Sevgül Uludağ (pronounced ooh-loo-dah);[1] born October 15, 1958) is a
Turkish Cypriot journalist, as well as a peace and gender activist. Born in
Nicosia in 1958, Uludağ worked in a bank, and later as a proofreader, before she became a journalist in 1980. Working as an investigative reporter, she has been instrumental in uncovering information on thousands of missing Cypriots. In addition, she has also written a number of books. She is a 2008
Courage in Journalism Award laureate, the first Cypriot winner of this award.[2] She co-founded two NGOs, Hands Across the Divide, and the Women's Research Centre in Nicosia.[3]
The activist and journalist was nominated for the Nobel Peace prize in 2019 for her work on missing people and refugees on the island of
Cyprus.[4]
Sevgül Uludağ (pronounced ooh-loo-dah);[1] born October 15, 1958) is a
Turkish Cypriot journalist, as well as a peace and gender activist. Born in
Nicosia in 1958, Uludağ worked in a bank, and later as a proofreader, before she became a journalist in 1980. Working as an investigative reporter, she has been instrumental in uncovering information on thousands of missing Cypriots. In addition, she has also written a number of books. She is a 2008
Courage in Journalism Award laureate, the first Cypriot winner of this award.[2] She co-founded two NGOs, Hands Across the Divide, and the Women's Research Centre in Nicosia.[3]
The activist and journalist was nominated for the Nobel Peace prize in 2019 for her work on missing people and refugees on the island of
Cyprus.[4]