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Fréderike Geerdink

Fréderike Geerdink

Fréderike Geerdink

Fréderike Geerdink is a Dutch journalist who started reporting from Istanbul, Turkey, in 2006. From 2012 to 2015, she was the only foreign journalist based in Diyarbakir, Turkey. She was arrested twice, in January and September 2015, before being deported from Turkey. Her previous book, The Boys are Dead: The Roboski Massacre and the Kurdish Question in Turkey (2015) was nominated for the Brusse Prize. The nomination stated, ‘Fréderike Geerdink is one of those courageous Dutch journalists who do their work in dangerous conflict zones. Her book became a both political and beautiful personal account of the struggle for self determination in Turkish Kurdistan.’ For more on the author, see www.frederikegeerdink.com.

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