Hande Fırat

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Hande Fırat
Born (1974-09-10) 10 September 1974 (age 49)
Ankara, Turkey
EducationAnkara University
Occupation(s)Correspondent, broadcaster
Years active1990s–present
Spouse
Murat Özvardar
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(m. 2017)​
Children1 (b. 2005)

Hande Fırat (born 10 September 1974) is a Turkish correspondent.

Early life[edit]

Hande Fırat was born on 10 September 1974 in Ankara.[1] She completed her secondary education at Ankara Tevfik Fikret High School and her university education at Ankara University, Radio and Television Department.[1]

Career[edit]

Fırat began her career in television with internships during her university years.[1] She then worked at Kanal D, NTV and BRT.[1] In November 1999, she started to work as one of the main correspondents for CNN Türk.[1] In 2011, she became CNN Türk's main representative, and in 2014 she acquired the same position for Kanal D in Ankara.[1]

During the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt, Fırat talked on a live broadcast with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan through FaceTime on CNN Türk.[2] This broadcast, which changed the course of the coup when Erdoğan called the people to go to the street, was seen as a success for Fırat.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] In the same year, she won the "Media Event of the Year" award at the 43rd Golden Butterfly Awards.[10]

In October 2020, Fırat praised Emine Erdoğan for using "locally-produced" counterfeits rather than originals in her choices of handbags, noting that recyclability was a concern in Erdoğan's preferences.[11]

Personal life[edit]

Fırat knows English and French.[1] In 2005, she gave birth to daughter whom she named Nehir.[1] On 5 December 2017, she married businessman Murat Özvardar.[12]

Awards[edit]

  • 2016: Golden Butterfly Award – "Media Event of the Year"[10]
  • 2017: Radio and Television Journalists Association (RTGD) Award – "July 15 Martyrs and Democracy Award"[13]

Books[edit]

  • 24 Saat. Istanbul: Doğan Kitap. 2016. ISBN 9786050937732.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Hande Fırat". cnnturk.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan: Milletimizi meydanlara davet ediyorum; en ağır bedeli ödeyecekler!". t24.com.tr. 16 July 2016. Archived from the original on July 15, 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. ^ Arman, Ayşe (24 July 2016). "Cumhurbaşkanı'yla FaceTime'la konuşmasının sırrı 11 yaşındaki kızı". Hürriyet. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. ^ Semercioğlu, Cengiz (22 July 2016). "Hande Fırat, darbeyi bitiren telefonun hikayesini anlattı". Hürriyet. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Bir darbe girişimi ve iki kadın". Yeniçağ. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Gazeteci Hande Fırat, Metan'ın programında gözyaşına hakim olamadı". Güneş. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  7. ^ Erus, Reha (26 July 2016). "Yılın gazetecisi Hande Fırat". cnnturk.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Erdoğan, Hande Fırat'ı Beştepe'de kabul etti". Posta. 30 July 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  9. ^ "A FaceTime to remember". ynetnews.com. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  10. ^ a b "43. Pantene Altın Kelebek Ödülleri sahiplerini buluyor". Hürriyet. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Hürriyet yazarı Hande Fırat, Emine Erdoğan'ın çanta tercihlerini araştırdı: Orijinal kullanmıyor, çakma yani imitasyon alıyor". T24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  12. ^ "Hande Fırat'ın mutlu günü". Hürriyet. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  13. ^ "'Medya Oscarları'nı kazananlar açıklandı". Ankara. Anadolu Ajansı. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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