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Bilgin graduated from Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Fine Arts in 1997 with a degree as a Movie Director. The following year he returned to his native Turkey where he embarked on a journalism career when he was hired as a news coordinator with a local Turkish newspaper, Korfezde Olay, in Balikesir. A year later, he began compulsory service in the Turkish Air Force as a reserve officer. Upon completion, he returned to journalism and joined the Ihlas News Agency (IHA) in 2000. There he served as a correspondent and was handed international assignments in 30 nations. He was also a war correspondent in Iraq in 2004 and in Palestine, covering the ongoing Israeli-Palestine conflict. Bilgin joined The Anadolu Agency (AA) in 2007, one of the world’s largest and preeminent news organizations. Initially based in AA’s headquarters office in Ankara, Turkey, he traveled to more than 30 countries while accompanying dignitaries and senior Turkish officials during their overseas missions. He transferred to AA’s New York City office in 2011, where he has covered U.S. national news, including the Boston Marathon bombings; Moore, Oklahoma tornado; West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion and the protests in Ferguson, Missouri. Bilgin’s pictures, videos and news reports have been published and broadcast in some of the world’s most respected and prestigious media outlets. He is continuing to his career as a freelancer. He is father of two.
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Myanmar'dan kaçarak ABD'ye sığınmayı "başaran" Rohingyalar geride bıraktıkları için endişeli. Okuma yazma bilmeyen Rohingyalar, yaşları ne olursa olsun çocuk gibi eğitim alarak yaşam mücadelesine hazırlanıyor.
Ferguson protests and riots started on August 10, 2014, the day after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson. The unrest sparked a vigorous debate in the United States about the relationship between law enforcement officers and African Americans.
In a lot of ways, boxing mirrors life. A fighter enter the ring and battles it out until one is declared the winner. For Heather "The Heat" Hardy, a female boxer who is trying to make a name for herself in the male-dominated sport, the story is not much different. The single mother who grew up on the tough streets of Brooklyn, New York, is teaching her daughter what the sport has taught her. She says that she likes boxing because it gives her a chance to fight in order to win. "So many times in your life, you are fighting as hard as you can, and you are giving everything, but you don't have a chance to win." 'I survived homelessness, poverty, sexual assault; being in the ring was easy," says undefeated champion.
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