The BBC reporter, Jiyar Gol’s wife died of Leukaemia

Jiyar Gol is a Kurdish journalist and documentary filmmaker from Senna. He is a BBC World correspondent, covering Middle East, with a focus on Kurdish issues. He has made several documentaries including The Emblem of Turkey, the Kurdish Problem (2005), Health Care 911 (2006), Tale of Two Soldiers (2010) and The Lost Daughter of Halabja (2008).