About Defne Samyeli
Born 1972. Defne Samyeli is a Turkish journalist, television presenter, columnist, singer, film actor and television actor.
Defne Samyeli (born 1 July 1972) is a Turkish TV presenter, columnist, singer and actress.
Life Samyeli was born as the first child of an Istanbul admiral Haluk and hotel manager Sendegül who is from Adana's Ramazanoğullarli family. In 1991, she ranked third on Turkey's beauty pageant.
Samyeli, who started her career as a journalist and graduated from Boğaziçi University, was a news reporter in the main news bulletin of Kanal D under the direction of Tuncay Özkan. She received 2 international awards for her different news presentation in the main news bulletin of Kanal D. Samyeli has been a columnist for Milliyet newspaper, the editor and presenter of Show TV's main news bulletin, and a writer for Güneş newspaper. As of May 2010 for a while she presented the program Defne Her şey Bambaşka on ATV. Samyeli who worked as a columnist for Milliyet for so many years, parted ways with the newspaper on 3 January 2015.
Filmography Film 2023: Prestij Meselesi
TV programs 1991–1994: Salı Pazarı (Star TV) 1992–1993: İyi Günler Türkiye (Star TV) 1994: Pazar Show (Show TV) 1994–1995: Show'da Show (Show TV) 1996: Şakalamaca (Kanal D) 1996–1999: Defne Samyeli ile Gecenin İçinden (Kanal D) 1998: Defne Samyeli ile Flaş Haber (Kanal D) 1999–2002: Kanal D Ana Haber Bülteni (Kanal D) 2002: Seçim 2002 (Show TV) 2002–2007: Show TV Ana Haber Bülteni (Show TV) 2004: Seçim 2004 (Show TV) 2006: Vizyon (Show TV) 2007: Seçim 2007 (Show TV) 2010: Herşey Bambaşka (ATV) 2011: 45 Dakika (A Haber) 2011: Söz Teması (A Haber)
TV series 2013: Babam Sınıfta Kaldı (Çiğdem) (Fox TV) 2015–2016: Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu (Asya/Zeynep) (Kanal D) 2018: İstanbullu Gelin (Star TV) 2020: Hekimoğlu (Kanal D) 2020–2021: Sol Yanım (Asena) (Star TV) 2022–2023 : Aldatmak (Elmas Heves) (atv)
Discography 1994 – Tek Başına 2015 – Son Arzum (single) 2019 – Ağla Ağla (single) 2022 – Abidin (single)
Newspapers she has written for 2000: Milliyet 2002–2009: Güneş 2013–2015: Milliyet
TV channels she has worked for 1991–1994: Star TV 1994: Teleon TV 1994–1995: Show TV 1996–2002: Kanal D 2002–2007: Show TV 2010: ATV 2011: A Haber
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Who is Defne Samyeli?
Turkish actor (born 1972)
When was Defne Samyeli born?
Defne Samyeli was born on 1 July 1972 in Istanbul.
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Defne Samyeli is a journalist, television presenter, columnist, singer, film actor and television actor.
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Defne Samyeli is Turkish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Defne Samyeli. https://biography.guide/defne-samyeli/
MLA: "Defne Samyeli." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/defne-samyeli/.
Chicago: "Defne Samyeli." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/defne-samyeli/.
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