Jul 24 2013
Ali Kırca
Journalist & Anchorman & TV Producer & Writer
Born in 1948 in Aksehir , Ali Kırca graduated from the Navy Military College. For a while he studied Medicine and Law at the University of Istanbul. In 1974 Ali Kırca began his career as a correspondent at TRT where he held various posts before becoming the Head of the News Department. He produced the programs “From Country and World” and “32. Day”. He hosted the ground-breaking program “Open Debate” for a year.
His last post at TRT was to be its Washington correspondent. He then moved to Interstar for whom he produced the TV show “40. Parallel” from Washington and New York. In 1993 Ali Kirca returned to Turkey to become the head of the News Department at ATV. On 31 January 1994 he began to present ATV News as the first “anchorman” in Turkey. On 6 February 1994 his program “Siyaset Meydanı” (Political Arena) became the first of its kind on Turkish TV channels. His articles were published in Yeni Yuzyil and Sabah newspapers.
As the Head of News Department at the Star channel, Ali Kirca presented the evening News, and hosted his show “Politics Forum” in 2001. After a brief spell at NTV in 2002 with the same show, Kirca returned to ATV and re-commenced writing for the newspaper “Sabah”. In addition to his music album of folk songs, Ali Kirca has also written many books and has been awarded various prizes, amongst which is a “Golden Rose Award”. [/expand]
Topics
Very Personal Matifesto of My Life
Publications
Vakitsiz Şarkılar (Timeless Songs)
Futbol Hayattır (Football is Life)
Sedir Ağacının Kokusu (Scent of the Cedar Tree)
Azınlıklar: Kaybolan Renkler (Minorities, Vanishing Colors)
Barış Manço’ya Özlem (Missing Barış Manço)
700. yılında Osmanlı (Ottomon in its 700th Year)
Hazan Mevsiminde Aşk (Love in Autumn)
Susurluk Çarkı (Susurluk Wheel)
Şimdi İyi Haberleri Veriyoruz (Now the Good News)
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