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Curriculum vitae Aslı Sevindim

Journalist and author

Born in 1973 in Duisburg

Read politics at the University of Duisburg-Essen

1993 - 1998
Presenter and author at Radio Duisburg. Main area of work Turkish language broadcasts

Since 1998
Presenter, author and live reporter for WDR Funkhaus Europa

Since 1999
Presenter of WDR Funkhaus Europa

2004 - 2006
Presenter of Cosmo TV, WDR TV

SinceFebruary 2006
Presenter of the local news programme “Aktuelle Stunde”, WDR television reporter, event presenter mainly dealing with integration, culture, education and career

2006
Audience presenter on the discussion programme concerning the WDR television film WUT 2006 (broadcast on ARD)

2008
Sponsor of Extraschicht 2008

For almost 8 years Aslı Sevindim has been active in intercultural work. One of her projects is the Alte Feuerwache cultural centre in the suburb of Hochfeld in Duisburg, whose intercultural profile includes theatre and world music.

Aslı Sevindim is a member of the following bodies:
- the board of trustees of the Centre for Turkish Studies
- the Advisory Council on Immigration of the federal state of NRW