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Professor Naci Görür, a seismologist who is regarded as an expert on Turkey's fault lines and earthquake risks, in Istanbul, Turkey.
Shot for The New York Times
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Dr Amani Ballour, in her home in Gaziantep, a southern Turkish city close to the Syrian border. Shot for The Times Magazine.
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Erkan Arikan, the man behind the code which enabled the development of 5G Technology, in his office at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. Shot for WIRED
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Gaye Su Akyol, Turkish singer and performer in her home-studio in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey. 2022. Shot for the Financial Times
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Burak Ayaz, bartender and co-owner of Istanbul cocktail bar Fahri Konsolos. Shot for Culinary Backstreets
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Orhan Pamuk, Turkish author, shot for The Sunday Times
![Ebru Özdemir, Chairperson of Limak Investments, at their headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/fccceb09-cb17-4071-9362-a2dd8d1fa260/1/1/SECKER_Bradley-Ebru-Ozdemir-portrait-Istanbul-TURKEY-FT-8.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624133~hmac=aed35aeba495f443aa1343974fe1d48781cb39a2e90d5efb1ae2ffefa8809a72)
Ebru Özdemir, Chairperson of Limak Investments, at their headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey. Shot for the Financial Times
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/83990aaf-46c6-4695-8439-59bfa456182f/1/1/Yagiz-Peninsula-ArtistProfiles-13.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624133~hmac=aed35aeba495f443aa1343974fe1d48781cb39a2e90d5efb1ae2ffefa8809a72)
Turkish artist Yagiz Oguz, in his home-studio, with his work visible in the background. 2022
![Yiğit Aksakoğlu, the Turkey representative for the Bernard van Leer Foundation, in his offices near Taksim square and Gezi park, central Istanbul, Turkey.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/dcf96cf5-bd68-43b2-a294-6fcb7714cf0e/1/1/SECKER_Bradley-Yigit-Aksakoglu-portrait-Istanbul-TURKEY-FT-21.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624133~hmac=aed35aeba495f443aa1343974fe1d48781cb39a2e90d5efb1ae2ffefa8809a72)
Yigit Aksakoglu, for the FT
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Halil in Izmir, shot for The Guardian
![Ceramics Artist Burçak Bingöl in her Istanbul studio. 2022](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,1080,720,1080,1200/0-0-0/a7d4b5fe-df35-443d-aff2-b7493b6cda64/1/1/C419D75B-10FE-493A-AEC4-D5DCE6938A2E.jpeg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=9d4982c2588f473736f67e3e76884d139e248eb53ded7dcbdb204700a8bf351f)
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Orhan Gülüm, the Imam of the Kültür Mahallesi Hesna Gündeş mosque, poses for a portrait after the large Friday midday prayer. 7th of June 2024 in Arvanutköy, Istanbul, Turkey. Shot for NZZ June 2024
![Mr Hancioglu, managing director of HDI's Istanbul offices, Turkey.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/437840ee-3f4c-4ba7-98bf-da8486065a89/1/1/SECKER_Bradley-HDI-Insurance-Istanbul-Turkey-8.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Mr Hancioglu, shot for laif/HDI
![We Make Fans – Aslihan Gerim. Istanbul, Turkey.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/0ca08fcd-54db-4221-a005-3d1d2c59a2d7/1/1/SECKER_Bradley-WeMakeFans-Aslihan-Gerim-Istanbul_Turkey-30.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=e1353c08edda29cdd8cd4b997cd3ad78ffda0b609af27814e99c25999ee8f977)
Aslihan Gerim, Cartoon Network employee. Istanbul, Turkey. Shot for laif
![Ibrahim Kalin, chief adviser to the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and deputy chairman of the Security and Foreign Policy Council of the Turkish Presidency. Portrait taken in Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul, Turkey. 24th September 2021](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/566cf05d-5c51-4c9b-b264-588286e4ed0d/1/1/SECKER-DerSpiegel-IbrahimKalin-32.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Ibrahim Kalin, chief adviser to the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and deputy chairman of the Security and Foreign Policy Council of the Turkish Presidency. Portrait taken in Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul, Turkey. 24th September 2021
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Loay Elbasyouni, a Palestinian-American NASA scientist Loay Elbasyouni, a Palestinian-American NASA scientist from Gaza. Loay was the first person to pilot a helicopter on Mars during a NASA mission. He poses for a portrait in his brother's home in Istanbul, Turkey, as he awaits news of his parents being permitted to leave Gaza, currently being bombarded by Israeli forces. Shot for Der Spiegel
![Ceramics Artist Burçak Bingöl in her Istanbul studio. 2022](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2576,3435,1600,3435/0-0-0/e8d7d2ba-0bee-43f7-8423-2917d11d4e66/1/1/PeninsulaIstanbul-Burcak-Ceramics-14.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=1ab47d6319dd447f58f2c9315e51dd2073e5cdef6321d3d228fa777f09ca6fe4)
Ceramics Artist Burçak Bingöl in her Istanbul studio. 2022. Shot for The Peninsula Istanbul
![Celebrite chef Mehmet Gürs on a small fishing boat on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, where he said he would eat his last meal, fresh oysters and a bottle of wine. Mehmet often goes fishing in the Bosphorus, alone and with local fishermen.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/7225e8f9-1d28-49d0-b6fe-67b73b26488e/1/1/SECKER_Bradley-Mehmet-Gurs-Monocle-5.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=e1353c08edda29cdd8cd4b997cd3ad78ffda0b609af27814e99c25999ee8f977)
Mehmet Gürs, chef, for Monocle Magazine
![Kerimcan Guleryuz, founder of The Empire Project in Istanbul, for MONOCLE Magazine](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/2f6f9a73-2dc2-40ed-a05d-b54971a5ec64/1/1/SECKER-Bradley-MONOCLEportraits-Istanbul-55.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Kerimcan Guleryuz, founder of The Empire Project in Istanbul, for MONOCLE Magazine
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Meral Akşener, iyi Party leader, for Dagens Nyheter
![Asil Nadir, at home in North Cyprus. Shot for The Times Magazine](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/199915fa-fc05-4378-9213-bab09cc30fbe/1/1/AsilNadir-1.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=e1353c08edda29cdd8cd4b997cd3ad78ffda0b609af27814e99c25999ee8f977)
Asil Nadir, at home in North Cyprus. Shot for The Times Magazine
![Nilhan Osmanoglu outside her shop and cafe, Nilhan Sultan Kosku, on the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/8af2e4b5-dd38-4dcf-a0d9-b40b3d73f8ee/1/1/SECKER_Bradley-Nilhan-Osmanoglu-Istanbul-Turkey-DN-2.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=e1353c08edda29cdd8cd4b997cd3ad78ffda0b609af27814e99c25999ee8f977)
Nilhan Osmanoglu outside her shop and cafe, Nilhan Sultan Kosku, on the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey. Shot for Dagens Nyheter
![Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in his office in central Istanbul, January 2021. Shot for Der Spiegel](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/26c1ccf1-9ec3-4358-89a7-060ae66c97ac/1/1/SECKER-Imamoglu-Spiegel-30.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=e1353c08edda29cdd8cd4b997cd3ad78ffda0b609af27814e99c25999ee8f977)
Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in his office in central Istanbul, January 2021. Shot for Der Spiegel
![Erkan Arikan, the man behind the code which enabled the development of 5G Technology, in his office at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. Shot for WIRED](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/51064ab2-fa67-4e8d-b228-fa488da80648/1/1/SECKER_Bradley-WIRED-Erkan-Arikan-3.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Erkan Arikan, the man behind the code which enabled the development of 5G Technology, in his office at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. Shot for WIRED
![Mahshid Nazemii, Iranian human rights activist, and political exile in Turkey, posing for a portrait in her living room in the western Turkish city of Isparta, where she currently resides. 15th September 2023](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2576,3435,1600,3435/0-0-0/681610e6-d2b8-494b-b8c8-3a41d771e75b/1/1/LeMonde-Mahshid_Nazemii_Turkey-25.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=1ab47d6319dd447f58f2c9315e51dd2073e5cdef6321d3d228fa777f09ca6fe4)
Mahshid Nazemii, Iranian human rights activist, and political exile in Turkey, posing for a portrait in her living room in the western Turkish city of Isparta. Shot for Le Monde
![CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in his office at the CHP headquarters in Ankara, Turkey](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,3434,2576,3434,1200/0-0-0/ec3bfaa3-56b8-4748-a77e-42301ad394b6/1/1/DPA-KemalKilicdaroglu-portrait-SECKER-23.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=ff3b0feda125813f6f44419a1566ccba881b05dc7834e94c894ab77e5eb1aa6d)
CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in his office at the CHP headquarters in Ankara, Turkey. Shot for DPA
![Eda Eryalçın Topçu - Marine biologist at Istanbul University during a research dive in the Marmara Sea surrounding Istanbul.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/47d4153f-6204-4fb0-8058-933e6dc41e34/1/1/SECKER-FT-SeaSnot-Istanbul-42.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Eda Eryalçın Topçu - Marine biologist at Istanbul University during a research dive in the Marmara Sea surrounding Istanbul. Shot for The Financial Times
![Magid Hamed Yasin poses for a portrait in Istanbul, Turkey. He works with his colleague Ahlam helping to protect vulnerable women and LGBT Iraqis, and smuggling them out of the country to safety.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/782e51cf-958a-4102-afe7-87a911e89585/1/1/SECKER_Bradley-IraqiLGBTsmugglers-Buzzfeed-38.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=e1353c08edda29cdd8cd4b997cd3ad78ffda0b609af27814e99c25999ee8f977)
Magid Hamed Yasin, Iraqi human rights activist, shot for Buzzfeed News.
Bella, a trans woman from Turkey claiming asylum in Sweden due to threats she received due to her gender identity. She lives in Stockholm with her husband. Shot for Gayropa
![13 year old Sharzad, from Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, sitting under a road bridge in the city of Tatvan, where he has slept the past few nights, out of sight from the Turkish authorities.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/d9759dcd-06fb-450d-9b84-26d5bb5a5213/1/1/SECKER-Van-Tatvan-AfghanRefugees-35.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
13 year old Sharzad, from Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, sitting under a road bridge in the city of Tatvan, where he has slept the past few nights, out of sight from the Turkish authorities. Shot for The Globe&Mail
![Koza Gureli Yazgan (right) and her mother, Bike Gursel (left) standing inside the female hot room of the Zeyrek Çinili Hamam in Istanbul, Turkey. The historic bathhouse was bought by the mother and daughter, and lovingly restored over a gruelling 13 years](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3642,1600,3642/0-0-0/3b2c584e-c8c1-4cd0-a7c1-8f43ea580b88/1/1/Zeyrek%C3%87iniliHamam-109.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=bdb14fdb90c8bda903e075d8f52fef1d834cda31c9911b783329bd18980ed870)
Zeyrek Cinili Hamam, Istanbul Koza Gureli Yazgan (right) and her mother, Bike Gursel (left) standing inside the female hot room of the Zeyrek Çinili Hamam in Istanbul, Turkey. The historic bathhouse was bought by the mother and daughter, and lovingly restored over a gruelling 13 years, and finally opened in early 2024. Shot for The New York Times
![Khaled Abdul Hadi, founder of Amman based My Kali magazine, in Jordan. Khaled and his magazine challenge many social issues and stigmas in Jordan and the wider Arabic speaking region, especially on issues of minorities and identity.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/671cbfeb-8ba5-4112-ac5b-39f90a30d013/1/1/SECKER_Bradley-Portrait-KhaledAbdulHadi-Amman-Jordan-9.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Khaled Abdul Hadi, founder of Amman based MyKali magazine in Jordan. Shot for PROFIL Magazine
![We Make Fans – Aslihan Gerim. Istanbul, Turkey.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/e15d5474-3917-498b-af44-d77a3df29ac9/1/1/SECKER_Bradley-WeMakeFans-Aslihan-Gerim-Istanbul_Turkey-18.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=e1353c08edda29cdd8cd4b997cd3ad78ffda0b609af27814e99c25999ee8f977)
Aslihan Gerim, Cartoon Network employee. Istanbul, Turkey. Shot for Cartoon Network / laif
![Gülsüm Kav poses for a portrait in central Istanbul, Turkey. June 2021. Gülsüm Kav is a Turkish feminist activist, writer and doctor. She is one of the founders of the organisation We Will Stop Femicide Platform, who raise awareness of gender-based violen](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/aea98a5f-6ffd-4eec-a0ad-06d8fbd61c13/1/1/SECKER-GulsumKav-Guardian-19.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Gülsüm Kav poses for a portrait in central Istanbul, Turkey. June 2021. Gülsüm Kav is a Turkish feminist activist, writer and doctor. She is one of the founders of the organisation We Will Stop Femicide Platform, who raise awareness of gender-based violence in Turkey and campaign on behalf of the families of victims of femicide. Shot for The Guardian
![A young Afghan girl stands wrapped in a heat blanket on a beach near Molyvos, Lesvos island in Greece. She just arrived on a dinghy from Turkey.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/45a7be57-dc00-43da-8171-f2769fc6fe56/1/1/Lesvos-Migration-October-2015-8_szwdw1.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
![Vahide Şefkatlıoğlu, 40, in her hospital room in Istanbul, Turkey. Vahide lost one of her legs and severly injured another when a tank ran her over on the 15th of July 2016 during an attempted coup d'etat in Turkey.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/941a8111-0bff-4fd4-b6ae-f72d006a5428/1/1/SECKER_Bradley_TURKEY-Istanbul-Vahide-17.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Vahide Şefkatlıoğlu, 40, in her hospital room in Istanbul, Turkey. Vahide lost one of her legs and severly injured another when a tank ran her over on the 15th of July 2016 during a failed coup d'etat in Turkey. Shot for DN
![Vincenzo Montella, coach of the Turkish national football team, poses for a portrait at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in central Istanbul, where he is staying with his family whilst they are visiting.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2576,3435,1600,3435/0-0-0/92ee8e5f-d6cf-4b83-9058-afc091bf3ecf/1/1/VincenzoMontella-4.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=1ab47d6319dd447f58f2c9315e51dd2073e5cdef6321d3d228fa777f09ca6fe4)
Ali, a journalist and gay man from Uzbekistan who now lives in Berlin, Germany. He received political asylum due to threats he faced because of his identity, and his work as a journalist. Shot for Gayropa
![Brigitte Weber, Austrian architect who designed the Trump Towers in Istanbul,Shot for Die Presse.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/c6ca0446-d89d-4521-99c3-252ffb2efbac/1/1/SECKER_Bradley_Istanbul-Brigitte-Weber-1.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Brigitte Weber, Austrian architect who designed the Trump Towers in Istanbul. Shot for Die Presse.
![Europe, Turkey, Istanbul. Turkish journalist Pelin Ünker poses for a portrait in Istanbul. Pelin worked on a story about Turkish politicians linked to off shore companies exposed in the Panama Papers. She has been sentenced to prison, but will not likely](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/2eaf735c-e541-4233-afa2-9587f17c9e44/1/1/SECKER_Bradley-DieZEIT-Pelin-Unker-Istanbul-16.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Pelin Ünker, shot for Die ZEIT
Kerim Kılıçarslan, dubbed 'The Magician' is a Turkish artist working mostly with glass. Shot for The Peninsula Istanbul
![16 year old Abdulkader al-Ali is a fighter with the group Ahrar al-Sham, who are fighting the Syrian Regime in northern areas of the country. He prays at a friends home in Sanliurfa, Turkey, during a break from fighting in Syria.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/a498aee4-d7e6-4e4d-973b-1261eab785b5/1/1/Abdulkader_al-Ali-2.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=e1353c08edda29cdd8cd4b997cd3ad78ffda0b609af27814e99c25999ee8f977)
16 year old Abdulkader al-Ali is a fighter with the group Ahrar al-Sham, who are fighting the Syrian Regime in northern areas of the country. He prays at a friends home in Sanliurfa, Turkey, during a break from fighting in Syria. Shot for Helsingin Sanomat.
![Europe, Turkey, Istanbul. Kadri Gürsel, Turkish journalist for the Cumhirriyet newspaper in Istanbul, Turkey on 23rd April 2018. Kadri was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison on 25th April 2018, in connection to his journalism.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/a8c9cc98-db96-4ebf-adef-e189c1f93c8a/1/1/SECKER_Bradley_Kadri-Gursel-portrait-11.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Kadri Gürsel, Turkish journalist for Cumhurriyet newspaper, shot for Helsingin Sanomat. April 2018
![Abdel Basset Sarout. Shot for Society Magazine (France) Abdul Baset al-Sarout, Basset, Abdul, Abdel, Sarout, al-Sarout](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/91971a49-0859-4715-9ce0-8ed419b302b4/1/1/SECKER_AbdelBasetSarout_Istanbul_TURKEY-10.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Abdel Basset Sarout. Shot for Society Magazine (France)
![Maya, 38, a businesswoman running 'Jasmine', a soap and handy-craft shop in Amman. Maya is from Damascus, and has been living in Jordan as a refugee for many years, where she tried to do as well as she can with her businesses.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/987f5331-951d-4918-b7fd-b0246397666b/1/1/SECKER_Bradley-Spiegel-SyriansJordan-42.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Maya, Syrian business woman in Jordan for Der SPIEGEL
![Hüseyn Yıldız, the Imam at the Çamçukur mosque. Originally from Bursa he was been stationed in the village for several years.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/4e81181c-1a73-49b7-8a48-77294be90ea3/1/1/SECKER_Bradley_TURKEY-Camcukur-3.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Hüseyn Yıldız, the Imam at the Çamçukur mosque. Originally from Bursa he was been stationed in the village for several years. Shot for Dagens Nyheter
![Mohamed, 15 years old poses for a portrait. He was out of formal education for several years providing income to his family. Mohamed has since returned to school with the help of CARE International and is now the top student in his school.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/fff07241-8411-4d13-a397-78aa77ddf84a/1/1/SECKER_Bradley-Spiegel-SyriansJordan-27.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Mohamed, Syrian child in school, former child labourer, Amman, Jordan.
![Andreas Vetr has lived in Turkey for 23 years, and works for an HR consulting company based in Istanbul. Photographed at the Hilton Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/8b0e92af-b403-4a86-a2dc-ac767594ab3d/1/1/SECKER_Bradley_DiePresse-Andreas_Vetr-6.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Andreas Vetr has lived in Turkey for 23 years, and works for an HR consulting company based in Istanbul. Photographed at the Hilton Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey. Shot for Die Presse
![Adnan Silou, a former military general, and the head of chemical weapons training and defense in Syria. Adnan is now living in Turkey, after leaving Syria in June 2012. 13/12/2012. Bradley Secker for the Washington Post.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/f1a6968b-39c0-4268-8e4f-a7eddbad4155/1/1/IMG_1432-21-4.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Syrian chemical weapons expert, shot for the Washington Post
![Alexander Christie-Miller, British journalist and author, at Istanbul's historic city walls, which are the subject of his new book.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,3435,2576,3435,1200/0-0-0/e9217607-af44-4af1-95e8-6897bda62e88/1/1/AlexChristieMiller-portrait-Istanbul-28.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=c9d6c715c997e566c16aa56a601898a2bb68dcd6a71cf1fd3391f1f1394f0a16)
Alexander Christie-Miller, British journalist and author, at Istanbul's historic city walls, which are the subject of his new book.
![Europe, Turkey, Istanbul. Kadri Gürsel, Turkish journalist for the Cumhirriyet newspaper in Istanbul, Turkey on 23rd April 2018. Kadri was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison on 25th April 2018, in connection to his journalism.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/a6383bcf-99d0-4608-9b81-68a96ebb569c/1/1/SECKER_Bradley_Kadri-Gursel-portrait-20.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=e1353c08edda29cdd8cd4b997cd3ad78ffda0b609af27814e99c25999ee8f977)
Kadri Gürsel, Turkish journalist for the Cumhurriyet newspaper in Istanbul, Turkey on 23rd April 2018. Shot for Helsingin Sanomat.
![Ahmet Davutoglu, former Turkish Prime Minister and former Turkish Foreign Minister at his offices in Levent, Istanbul, Turkey. July 26th 2019.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/c09c2ec3-32ff-45c4-9714-b53eb688b237/1/1/SECKER_Bradley-FT-Ahmet-Davutoglu-Istanbul-21.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=e1353c08edda29cdd8cd4b997cd3ad78ffda0b609af27814e99c25999ee8f977)
Ahmet Davutoglu, former Turkish PM and foreign minister. Shot for the Financial Times.
![Turkish journalist Canan Coskun at the offices of Cumhuriyet newspaper where she works. Several of her former colleagues are now in prison or self imposed exile abroad. Bradley Secker for POLITICO](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/028083a2-cecf-4280-ae96-27324876d792/1/1/SECKER_Bradley-Canan-Coskun-porttait-4.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Turkish journalist Canan Çoskun at the offices of Cumhuriyet newspaper where she works. Several of her former colleagues are now in prison or self imposed exile abroad. Bradley Secker for POLITICO
![Muhammed, a member of Syria's Civil Defence, also known as the 'White Helmets'](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/9dc421ad-5567-48e4-80dc-6b49e7f9715c/1/1/SECKER_WhiteHelmets_Turkey_JoanieDeRijke3.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Muhammed, a member of Syria's Civil Defence, also known as the 'White Helmets.' Shot for The White Helmets
![Amar, a 20 year old member of Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the 'White Helmets' during a training session in southern Turkey.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/0f1c182f-9f96-4950-9fa8-a5287236b9eb/1/1/SECKER_WhiteHelmets_Turkey_JoanieDeRijke5.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Amar, a 20 year old member of Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the 'White Helmets' during a training session in southern Turkey. Shot for The White Helmets
![Gardenia, a member of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the 'White Helmets' at a training session in southern Turkey.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/30dbebb2-ea7d-4c52-b962-13ccdd9a02d3/1/1/SECKER_WhiteHelmets_Turkey_JoanieDeRijke1.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Gardenia, a member of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the 'White Helmets' at a training session in southern Turkey. Shot for The White Helmets
Mir, a Bangladeshi gay activist and human rights defender near his home in the suburbs of Stockholm, Sweden. He received political asylum in Sweden after his ex boyfriend was murdered by religious extremists in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Shot for Gayropa.
![TNT - Palestinian rapper, Lebanon. TNT has since gone missing whilst on tour in Norway, and not been located.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/eec4273c-032b-4307-bad0-630d31896395/1/1/Pelestinian-hip-hop-Beirut-58.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=e1353c08edda29cdd8cd4b997cd3ad78ffda0b609af27814e99c25999ee8f977)
TNT - Palestinian rapper, Lebanon.
![Fatma Aydemir. Shot for Fatma Aydemir](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/e9de8ebe-40b1-48de-bdc4-08e8662c1aee/1/1/FatmaAydemir-3.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Fatma Aydemir. Shot for Fatma Aydemir
![Majdal, a Jordanian lesbian woman in Amman, Jordan's capital city.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/07b883ab-dd11-408c-b0a2-6511ac31d777/1/1/SECKER_Bradley-LGBT-Jordan-Spiegel-14.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=e1353c08edda29cdd8cd4b997cd3ad78ffda0b609af27814e99c25999ee8f977)
LGBT activist in Amman, Jordan
![Aslı Erdoğan, shot for Le Figaro](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/4f5d5fe3-e070-43d8-b702-eb7eb3b7077a/1/1/SECKER_Bradley_AsliErdogan-9.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Aslı Erdoğan, shot for Le Figaro
![Ziad Homsi, a Syrian citizen photojournalist working to cover the conflict in Damascus province, and northern Syria.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/6d12df67-b196-4a74-91a7-86fb2255e7c1/1/1/Syrian-citizen-journalists-6.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Ziad Homsi, a Syrian citizen photojournalist working to cover the conflict in Damascus province, and northern Syria. Shot for The New Republic
![Syrian photographer Ziad Homsi working on his images from his temporary home in Reyhanli, on Turkey's border with north-western Syria.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/247f2d15-4645-46bb-9f8a-5a0f4f59dddf/1/1/Syrian-citizen-journalists-33.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=e1353c08edda29cdd8cd4b997cd3ad78ffda0b609af27814e99c25999ee8f977)
Syrian photographer Ziad Homsi working on his images from his temporary home in Reyhanli, on Turkey's border with north-western Syria. Shot for The New Republic
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/ad180385-e96f-4fc1-98a5-178d1db05985/1/1/Drug_Addiction-1.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Hashish dealer, Pakistan.
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/210fab37-39b5-4b80-b228-7b9fdc1999ba/0/0/0/0,0,2429,3643,1600,3643/0-0-0/4cb70b2e-e03a-4225-8016-b8881ad22c80/1/1/MGS1.jpg?fjkss=exp=2036624134~hmac=4df3c35fe5e2523ea61d1f62469ac175a9235a0dc3e488475cea1a698aabe8a8)
Mr Gay Syria 2016, Hussein Sabat.