Burak Altınok is an Istanbul-based multimedia freelance journalist. His work focuses on investigative and longform reporting on environmental degradation, food systems, industrial pollution, and the social impacts of state and corporate policies.
He holds a Master’s degree in New Media and Journalism from Istanbul Üsküdar University, with academic interests in gender, media representation, LGBTI+ issues, and critical media studies. He has presented his research at international communication conferences and contributed to edited academic volumes on media and journalism.
Altınok has received several journalism awards, including the Metin Göktepe Journalism Award (Local Journalism), and multiple prizes from the Journalists Association of Türkiye’s Aydın Doğan Young Communicators Competition. In addition to his reporting, he works as an independent fact-checker with Teyit, Turkey’s leading verification platform.
