SELIM ESEN

Selim Esen born on 8th of May 1943, is a journalist-author. He's a graduate of TED Ankara College and Faculty of Economics. His Master's degree is on Information Technologies... His professional life started in 1962, at "Ileri" daily newspaper published in Antalya and followed on in TRT (Turkish Ratio and Television). He started in the Foreign News department to carry on becoming a reporter in the News Department. Until 1980 he was deputy reporter as well as head of this division. He followed lots of national events and reported them live, creating many television live news programmes. He acted as producer-technical director for more than 100 live meetings and debates. He produced many international news programmes as well as managing to transmit national news to international network... In 1974 he reported the Turkish intervention to Cyprus live for TRT. Hence he's one of the 15 reporters to obtain the official title of "War Reporter", as well as obtaining the title of "Gazi"..