Hakan Çelik

Hakan Çelik is the Ankara Bureau Chief and a columnist for Posta. He produces and presents “Hakan Çelik ile Hafta Sonu” on CNN Türk and “Tren Yolculuğu” on TRT Radio 3.

He graduated from Istanbul University’s Faculty of Communication in 1990 and pursued postgraduate studies in politics, international relations and cinema at Istanbul University and City University London.

Çelik began his journalism career in 1988 and has worked across print, television, radio and digital media. He previously served as Ankara Bureau Chief for Doğan TV’s CNN Türk and Kanal D, and has hosted programmes on Habertürk TV, Kanal 24, Hür FM, NTV Radio and Show Radio.

Having reported from more than 100 countries, Çelik focuses on diplomacy, international relations, defence, aviation, automotive and technology. He serves as a speaker and moderator at national and international conferences and publishes interviews, on-location reports and analysis on his own YouTube channel.