AYŞEMDEN AKIN | BUGÜN KIBRIS
She was born in Ankara in 1981. She graduated from the Department of Journalism at Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU). She has been working as a journalist since 2005. She worked at all levels of the profession from reporter to editor-in-chief. She wrote columns in Star Kıbrıs, Avrupa (Afrika) and Yenidüzen. Between 2012-2019, she was in charge of the Press Office of CTP (Republican Turkish Party). In 2021, together with her friends, she founded the free and independent newspaper/news site, Bugün Kıbrıs (www.bugunkibris.com), of which she is the Editor-in-Chief. She has won several awards in the categories of ‘Best News’, ‘Impactful Publications’ and a ‘Peace Award’. She has also been presenting weekly news from the north on her bi-communal radio programme on Astra FM since 2020.