Sofia Cherici is an investigative journalist currently based in Istanbul, with a track record of leading ambitious cross-border investigations across Europe and the Middle East. Her work focuses on the intersection of business malpractice, tainted supply chains, the environment, conflict and state accountability. Her reporting has been supported by international grants from Journalismfund Europe, CIJI and IJ4EU.
Her work has appeared in outlets including The New Arab, La Repubblica, Follow the Money, EL PAÍS, New Lines Magazine and IrpiMedia. Her recent projects include coordinating Scrap Wars, a cross-border investigation tracing conflict-linked steel scrap from Syria into Turkey’s steel industry, where it ultimately becomes finished steel used by some of Europe’s top firms. The story contributed to Lebanon’s ban on scrap metal imports from Syria and was nominated for prestigious international awards like the European Press Prize and the One World Media Awards.