Alev Scott Keynote Speaker
- Journalist and author previously based in Istanbul and Athens
- Journalist for The Financial Times, The Guardian & BBC
- Author of "Turkish Awakening", shortlisted for Debut Political Book of the Year 2015
Alev Scott's Biography
Alev Scott is a journalist and author previously based in Istanbul and Athens.
She writes for numerous publications, including the Financial Times, Harper’s Magazine, Politico Europe, the Times Literary Supplement, The Guardian and Newsweek, and has been a regular panel guest on the BBC World Service.
She is also the author of three books: Turkish Awakening (Shortlisted for the Paddy Power Political Book Awards, Debut Political Book of the Year 2015), Ottoman Odyssey (Shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year 2019) and Power and the People, co-authored with Andronike Makres.
In 2017 she was barred from Turkey for her journalism. She has addressed organisations including the OECD and the European Commission on the subjects of human rights, censorship and gender politics, and is an experienced moderator.
She is currently writing a book about the commercialisation of motherhood for HarperCollins.
Alev Scott's Speaking Topics
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Democracy and Human Rights
Jailing and expulsion of journalists, media censorship, protest movements and why they fail, how female journalists get the best stories
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Turkey, Greece and Cyprus
Regional power balance, cultural and historical connections, Turkish and Greek nationalism and multiculturalism
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Women, Fertility and Money
The maternal body, global fertility industries, mothers at work, the commercialisation of parenthood
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