Bülend Özveren (19 August 1941 – 18 October 2022) was a Turkish television presenter and sports commentator. Özveren completed his secondary education at (Istanbul) and higher education at

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. He graduated from

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. Özveren started working at TRT on 31 July 1965, first as a television presenter before becoming the sports commentator in 1972. From 1973 to 2012, he intermittently served as the Turkish commentator for the

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. Özveren spoke English, Japanese, Spanish and French, as well as his native Turkish. Özveren died on 18 October 2022 in

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at the age of 79, due to heart failure.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ozveren, Bulend 1943 births 2022 deaths Television people from Istanbul Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni Galatasaray High School alumni Turkish television presenters Sports commentators 20th-century Turkish sportsmen