Mehmet Aksoy (filmmaker)
Mehmet Aksoy | |
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Mehmet Aksoy in Syria after joining the YPG | |
| Born | 24 February 1985 |
| Died | 26 September 2017 (aged 32) |
| Cause of death | Islamic State hit-and-run attack |
| Burial place | Highgate Cemetery, London |
| Other names | Fîraz Dağ |
| Alma mater | Queen Mary, University of London Goldsmiths, University of London |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 2005–2017 |
| Known for | Kurdish Question (website) |
| Notable work | Panfilo (2014) |
| Movement | Democratic confederalism Kurdish Political Movement in Turkey |
| Website | http://kurdishquestion.com |
Mehmet Aksoy (24 February 1985 – 26 September 2017), nom de guerre Fîraz Dağ, was a Turkish-Kurdish filmmaker, citizen-journalist and political activist, known as the founder and editor-in-chief of the Kurdish Question website. He served as a press officer with the People's Protection Units (YPG) and was killed while covering the Syrian Democratic Forces' battle to retake Raqqa in northern Syria from the Islamic State (ISIS).