Mila Cherneva
Contributions
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The stories worth telling
A two-time winner of the European Union Investigative Journalist Prize, a fighter for equal rights, justice, and the truth, Burcu is outspoken, consistent, hard-working and remains one of the bravest voices in Turkish media.
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Meet Burcu Karakas from Turkey
“I cannot stand it when a human being is humiliated, so that’s the reason I do journalism — to remind people they have rights. It can be a child that is being abused, it can be a migrant who is tortured or it can be a woman who is subject to violence by her partner.” This is how Burcu Karakas, a Turkish journalist at Deutsche Welle, describes her motivation to work in the media. She has been covering a range of topics for over a decade, including female and minority rights, migration, and free speech.
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The voice of economics
Svetla Kostadinova has been the executive director of one of the most influential economic think tanks in Bulgaria for more than 13 years. Svetla has the exceptional quality of a calm, serious demeanour, which makes you respect her even before she impresses you with her mind. She is the executive director of the Institute for Market Economics (IME), an important, influential economic think tank in Bulgaria for nearly 30 years.
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Meet Svetla Kostadinova from Bulgaria
Svetla Kostadinova has been the executive director of one of the most influential economic think tanks in Bulgaria for 13 years.
As a female leader who succeeded a man, Svetla does not really distinguish between genders when it comes to professional development or taking leadership positions. “In moments of crisis, the initiative passes to those who are best prepared no matter if woman or man”, the economist mentions as her recipe for empowerment.
