Ece Vahapoğlu

Ece Vahapoğlu (born 8 March 1978 in Istanbul), is a Turkish author, television host, and journalist.[1][2]

Early life

Vahapoğlu was born in Istanbul to a Turkish father, Mehmet Vahapoğlu, and a Bosnian mother Jasmina Muratovic. Her grand grandmother's uncle was an Ottoman Pacha, 7-8 Hasan Pasha, much respected by Sultan Abdulhamid.

Being raised in Istanbul, she started her university education on Vesalius College in Brussels. Then after having a one semester exchange program in Spain, she graduated from The American University of Rome in 2000 in Business Administration.[3] She had her master's degree in France, IEHEI on "EU and International Relations".

Career

She is a prominent Turkish media personality with her own TV shows and best-seller books. Being one of Turkey's best-known broadcasters, she began her television career with NTV and CNBC-e in Istanbul, before spreading her wings with shows on SkyTurk TV, Atv and CINE5.

A regular contributor to newspapers and magazines in Turkey, she is the author of six best-seller books and speaks Turkish, English, French and Italian.

She has acted as a TV presenter and master of ceremonies for many international events, both for private and public sector, including Mediterranean Games, Formula One, FIA, UEFA, World Travel Awards, Asian Racing Conference, European Quality Summit, European Business Awards and many events of the Ministries of Turkey. Ece is also a role model for sports and health, a certified wellness trainer and is a spokesperson for the Sports for All Federation of Turkey.

She presented Istanbul Film in English supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey.

Awards and Honors

She was honored as "The Most Outstanding Young Person" in 2001 by JC. She participated in "International Rising Stars Leadership Program" in 2005 invited by the US State Department.

References

  1. ↑ "Seksi vücut 1 günde yaratılmaz! - Televizyon". Medyafaresi. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  2. ↑ "Host of the awards!". SevenStars. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  3. ↑ "From AUR Model Student to Public Icon". The American University of Rome. Retrieved 2014-04-18.

External links

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