Uğur Dündar (born 28 August 1943) is a Turkish journalist, anchorman, political commentator, and writer. He was born in Akören village of

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district in

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. He graduated from

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's Institute of Journalism. He joined

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in 1970 and built a journalistic career over more than 20 years. Until 2011 Dündar was the anchorman of

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where he headed the news team. Currently, he is writing for ''

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'' and has a program on

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. He is chairman of the high council of Fenerbahçe SK since 9th April 2022 and also was board member between 20 February 2000 – 3 March 2002.Aziz Yıldırım's Boards
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Biography

* ''Haramzade'' (1995, with Haluk Şahin) * ''Haramzadenin Dönüşü'' (2006, with Haluk Şahin) * ''İşte Hayatım, Uğur Dündar'' (2010, with

Nedim Şener Nedim Şener (; born 28 November 1966 in Germany) is a Turkish writer and journalist who has written for the ''Milliyet'' (since 1994) and '' Posta'' newspapers. He has received a number of journalism awards, including the Turkish Journalists' As ...

), Doğan Kitapçılık * ''İyi Uykular Sayın Seyirciler'' (2012) * ''Yalandan Kim Ölmüş'', (2013, with Orhan Baykal) * ''Pazarlık Yok'' (2015) * ''Vah Ülkem Vah'' (2016) * ''Ya Atatürk Olmasaydı'' (2017) * ''O Halde Biz Anlatalım'' (2018)

References

External links

Uğur Dündar's Arena NewsA biography of Uğur Dündar
*https://twitter.com/ugurdundarsozcu {{DEFAULTSORT:Dundar, Ugur 1943 births Living people People from Silivri Turkish journalists Turkish writers Turkish television news anchors Turkish secularists Sözcü people Fenerbahçe S.K. board members Istanbul University alumni Vefa High School alumni