Turkish journalist Tayfun Talipoğlu dies aged 55
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Oluşturulma Tarihi: Mart 21, 2017 10:46
Turkish journalist Tayfun Talipoğlu dies aged 55
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Istanbul, Mar 21 (DHA) - Journalist Tayfun Talipoğlu died early on March 21 in the western province of İzmir after falling ill; he was 55.
Talipoğlu felt faint at his residence in the Güzelyalı neighborhood of the Konak district at around 1 a.m., after which family members immediately informed emergency services about his condition.
Talipoğlu’s definitive cause of death will be determined after an autopsy at the İzmir Forensics Institute.
Born in 1962 in the eastern province of Kars, Talipoğlu graduated from the public administration department at Ankara University in 1983 and began his journalism career as a reporter at daily Milliyet.
He had been primarily known for his TV series, “Bamteli” (the lowest note string in music), which began in 1995 and which was aired on various channels, including ATV and NTV. He also worked as a columnist, authored a number of poetry books and recorded albums of traditional Turkish music.
Since 2007, Talipoğlu had acted as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF Turkey. In the 2015 general elections, he ran as a deputy candidate from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in the western province of Aydın.
Meanwhile, CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu extended his condolences to Talipoğlu on his Twitter account, describing him as “a doyen journalist who established himself in Turkey by carrying out his profession with dignity.”
Talipoğlu felt faint at his residence in the Güzelyalı neighborhood of the Konak district at around 1 a.m., after which family members immediately informed emergency services about his condition.
Talipoğlu’s definitive cause of death will be determined after an autopsy at the İzmir Forensics Institute.
Born in 1962 in the eastern province of Kars, Talipoğlu graduated from the public administration department at Ankara University in 1983 and began his journalism career as a reporter at daily Milliyet.
He had been primarily known for his TV series, “Bamteli” (the lowest note string in music), which began in 1995 and which was aired on various channels, including ATV and NTV. He also worked as a columnist, authored a number of poetry books and recorded albums of traditional Turkish music.
Since 2007, Talipoğlu had acted as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF Turkey. In the 2015 general elections, he ran as a deputy candidate from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in the western province of Aydın.
Meanwhile, CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu extended his condolences to Talipoğlu on his Twitter account, describing him as “a doyen journalist who established himself in Turkey by carrying out his profession with dignity.”