Umit Sezgin Email and Phone Number

•More than 30 years of professional experience in the media and communication field•Over 20 years of experience as a team manager in the fields of communication and publishing•Profound experience in working with mass media as founder of two magazines, one news agency and two television channels,•More than 15 years of experience in developing communication strategies for TV channels like TRT Türk, NTV, Kanal D •Vast knowledge of the communication environment of Turkey based on the long standing experience as journalist working for well known Turkish media agencies, newspapers, magazines•Over 5 years of project management experience in the field of communication including EU public authorities and international organisations. •Excellent managerial, organizational and interpersonal skills with a strong leadership and communication skills, based on longstanding experience as Editor in Chief and Ankara News Editor for different television channels, including management of the foreign bureaus of TRT Türk in 16 countries.•Communication Key Expert, team leader, for EU Delegation to Turkey He studied at the Faculty of Media and Public Relations of the Ankara University. He began his career in journalism as a reporter during his university years. He worked for Cumhuriyet Daily, UBA news agency, Yeni Gündem Weekly News Magazine, Tempo Weekly News Magazine (Ankara News Editor), Kanal D Tv (Ankara News Editor), CNBC-E Tv (Ankara News Editor), NTV Tv (Ankara News editor). Sezgin was the editor-in-chief of TRT TURK between 2009 and 2013.He is also the writer of the book Aydınlatılmamış Cinayetler (İletişim Yayınları, Istanbul, 1987) about the uncovered political murders prior to the 1980 Coup d’État.Ümit Sezgin is entitled to permanent press pass and a member of Turkey Society of Journalists in Istanbul, Progressive Journalists Association, Association of Parliamentary Reporters, as well as Fenerbahçe Sports Club and Gençlerbirliği Sports Club.