Eric Tlozek

Eric Tlozek is an ABC Middle East correspondent, based in Istanbul, who has covered the region since 2018. He was formerly Papua New Guinea correspondent (from 2015-18). Eric is a video journalist who has covered major stories across Australia and the world, including the October 7 attacks and war in Gaza, the 2019 Sri Lanka terrorist attacks, Türkiye's incursion into northern Syria and the 2018 PNG highlands earthquake. Eric was nominated as a finalist in the Lowy Institute's Media Award for best Foreign Affairs reporting in 2016 and 2017. He has been a journalist since 2003 and has worked for the ABC since 2007. He tweets from @erictlozek.