Nuri M. ÇOLAKOGLU

General Director of CNN-TURK,
NMC New Media Company TV & Advertisement Co., Chairman & CEO.
Former NTV Chairman & CEO.

Born in 1943; completed high school at Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey; got his BA degree in International Relations at Faculty of Political Sciences of Ankara University; has been working as a professional journalist and broadcaster since 1965.

Started at the public broadcaster TRT's newsroom; went on to work as foreign editor of a local news agency; served as stringer to German news agency DPA, Swedish Television and German radio WDR; worked in London at the BBC World Service between 1980 - 1986; appointed as the news editor of leading Turkish daily Milliyet.

Since 1989 Mr. Çolakoglu has been involved solely with television. He was appointed as number of two to TRT (Turkish Radio Television), the public broadcaster; launched Show TV, the second private TV in Turkey (1992); then launched Cine 5, the only pay-TV in Turkey (1993); worked as moderator to political debated shows; launched NTV.

Since July 2000, Mr. Çolakoglu, Chairman & CEO of the NMC New Media Company TV & Advertisement Co., based in Istanbul, Turkey.

Currently, Mr. Çolakoglu has been appointed as the general director of CNN-TURK based in Istanbul, Turkey (October 2001).

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