Hande Atay Alam - News Desk Producer, CNN International
Hande Atay Alam
News Desk Producer, CNN International
Hande Atay Alam is a producer on CNN's International Desk in Atlanta.
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Bus crash near Venice kills 21 people
Oct 03, 2023
At least 21 people were killed, including two children, when a passenger bus plunged from a bridge in Mestre, Italy, near Venice on Tuesday, in what has been described as an “apocalyptic scene.”
‘Wedding became a graveyard.’ At least 100 killed as fire rips through party in Iraq
Sep 27, 2023
A fire tore through a wedding hall in Qaraqosh in northern Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least 100 people and injuring 150 others, prompting anger at the lack of safety measures at the venue.
‘Amazing to be above ground’: American rescued from cave in Turkey after being trapped for days
Sep 12, 2023
A dramatic and complex international rescue operation to save an American man from one of Turkey’s deepest caves ended successfully on Tuesday – more than a week after after he fell seriously ill and became too frail to make his own way out.
At least 14 killed as fierce storms and severe flooding lash southern Europe
Sep 07, 2023
At least 14 people have died and several remain missing across Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria as torrential rain and severe flooding batter southern Europe.
UN forced to cut food assistance from 10 million Afghans
Sep 05, 2023
As of September, 10 million Afghans have lost assistance from the World Food Programme this year, the organization announced this week.
Retired teacher sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia after tweeting criticism
Sep 01, 2023
A Saudi court has sentenced a retired teacher to death over his comments online, say his brother and advocacy group Human Rights Watch.
Pilot dies after emergency landing in Panama
Aug 17, 2023
A pilot has died after suffering a medical emergency during a flight from Miami, Florida, to Santiago, Chile, on Monday.
Niger junta says ‘high treason’ evidence gathered to prosecute ousted president Bazoum
Aug 14, 2023
Niger’s junta claimed Sunday it had gathered evidence to prosecute the country’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason,” upping the stakes in their brinkmanship against key neighbors in West Africa who have vowed to restore constitutional order in the coup-hit country.
American woman charged with conspiring to kill husband in the Bahamas still in jail after $100,000 bail granted, lawyer says
Aug 04, 2023
American Lindsay Shiver, accused of conspiring to kill her husband with two co-defendants in the Bahamas, remains in jail after being granted $100,000 bail on Wednesday, her lawyer told CNN.
Couple burned to death at home as toll mounts from Mediterranean wildfires
Jul 26, 2023
Two elderly people found burned to death in their home in Italy are among at least 40 people killed as wildfires rage across huge swaths of the Mediterranean.
Iran’s morality police resume headscarf patrols, state media says
Jul 17, 2023
Iran’s morality police will resume patrols to make women comply with strict Islamic dress codes, state media reported Sunday, 10 months after the death of a young woman in their custody triggered nationwide protests.
Erdogan links Sweden’s NATO bid to Turkey joining the EU
Jul 10, 2023
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that Brussels should clear the path for Ankara’s accession to the European Union, before his country approves Sweden’s bid for NATO membership.
Student suspected of starting deadly dormitory fire in Guyana, say police
May 23, 2023
A female student is suspected of starting a deadly school dormitory fire that killed 19 children in Guyana, after her cell phone was taken away by a dormitory teacher, according to local police.
At least 19 children killed in school dormitory fire in Guyana
May 23, 2023
At least 19 children died in a “horrific” school dormitory fire in Guyana, which has shocked the nation and led to its president to declare three days of national mourning.
At least five killed in attack near synagogue in Tunisia
May 10, 2023
At least five people were killed in a shooting attack near a synagogue in Tunisia, Tunisian state news agency TAP reported on Wednesday, citing the country's interior ministry.
Saudi Arabia and Syria to resume diplomatic missions after decade-long freeze: state media
May 10, 2023
Saudi Arabia and Syria have resumed the work of diplomatic missions in both countries, according to state media, more than a decade after Riyadh cut ties over the Syrian government's brutal handling of its civil war.
About
Hande Atay Alam is a producer for CNN’s International Desk in Atlanta. She has more than 15 years of experience and has worked in both Washington D.C. and Atlanta.
Atay Alam has worked on a variety of breaking news stories and played a key role during CNN’s award-winning coverage of the assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. She also worked on other major stories, including the assassination of Qasem Soleimani and the 2020 downing of a Ukranian plane by Iran, among others.
Atay Alam has worked as a reporter, field producer and show producer for CNN affiliate CNN Turk and began her career as an intern with CNN World Report.
She received a Bachelor of Science in Communications and Broadcasting from the Clarion University of Pennsylvania and holds a Master of International Public Policy from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University.
Atay Alam is fluent in Turkish and English.