Ufuk Şanlı
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Ufuk Şanlı | |
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| Born | 1978 (age 47–48) |
| Occupations | Journalist, author |
Ufuk Şanlı (born 1978) is a Turkish journalist and author. He worked as a finance and economy reporter for various mainstream newspapers until 2016, when he was jailed as part of Turkish government's media purge following a coup attempt in Turkey. He received the Best Print News award in 2012 from the Turkish Association of Economy Reporters.[1] In 2016, he wrote for Al-Monitor, where his latest column focused on Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's increasing influence on Turkish media.[2] Şanlı worked as an economy correspondent for various dailies such as Milliyet, Vatan and Sabah. He also hosted a program for the former financial news channel CNBC-E.[3] His reporting mainly focused on economy and energy. He was the founding editor of Turkish daily Milliyet's financial news website Uzmanpara.
