BBC Istambul correspondent
Jonny Dymond was appointed Istanbul Correspondent in late 2001, taking up his post in early 2002.
He joined the BBC as a researcher on political programmes at Westminster in 1994.
Jonny became a producer on the BBC's Newsnight programme and also reported on a number of major live events, including the 1997 UK general election.
Following this he worked as a reporter, first covering British politics for the BBC World Service and BBC World Television, then in 2000 moving to Washington DC.
Educated in London, Jonny read Politics at the University of Durham between 1988 and 1991.
He completed an MSc in Public Administration and Public Policy at the London School of Economics in 1993.
Jonny Dymond was born on 15 February 1970 in London.