Defne Samyeli (born 1 July 1972) is a Turkish TV presenter, columnist, singer and actress.

Defne Samyeli
Samyeli on Tolga Çevik's Tolgshow in 2018
Born (1972-07-01) 1 July 1972 (age 52)[1]
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Occupation(s)TV presenter, actress, columnist, singer
Years active1991–present
Spouse
Eren Talu
(m. 1995; div. 2011)
Children2[2]

Life

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Samyeli was born as the first child of an Istanbul admiral Haluk and hotel manager Sendegül who is from Adana's Ramazanoğullar family.[3] In 1991, she ranked third on Turkey's beauty pageant.[4]

Samyeli, who started her career as a journalist and graduated from Boğaziçi University, was a news reporter in the main news bulletin of Kanal D under the direction of Tuncay Özkan. She received 2 international awards for her different news presentation in the main news bulletin of Kanal D. Samyeli has been a columnist for Milliyet newspaper, the editor and presenter of Show TV's main news bulletin, and a writer for Güneş newspaper. As of May 2010 for a while she presented the program Defne Her şey Bambaşka on ATV.[5] Samyeli who worked as a columnist for Milliyet for so many years, parted her ways from the newspaper on 3 January 2015.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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  • 2023: Prestij Meselesi

TV programs

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  • 1991–1994: Salı Pazarı (Star TV)
  • 1992–1993: İyi Günler Türkiye (Star TV)
  • 1994: Pazar Show (Show TV)
  • 1994–1995: Show'da Show (Show TV)
  • 1996: Şakalamaca (Kanal D)
  • 1996–1999: Defne Samyeli ile Gecenin İçinden (Kanal D)
  • 1998: Defne Samyeli ile Flaş Haber (Kanal D)
  • 1999–2002: Kanal D Ana Haber Bülteni (Kanal D)
  • 2002: Seçim 2002 (Show TV)
  • 2002–2007: Show TV Ana Haber Bülteni (Show TV)
  • 2004: Seçim 2004 (Show TV)
  • 2006: Vizyon (Show TV)
  • 2007: Seçim 2007 (Show TV)
  • 2010: Herşey Bambaşka (ATV)
  • 2011: 45 Dakika (A Haber)
  • 2011: Söz Teması (A Haber)

TV series

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Discography

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  • 1994 – Tek Başına[7]
  • 2015 – Son Arzum (single)[8]
  • 2019 – Ağla Ağla (single)[9]
  • 2022 – Abidin (single)

Newspapers she has written for

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TV channels she has worked for

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References

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  1. ^ Defne Samyeli biyografi Archived 2015-06-23 at the Wayback Machine, defnesamyeli.tv, Retrieved 15 June 2015
  2. ^ "Defne Samyeli kızı Derin Talu ile alışverişte". M.hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Defne Samyeli bilinmeyenlerini İzzet Çapa'ya anlattı / 3 - Magazin Foto Galeri". Kelebekgaleri.hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Türkiye Güzellik Kraliçesi Yarışması Miss Turkey Beauty Pageant Organization". Archived from the original on 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  5. ^ "Defne Samyeli ile bambaşka". Sabah.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Dikkat! Whatsapp'a girenler artık..." Medyaradar.com. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Tek Başına". TTNET Müzik. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Defne Samyeli'nin 'Son Arzum'u 'Paramparça'da ilk kez çaldı". Hürriyet. 19 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-22. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Defne Samyeli'den ilk single". Hürriyet. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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