Zekine Türkeri is a journalist and TV anchor, documentary filmmaker and producer based in Istanbul. She has been working for Turkish and international media outlets since 1994, and is the author of the non-fiction book, "A Kurdish Summer."
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won victory in landmark elections that could hand him near-unchecked power. Erdoğan has overseen a major crackdown on dissent and the press since a failed coup in July 2016 and many Turks told PRI they’d rather leave their country than continue living under a ruler they say has grown increasingly authoritarian.