syrian refugees in turkey-1776 Refugees have taken up residents in semi-demolished houses in Istanbul’s Fikirtepe neighborhood. (Photo by Levent Kulu) Alex Stonehill Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly. Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.