Ingrid Woudwijk
@ingridwoudwijk.bsky.social
📰📻📸 freelance journalist in Istanbul for @trouw.nl and others
international day against violence against women in istanbul
November 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
international day against violence against women in istanbul
Rode lijn op Oerol, Terschelling
June 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Rode lijn op Oerol, Terschelling
En dan is er nog de totale verwoesting van hele woonwijken. Ik was in Jobar, waar werkelijk geen enkel huis meer bewoonbaar is. Alles, tot aan de elektriciteitskabels toe, is gestolen.
June 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
En dan is er nog de totale verwoesting van hele woonwijken. Ik was in Jobar, waar werkelijk geen enkel huis meer bewoonbaar is. Alles, tot aan de elektriciteitskabels toe, is gestolen.
De wonden van dertien jaar oorlog, nietsontziende bombardementen en een chemische aanval zijn nog duidelijk zichtbaar in een ziekenhuis in een voorstad van Damascus. Nu de sancties worden geschrapt, gloort een beetje hoop.
June 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
De wonden van dertien jaar oorlog, nietsontziende bombardementen en een chemische aanval zijn nog duidelijk zichtbaar in een ziekenhuis in een voorstad van Damascus. Nu de sancties worden geschrapt, gloort een beetje hoop.
Syrian human rights activist Taha Elgazi was deported to Syria this morning, he writes on his Facebook.
Yesterday, Syrian journalist Ghassan Yassin was also arrested and sent a deportation center, according to reports on X.
Yesterday, Syrian journalist Ghassan Yassin was also arrested and sent a deportation center, according to reports on X.
May 19, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Syrian human rights activist Taha Elgazi was deported to Syria this morning, he writes on his Facebook.
Yesterday, Syrian journalist Ghassan Yassin was also arrested and sent a deportation center, according to reports on X.
Yesterday, Syrian journalist Ghassan Yassin was also arrested and sent a deportation center, according to reports on X.
The energy was not as high as previous protests. I had the feeling the majority of attendees were örgütlü (political parties, unions, etc.). The exception: retirees, whose pensions have mostly evaporated.
May 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The energy was not as high as previous protests. I had the feeling the majority of attendees were örgütlü (political parties, unions, etc.). The exception: retirees, whose pensions have mostly evaporated.
It was very dark. CHP leader Özgür Özel said, because the lights they brought were not allowed in. In response, he asked people to light the flash of their phones.
May 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
It was very dark. CHP leader Özgür Özel said, because the lights they brought were not allowed in. In response, he asked people to light the flash of their phones.
It had been a few weeks since I covered any anti-government protests in Turkey, so I headed today to Beyazıt Square, where the CHP held their weekly rally.
May 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
It had been a few weeks since I covered any anti-government protests in Turkey, so I headed today to Beyazıt Square, where the CHP held their weekly rally.
De headline op CNN Türk: “Gaat [CHP leider Özgür] Özel winnen door Turkije failliet te laten gaan?”
April 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
De headline op CNN Türk: “Gaat [CHP leider Özgür] Özel winnen door Turkije failliet te laten gaan?”
Vandaag houdt de CHP, de oppositiepartij van İmamoğlu, voorverkiezingen voor hun presidentskandidaat. İmamoğlu is de enige naam op het stembiljet. In oppositiebolwerk Kadıköy staan lange rijen. Niet alleen partijleden kunnen stemmen, ook is er een aparte stembus voor ‘solidariteitsstemmen’
March 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Vandaag houdt de CHP, de oppositiepartij van İmamoğlu, voorverkiezingen voor hun presidentskandidaat. İmamoğlu is de enige naam op het stembiljet. In oppositiebolwerk Kadıköy staan lange rijen. Niet alleen partijleden kunnen stemmen, ook is er een aparte stembus voor ‘solidariteitsstemmen’
Last week, she told me their progress has been limited after two years and three hearings. "I am not continuing this struggle from a place of hope," Fatma said. "But I am doing what needs to be done. It is a moral responsibility to my family and every citizen in Turkey."
February 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Last week, she told me their progress has been limited after two years and three hearings. "I am not continuing this struggle from a place of hope," Fatma said. "But I am doing what needs to be done. It is a moral responsibility to my family and every citizen in Turkey."
“I gave my family a promise,” she told me last year. “I couldn’t save my brother, so the only thing that is left for me is to get justice for him.”
Fatma is a founder of Families in Pursuit of Justice, a platform for people who lost their loved ones and are now following the earthquake trials
Fatma is a founder of Families in Pursuit of Justice, a platform for people who lost their loved ones and are now following the earthquake trials
February 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
“I gave my family a promise,” she told me last year. “I couldn’t save my brother, so the only thing that is left for me is to get justice for him.”
Fatma is a founder of Families in Pursuit of Justice, a platform for people who lost their loved ones and are now following the earthquake trials
Fatma is a founder of Families in Pursuit of Justice, a platform for people who lost their loved ones and are now following the earthquake trials
Fatma Irmak is a psychologist but hasn’t seen any clients since 6 February 2023
Instead, she’s been delving into soil surveys and expert reports, and attending court cases related to apartment complex in Kahramanmaraş where her brother died and her parents were injured following the earthquake
Instead, she’s been delving into soil surveys and expert reports, and attending court cases related to apartment complex in Kahramanmaraş where her brother died and her parents were injured following the earthquake
February 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Fatma Irmak is a psychologist but hasn’t seen any clients since 6 February 2023
Instead, she’s been delving into soil surveys and expert reports, and attending court cases related to apartment complex in Kahramanmaraş where her brother died and her parents were injured following the earthquake
Instead, she’s been delving into soil surveys and expert reports, and attending court cases related to apartment complex in Kahramanmaraş where her brother died and her parents were injured following the earthquake
"Het heeft dertien jaar aan verdriet en offers gekost om dit moment te bereiken" zegt Bakleh over de val van Assad. "Maar het zal nog moeilijker zijn om dit te behouden en te voorkomen dat dit ons afgenomen wordt", voegt ze daaraan toe.
Daar gaat het nummer ‘Ik adem vrijheid over’
Daar gaat het nummer ‘Ik adem vrijheid over’
February 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"Het heeft dertien jaar aan verdriet en offers gekost om dit moment te bereiken" zegt Bakleh over de val van Assad. "Maar het zal nog moeilijker zijn om dit te behouden en te voorkomen dat dit ons afgenomen wordt", voegt ze daaraan toe.
Daar gaat het nummer ‘Ik adem vrijheid over’
Daar gaat het nummer ‘Ik adem vrijheid over’
"We konden niet geloven dat het echt mogelijk was om dit te zingen", vertelt
de 22-jarige sopraan Natalie Zayat. Er spookte van alles door haar hoofd. Is het oké dat we dit doen? Gaat er niks met ons gebeuren? Worden we niet opgepakt?
Foto door Marie Tihon
de 22-jarige sopraan Natalie Zayat. Er spookte van alles door haar hoofd. Is het oké dat we dit doen? Gaat er niks met ons gebeuren? Worden we niet opgepakt?
Foto door Marie Tihon
February 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"We konden niet geloven dat het echt mogelijk was om dit te zingen", vertelt
de 22-jarige sopraan Natalie Zayat. Er spookte van alles door haar hoofd. Is het oké dat we dit doen? Gaat er niks met ons gebeuren? Worden we niet opgepakt?
Foto door Marie Tihon
de 22-jarige sopraan Natalie Zayat. Er spookte van alles door haar hoofd. Is het oké dat we dit doen? Gaat er niks met ons gebeuren? Worden we niet opgepakt?
Foto door Marie Tihon
'We willen het regime van Assad niet, we willen vrijheid.” Ik maakte een reportage over een Syrisch vrouwenkoor dat nu revolutionaire liederen kan zingen in Damascus
February 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
'We willen het regime van Assad niet, we willen vrijheid.” Ik maakte een reportage over een Syrisch vrouwenkoor dat nu revolutionaire liederen kan zingen in Damascus
We got a magnet and baklava!
January 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We got a magnet and baklava!
And I am on the first flight from Damascus back to Istanbul!
January 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
And I am on the first flight from Damascus back to Istanbul!
People waiting for the arrival of passengers from the first direct flight from Istanbul to Damascus since the fall of Assad
January 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
People waiting for the arrival of passengers from the first direct flight from Istanbul to Damascus since the fall of Assad
It’s only a fifteen minutes drive between Al-Rawda Cafe and Jobar neighborhood in Damascus
January 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It’s only a fifteen minutes drive between Al-Rawda Cafe and Jobar neighborhood in Damascus
Elena explained that she did this in honor of her grandfather, who was originally from Kadıköy.
The 6th of January is an important day for Eastern Orthodox Christians, marking the baptism of Christ. Various Epiphany cross ceremonies are held throughout Istanbul
The 6th of January is an important day for Eastern Orthodox Christians, marking the baptism of Christ. Various Epiphany cross ceremonies are held throughout Istanbul
January 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Elena explained that she did this in honor of her grandfather, who was originally from Kadıköy.
The 6th of January is an important day for Eastern Orthodox Christians, marking the baptism of Christ. Various Epiphany cross ceremonies are held throughout Istanbul
The 6th of January is an important day for Eastern Orthodox Christians, marking the baptism of Christ. Various Epiphany cross ceremonies are held throughout Istanbul
Two winners today during the Epiphany ceremony in Moda, Istanbul. Elena Nikolaidou and her father, Viron, had traveled from Athens to take part in the traditional cross-throwing event. Viron reached the cross first, but waited for his daughter so they could lift it together
January 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Two winners today during the Epiphany ceremony in Moda, Istanbul. Elena Nikolaidou and her father, Viron, had traveled from Athens to take part in the traditional cross-throwing event. Viron reached the cross first, but waited for his daughter so they could lift it together
Starting to look like a new tradition: a rally for Gaza early in the morning on New Year’s Day at the Galata Bridge in Istanbul
December 30, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Starting to look like a new tradition: a rally for Gaza early in the morning on New Year’s Day at the Galata Bridge in Istanbul
Today at the Cilvegözü border crossing between Turkey and Syria, Syrian refugees queued up to return to their homeland.
Authorities did not provide statistics, but I would estimate that a few hundred people crossed back into Syria today
Authorities did not provide statistics, but I would estimate that a few hundred people crossed back into Syria today
December 10, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Today at the Cilvegözü border crossing between Turkey and Syria, Syrian refugees queued up to return to their homeland.
Authorities did not provide statistics, but I would estimate that a few hundred people crossed back into Syria today
Authorities did not provide statistics, but I would estimate that a few hundred people crossed back into Syria today