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Foreign Office names British woman who died in Turkish airport British journalist and student found dead at Turkish airport
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A British national has died in Turkey, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said. The government confirmed on Sunday evening that it was providing consular assistance. Tributes have been paid to a British journalist and student who has died in Turkey in suspicious circumstances.
It is understood that the deceased was 50-year-old Jacqueline Sutton. Her next of kin have been informed, officials said. Jacqueline Sutton, known as Jacky, died at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, according to local media reports. The Turkish newspaper Hürriyet said she was en route to the Iraqi city of Irbil and was due to change flights in Turkey.
Local media reports had appeared earlier in the day naming the woman and saying that she died in Istanbul’s Ataturk airport. According to the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet, she was en route to the Iraqi city of Irbil and was due to change flights in Turkey. It was not clear how Sutton had died with some reports saying she had taken her own life. But fellow journalist and development worker Rebecca Cooke called for an international investigation.
The BBC reported that she worked for the non-governmental organisation Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) in Iraq and usually went by the name Jackie. “Shocking and sad news about the death of Jacky Sutton in Istanbul. An international not just local investigation is needed,” she told the Press Association.
The Foreign Office declined to discuss any details surrounding her death and the IWPR has not responded to a request for comment. She held various positions over the years with humanitarian organisations and the United Nations as well as working as a producer for the BBC, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Sutton, who spoke five languages including basic Arabic, had been studying for a PhD at the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Australian National University.
Her research was on international development support to female media professionals in Iraq and Afghanistan between 2003 and 2013 and she had been carrying out field work in Irbil, Iraq, since July.
Centre director Professor Amin Saikal said people at the university were “deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic death of one of its brilliant PhD students”.
Prof Saikal added: “She was not only an outstanding research scholar, but a highly valued friend and colleague who made remarkable contributions to the work and activities of the centre.”
She was reported to be the acting Iraq director for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) at the time of her death.
Sudipto Mukerjee, a country director with the United Nations development programme, wrote: “Very difficult to believe that my colleague undpiniraq staffer and seasoned traveler JackySutton committed suicide.”
Lebanon-based Jessica Dheere said she was devastated at the news, which comes after the death of the IWPR’s director Ammar Al Shahbander, who was killed in a car bomb attack in Baghdad in May.
She tweeted: “Incredibly distraught about death of 2nd IWPR IRAQ director in 6 mths. RIP Jacky Sutton. U were a force.”
The Foreign Office confirmed it is providing consular assistance to Ms Sutton’s family. It declined to discuss any details surrounding her death and the IWPR has not responded to a request for comment.