Programs Manager
CNN TURK
August 2006 – Present

Program Management
• Supervising a production team including presenters, producers, directors, editors, camerapersons, designers and assistans.
• Editorial and management oversight of programming, content, production and development including talk shows, documentaries, political news programs, lifestyle and entertainment series.
• Seeking out trends and ideas for future programming, planning and budgeting for new programs.
• Following social, entertainment and culltural agenda to create new ideas for daily and annual programming.
• Search for original content & programming by local and global production partners and production companies to deliver high quality programming and content.
• Developing new and strong relatonships with outside producers and production companies.
• Following new media content possibilities.

Acquisitions
• Acqusitions of Landmark Documentaries, Factual Titles, Live Events.
• Contacting vendors, searching for contents and maintaining program availability lists.
• Attending TV Markets around the World.
• Supervising the broadcast of live events such as Grammy Awards (2013 & 2014), Chime for Change Concert (2013), Hope for Haiti Now (2010), 46604 Concert Honouring Nelson Mandela (2008)
• Executing agreements liaising with legal and financial departments.
• Supervising dubbing and localisation process of foreign programming.