Patrick Kingsley was born in 1990. He has a first in English Literature from Cambridge University, and a diploma in journalism from the National Council for the Training of Journalists. He was the Guardian's first-ever migration correspondent, and was named foreign affairs journalist of the year at the 2015 British Journalism Awards. Patrick moved to the New York Times in 2017, as foreign correspondent and acting Turkey bureau chief.
Patrick has reported from more than 30 countries, including Denmark, where he wrote his first book, a travelogue about Danish culture called How to be Danish.
He has lived in Cairo and Amman, and is currently based in Istanbul.
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