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Cüneyt Özdemir (born February 8, 1970, Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish journalist, presenter and producer. He is a columnist for Radikal.^[1]

Background[link]

He was born in Ankara on February 8, 1970. He graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Radio and Television.

Career[link]

He has been working in media organisations since 1990. In 1992 he began working as a reporter for the 32. Gün news program, presented by one of Turkey's most acclaimed journalists Mehmet Ali Birand, and worked there for 8 years in various positions including as managing director. In 1993 he went to London with a scholarship from the British Council and studied multimedia. He produced and presented a section of the main news report ATV channel called Cuneyt’s Magnifying Glass and he directed the topical debate show Siyaset Meydani.

From 1996, he worked as an international war correspondent at the Lebanese-Israeli border, in Northern Iraq, and Afghanistan where he produced news and special reports.

In 1999, he helped found CNN Türk. In 2003 he observed and reported on the invasion of Iraq as an embedded journalist.^[2]

Since 2000 he has been producing and presenting the news program 5N1K which offers current news and analysis. Over the years the program 5N1K received several awards such as the Contemporary Journalists' Association Academy Award for Best Documentary.

In 2007 he founded odatv together with Soner Yalçın; Özdemir soon left after a difference of opinion.^[1] In 2008 he launched the news website Dipnot.tv. Following the website, in March 2011 he published the first issue of the weekly popular culture and current affairs magazine Dipnot Tablet for tablet PCs. Dipnot Tablet magazine is available in Turkish, English and Arabic.

Personal life[link]

Ozdemir is married to Zeynep İnanoğlu.^[3] He has a son. He lives in Istanbul. In 2012 he temporarily moved to London to broadcast the news program 5N1K from London studios.

Works[link]

Documentary

• Kız Kulesi Efsanesi (The Legend of The Maiden's Tower)
• Meşin Yuvarlağın Türkiye Serüveni (The Adventure of Football in Turkey)
• Festival (Festival)
• Araba Sevdası (The Ambition for A Car)
• Herkesin Babasının Anlatacak Bir Hikayesi Var (Everyone's Dad has a story to tell)
• Paranın Serüveni (The Adventure of Money)
• Suya Vurulan Altın Kelepçe (Golden Handcuffed Water)

Tv series

• Sağır Oda (The Deaf Room) producer

Tv program

• 32. Gün (32nd Day)
• 5N1K
• Soruyorum (I Am Asking)
• Fark Yaratanlar (Changemakers)

Book

• Komutan’ın Şüpheli Ölümü (The Suspicious Death of the Commander)
• Ruh Hali - (A State of Mind) Essays
• Reytingsiz Sohbetler (Rating-less Conversations)
• Kız Kulesi Efsanesi (The Legend of The Maiden's Tower)
• Düşsesi (A Sound of Dream) Essays
• Onlarlaydım Ama Onlardan Değildim (With Them, But Not One of Them) The occupation of Iraq
• Flu (Blur) Essays
• Cehennem Kafesi (The Cage Of Hell) (Guantanamo)
• Ah Benim Yarım Aklım (Alas! My dim wit) Poem
• Önemli İşler Dairesi (The Office of Important Matters)

References[link]