Halil Uysal

Halil Ibrahim Uysal (1973-April 2008) (Kurdish: Xelîl Uysal) was a journalist and film director mainly focused on reporting on the Kurdish liberation movement. He later changed his surname to Dağ. He was born in Germany to a father of Turkish origin and a mother of Kurdish origin. After having finished primary school in Germany he studied at a private college in Izmir, Turkey. After studying in Izmir he came back to Germany and began to work and take additional courses in photography. As in 1994 with MED TV the first Kurdish satellite channel was founded, he was involved as a camera man and on…