Veteran news anchor Özel dies at 58
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ANKARA Gülden Özel , a veteran news anchor who spent decades at state broadcaster TRT , died at the age of 58 on Sept. 8 after a long battle with cancer. Born in the southern city of Hatay's Antakya district in 1967, Özel graduated from Ankara University in 1988 with a degree in International Relations. She passed TRT’s anchors exam and began her career at the Ankara radio station before moving to television, where she became a familiar face on several programs. Özel served as a news anchor
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