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Bülend Özveren | |
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Born | 1943
Istanbul, Turkey |
Died | 18 October 2022 Istanbul, Turkey | (aged 79)
Education | Law |
Alma mater | Istanbul University |
Occupation(s) | Television presenter, sports commentator |
Bülend Özveren (1943 – 18 October 2022) was a Turkish television presenter and sports commentator.
Özveren completed his secondary education at Lycée Saint-Benoît d'Istanbul (Istanbul) and higher education at Galatasaray High School. He graduated from Istanbul University, faculty of Law. [1]
Özveren started working at TRT on 31 July 1965, first as a television presenter before becoming the sports commentator in 1972.
From 1973 to 2012, he intermittently served as the Turkish commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest. [1] Özveren spoke English, Japanese, Spanish and French, as well as his native Turkish. [1]
Özveren died on 18 October 2022 in Istanbul at the age of 79, due to heart failure. [2]