Salha, I graduated as an international student from the Anadolu University in Journalism, I am studying master in the international relations eld at Dumlu Pinar Kutahya University and I would like to express my interest in new Jop Oers . I ourish in situations in which emotion and pressure coexist. With a air for creativity, a strong sense of accountability, and unparalleled media content creation skills, I think I can be a strong candidate for the job. I am experienced, skilled, and hardworking with excellent skills in solving media problems. I am keen to produce stylish and well-organized content that complies with best practices and standards across video and multimedia. Moreover, I am a condent, outgoing person with rst- class technical skills and challenges. I am very ambitious and aim to learn new skills and advance to my league as best I can.

• Digital Content Creator
• Social Media Producer
• Executive Producer

have been working as a cameraman at Kanal D News Center since 2012. I have been extremly risky regions even abroad many times. I was assigned to follow the developments regarding the Syrian civil war. I have performed my profession in borders of Syria as Well as at Iraq. On the other hand, I followed the news on the Iraqi border line, especially on terrorist incidents. I was on the field uninterruptedly during the Gezi Park process. I did live broadcasts from Taksim area in daily basis. The Soma disaster, the Çukur-Hendek operations, and the July 15 coup attempt were processes that I followed closely. In my news cameraman career; I have worked countless times in areas where disasters such as earthquakes and floods have been experienced. Taking all safety precautions, I ve been working to convey the right news with the best quality of images and videos with in the clearest way.

• On-Camera Talent

Tufan Aydın was born in Istanbul on June 23th,1986. He took his primary education on music from his grandmother. At the age of 8, he became acquainted with the synthesizer. In elementary school he began taking lessons on: solfege, theory and harmony. He also took guitar, contrabass and piano lessons from various artists. With his first band in high school, they won 'special jury prize' in a contest between schools. Throughout years he played bass guitar with special names like Demir Demirkan & Seda Bağcan. He also took stage in various European cities with his own music project. By arranging and playing instruments for many music albums he headed producing music. He opened his own music studio and started composing jingles. He has been composing and producing music for famous global and Turkish brands, tv series and movies.

• Music Composer

Storyteller and producer, crafting captivating narratives in films, ads, and documentaries. Throughout my dynamic career, I've donned various hats - journalist, content supervisor, and producer who leads teams and oversees end-to-end productions. With a portfolio of over 40 projects spanning films, advertisements, documentaries, and programs, I've collaborated with diverse local teams worldwide.Storyteller and producer, crafting captivating narratives in films, ads, and documentaries. Throughout my dynamic career, I've donned various hats - journalist, content supervisor, and producer who leads teams and oversees end-to-end productions. With a portfolio of over 40 projects spanning films, advertisements, documentaries, and programs, I've collaborated with diverse local teams worldwide.

• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Reporter / Journalist
• Post-Production Manager
• Field Producer
• Content Strategist
• Creative Director
• Fixer