Ece Vahapoğlu (born 8 March 1978, in

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) is a

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author, television host, and journalist.

Early life

Vahapoğlu was born in

to a Turkish father, Mehmet Vahapoğlu, and a Bosnian mother Jasmina Muratović. Her great-grandmother's uncle was an Ottoman Pasha. Raised in Istanbul, she started her university education on

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in Brussels. Then after having a one semester exchange program in Spain, she graduated from

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in 2000 in Business Administration. She had her master's degree in France, IEHEI on "EU and International Relations".

Career

She is a prominent Turkish media personality with her own TV shows and best-seller books. Being one of Turkey's best-known broadcasters, she began her television career with NTV and CNBC-e in Istanbul, before spreading her wings with shows on SkyTurk TV, Atv and CINE5. She has acted as a TV presenter and master of ceremonies for many international events, both for private and public sector, including Mediterranean Games, Formula One, FIA, UEFA,

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, Asian Racing Conference, European Quality Summit, European Business Awards,

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, and many events of the Ministries of Turkey. Ece is also a role model for sports and health, a certified wellness trainer and is a spokesperson for the Sports for All Federation of Turkey. She presented Istanbul Film in English supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey.

Books

* Yabancı Dil Öğrenme Yolları (2002) * Bugün Zengin Ol (2004) * Ece'nin VIP Konukları (2004) * Öteki (2009) * 60 Günde İdeal Vücut (2012) * 60 Günde İdeal Mutfak (2012)

References

External links

Personal web site
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