Betül Mardin (born 1 December 1926) is a Turkish journalist who laid the foundations of

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in Turkey.

Early life and education

Mardin was born on 1926 in Istanbul. She is the second child of the Mardin family, an Ottoman family whose roots go back to

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, the grandson of

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, the

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. She is the older sister of famous music producer

Arif Mardin Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco and country. He worked at Atlantic Records for ov ...

. She graduated from Arnavutköy American College for Girls and

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Television Course, rose to the presidency of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) in 1995 and became the first Turkish female president of IPRA with this task. She is considered a master in public relations with this award, which is one of the few in the world, with the title "Member Emeritus", which was later given to her by the International Public Relations Association. She is a faculty member at

Istanbul Bilgi University Istanbul Bilgi University () is a private university founded in 1996, located in Eyüpsultan, Istanbul, Turkey. The university has four campuses in Istanbul: SantralIstanbul, Kuştepe, Dolapdere, and Kozyatağı. History The university was ...

, Faculty of Communication, Department of Public Relations.

Personal life

Betül was married twice, first with Akgün Usta where she had a daughter and second with Turkish actor Haldun Dormen where she had a son.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mardin, Betul 1926 births Living people Turkish journalists Mass media people from Istanbul Academic staff of Istanbul Bilgi University