Defne Samyeli (born 17 March 1972) is a Turkish TV presenter, columnist, singer and actress.
Life
Samyeli was born as the first child of an Istanbul admiral Haluk and hotel manager Sendegül who is from Adana's Ramazanoğullar family. In 1991, she ranked third on Turkey's beauty pageant.
Samyeli, who started her career as a journalist and graduated from
Boğaziçi University
Boğaziçi University ( tr, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi), also known as Bosphorus University, is a major research university in Istanbul, Turkey. Its main campus is located on the European side of the Bosphorus, Bosphorus strait. It has six facult ...
, was a news reporter in the main news bulletin of
Kanal D
Kanal D, also known as Channel D, is a nationwide television channel in Turkey and part of Demirören Group. It was founded by Ayhan Şahenk and Aydın Doğan in 1993.
The network also runs an international channel, Euro D which is available o ...
under the direction of
Tuncay Özkan
Ahmet Tuncay Özkan (born 14 August 1966) is a Turkish journalist, writer and politician. He was arrested on September 27, 2008, in relation to the odatv case of the Ergenekon trials, and in August 2013 he was sentenced to aggravated life impri ...
. She received 2 international awards for her different news presentation in the main news bulletin of Kanal D. Samyeli has been a columnist for ''
Milliyet
''Milliyet'' ( Turkish for "''nationality''") is a Turkish daily newspaper published in Istanbul, Turkey.
History and profile
''Milliyet'' came to publishing life at the Nuri Akça press in Babıali, Istanbul as a daily private newspaper on 3 ...
'' newspaper, the editor and presenter of
Show TV
Show TV is a nationwide television channel in Turkey owned by Albayrak Holding since 2018, acquired from Sadık Albayrak which in turn seized from Ciner Media Group after Turgay Ciner was forced to sell due to tax debts. The channel replaces Cine ...
's main news bulletin, and a writer for ''
Güneş'' newspaper. As of May 2010 for a while she presented the program ''Defne Her şey Bambaşka'' on
ATV
ATV may refer to:
Broadcasting
* Amateur television
*Analog television
Television stations and companies
* Rà dio i Televisió d'Andorra
* ATV (Armenia)
* ATV (Aruba), NBC affiliate
* ATV (Australian TV station), Melbourne
* ATV (Austria)
* AT ...
. Samyeli who worked as a columnist for ''Milliyet'' for so many years, parted her ways from the newspaper on 3 January 2015.
TV programs
* 1991–1994: ''Salı Pazarı'' (Star TV)
* 1992–1993: ''İyi Günler Türkiye'' (Star TV)
* 1994: ''Pazar Show'' (Show TV)
* 1994–1995: ''Show'da Show'' (Show TV)
* 1996: ''Åžakalamaca'' (Kanal D)
* 1996–1999: ''Defne Samyeli ile Gecenin İçinden'' (Kanal D)
* 1998: ''Defne Samyeli ile FlaÅŸ Haber'' (Kanal D)
* 1999–2002: ''Kanal D Ana Haber Bülteni'' (Kanal D)
* 2002: ''Seçim 2002'' (Show TV)
* 2002–2007: ''Show TV Ana Haber Bülteni'' (Show TV)
* 2004: ''Seçim 2004'' (Show TV)
* 2006: ''Vizyon'' (Show TV)
* 2007: ''Seçim 2007'' (Show TV)
* 2010: ''HerÅŸey BambaÅŸka'' (ATV)
* 2011: ''45 Dakika'' (A Haber)
* 2011: ''Söz Teması'' (A Haber)
TV series
* 2013: ''Babam Sınıfta Kaldı'' (Çiğdem) (
Fox TV
The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps as FOX, is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by Fox Corporation and headquartered in New York City, with master control operations an ...
)
* 2015–2016: ''
Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu Qurdlar or Kyurdlyar or Kurtlar may refer to:
* Kürdlər (disambiguation), Azerbaijan
* Qurdlar, Agdam, Azerbaijan
* Qurdlar, Barda, Azerbaijan
* Kurtlar, Acıpayam
* Kurtlar, Dursunbey, Turkey
* Kurtlar, Mudurnu, Turkey
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