Bülend Özveren | |
Birth Date: | 19 August 1941 |
Birth Place: | Istanbul, Turkey |
Death Place: | Istanbul, Turkey |
Education: | Law |
Alma Mater: | Istanbul University |
Occupation: | Television presenter, sports commentator |
Bülend Özveren (19 August 1941 – 18 October 2022) was a Turkish television presenter and sports commentator.
Özveren completed his secondary education at (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]