Fatih Portakal

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Fatih Portakal
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Fatih Portakal in 2012
Born (1967-02-02) 2 February 1967 (age 56)
Nazilli, Aydın, Turkey
Education İzmir Atatürk High School
Istanbul University
Occupation(s)Journalist, television presenter, writer
Years active1997–2020
Spouse
Armağan Portakal
(m. 1997)
Parent
  • Mustafa Portakal (father)
Awards Golden Butterfly Award for Best Male TV Presenter (2016)
Website www.fatihportakal.com

Fatih Portakal (born 2 February 1967) is a Turkish journalist and television presenter.

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Life and career

Portakal was born on 2 February 1967 in Nazilli. He completed his primary education there and later finished his secondary education in İzmir Atatürk High School. He then enrolled in Istanbul University School of Business Administration before moving to Australia in 1994 to earn his master's degree and receive foreign language education. [1]

After completing his education, he operated a restaurant in Australia for a while. In 1997, he returned to Turkey and married Armağan Toper. Between 1997 and 2005, he worked as a reporter for Star TV. In 2005, at the offer of Mehmet Ali Birand, he joined the crew of Kanal D. [1] In May 2010, he received an offer from Fox reporter İrfan Değirmenci and transferred to Fox. [2]

Between 2010 and 2013, Portakal presented the program Çalar Saat on Fox. Nazlı Tolga gave up her position as the main news bulletin presenter on 14 June 2013 and was replaced by Portakal who began presenting the program Fox Ana Haber in September 2013. He also presented another program, titled Fatih Portakal ile Türkiye'nin Trendleri, simultaneously. [2]

In 2016, he received the Best Male News Anchor Award at the 43rd Golden Butterfly Awards. [3] The next year, he received the award again at the 44th Golden Butterfly Awards. In 2020, he resigned from his position as the main news presenter on Fox and his program Fatih Portakal ile FOX Ana Haber ended. [4] He subsequently opened his own YouTube channel and began uploading videos, evaluating current events and news. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Fatih Portakal kimdir?". Sabah . 18 September 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Fatih Portakal kimdir? Fatih Portakal nereli, kaç yaşında? Eşi kim?". Habertürk . 24 August 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. "Altın Kelebek Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". Hürriyet . 14 November 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. "Fatih Portakal emekli oldu! Fatih Portakal FOX anahaberi bırakacak mı?". Sözcü (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. "Fox TV'den ayrılan Fatih Portakal, YouTube kanalı açtı". BirGün . 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.