Zekiye Kaçak Bakırhan is a documentary film director with a background in television. She received her bachelor’s degree in journalism from İstanbul University. She also has an Investigate Journalism Certificate from the International Press Association (IPI). She worked at news channel NTV for 12 years. She received awards from the Turkish Journalists Association in 2006 and 2007. After NTV, she worked as documentary producer-director at the Al Jazeera Television Channel. There, she prepared documentaries that drew attention to public problems through meaningful individual accounts.
