Tijen Karaş
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Tijen Karaş (born 28 January 1975, Ankara)[1] is a Turkish broadcaster and news anchor, working for state-run Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT). In July 2016, she became widely known during the attempted coup d'état, after she was forced to read out a declaration written by the soldiers who had taken over the TRT building in Ankara.
Life
Tijen Karaş was born 28 January 1975 in Yenimahalle in Ankara, Turkey.[1][2] She is the middle of three daughters.[3] Karaş is a graduate of Hacettepe University specializing in sociology.[1] During her university years, she began presenting on Turkey's TRT International Avrasya channel.[3] She also edited the column "Sanat ve Politika" for the Turkish News Agency. In 1995 she worked at C TV, presenting an arts and culture programme called 'Günce', and later presented live music programmes on TRT.[3] Programmes presented by Karaş include Mehmetçikle El Ele, Bayram Özel, Sayısal Gece, Müzik Koridoru, Gençlik ve Yaşam. For five years, from 2005, she presented the weekend programme Haber vizi.[3]
In July 2016, she was a Turkish news anchor, working for state-run Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT).[3][2] During the attempted coup d'état, Karaş was forced to read out a declaration written by the soldiers attempting the coup, who had taken over the TRT building in Ankara.[4][5] After a break in her career due to heart problems, Karaş resumed her broadcasting career on 6 January 2020, presenting the programme Dünya Gündemi.[6] Karaş also gives seminars in Turkey and internationally on communication and body language.[3]