The Most Famous
JOURNALISTS from Türkiye
This page contains a list of the greatest Turkish Journalists. The pantheon dataset contains 196 Journalists, 5 of which were born in Türkiye. This makes Türkiye the birth place of the 7th most number of Journalists behind Russia, and Italy.
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Turkish Journalists of all time. This list of famous Turkish Journalists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Ara Güler (1928 - 2018)
With an HPI of 59.81, Ara Güler is the most famous Turkish Journalist. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages on wikipedia.
Ara Güler (Armenian: Արա Կիւլէր; 16 August 1928 – 17 October 2018) was a Turkish photojournalist of Armenian descent, nicknamed "the Eye of Istanbul" or "the Photographer of Istanbul". He was "one of Turkey's few internationally known photographers".
2. Selma Rıza (1872 - 1931)
With an HPI of 57.24, Selma Rıza is the 2nd most famous Turkish Journalist. Her biography has been translated into 31 different languages.
Selma Rıza (5 February 1872 – 5 October 1931) was the first female Turkish journalist. She was also one of the early novelists of Turkey. During the Turkish War of Liberation she supported Mustafa Kemal Pasha. After her death, her relatives assumed the surname Feraceli; so sometimes she is also known as Selma Rıza Feraceli.
3. Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek (1893 - 1964)
With an HPI of 51.56, Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek is the 3rd most famous Turkish Journalist. Her biography has been translated into 22 different languages.
Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek (1893 – 9 April 1964) was a Turkish women's rights advocate, suffragist, journalist and founder of the first feminist women's magazine and Muslim women's rights organization in Turkey. The magazine was the first to publish a photograph of a Muslim woman.
4. Fatih Portakal (b. 1967)
With an HPI of 45.30, Fatih Portakal is the 4th most famous Turkish Journalist. His biography has been translated into 25 different languages.
Fatih Portakal (born 2 February 1967) is a Turkish journalist and television presenter.
5. Nazlı Tolga (b. 1979)
With an HPI of 44.33, Nazlı Tolga is the 5th most famous Turkish Journalist. Her biography has been translated into 45 different languages.
Nazlı Tolga (born 8 November 1979) is a Turkish-Dutch journalist, educator and television host. Tolga was the anchorwoman of the leading local and foreign affairs programme FOX Ana Haber and Nazlı Tolga ile Haber Masası. Nazlı Tolga was born in Ankara, Turkey. She was born into a Muslim-Turkish Family from Samsun and Malatya in Ankara. She is fluent in Turkish, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, and English. After completing her elementary and high school education in American College of Istanbul, she attended Marmara University, Faculty of Communication–the leading institution of communication education and studies in Turkey. She studied at the Department of Journalism. Tolga started her journalism career at Kanal D Haber in 1998. She worked in Show TV, Skyturk, and Fox. She married Dutch businessman Lawrence Brenninkmeyer at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Istanbul in September 2013. She lives in Brazil, London, and Shanghai. She is a Roman Catholic since 2013. In the past years, Tolga became the mother of two baby girls.
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Turkish journalists born between 1872 and 1979. Of these 5, 2 (40.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Turkish journalists include Fatih Portakal, and Nazlı Tolga. The most famous deceased Turkish journalists include Ara Güler, Selma Rıza, and Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek. As of April 2024, 2 new Turkish journalists have been added to Pantheon including Fatih Portakal, and Nazlı Tolga.
Living Turkish Journalists
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Ara Güler
1928 - 2018
HPI: 59.81
Selma Rıza
1872 - 1931
HPI: 57.24
Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek
1893 - 1964
HPI: 51.56
