Reha Muhtar (born 21 July 1959) is a Turkish
anchorman
A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet ...
, columnist and television reporter of
Iraqi Turkmen
The Iraqi Turkmens (also spelled as Turkoman and Turcoman; tr, Irak Türkmenleri), also referred to as Iraqi Turks, Turkish-Iraqis, the Turkish minority in Iraq, and the Iraqi-Turkish minority ( ar, تركمان العراق; tr, Irak Türkleri ...
descent.
He was first seen on TV as
TRT's reporter from
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
,
Istanbul
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. Later he started hosting a debate program at show tv "''Ateş Hattı''" channel.
Later, on the private channel
Show TV as an anchorman, he gained national fame. His chaotic, no-holds-barred news making, remarks and most importantly the bizarre questions he asked his guests made him a phenomenon in Turkey. He is also famous for his
pumpkin argument with news audiences on
Show TV.
He has hosted a talk show on
Show TV with other Turkish celebrities
Hülya Avşar, he is currently working as a columnist for a Turkish newspaper, ''
Vatan''.
Personal life
In 1983, he married journalist Selin Çağlayan
and their marriage lasted for five years.
In 2001, he started a relationship with
Nilüfer.
In 2003, the two announced their separation in a press release.
Between 2006 and 2007 his relationship with
Gülşen made his name appear frequently in the media.
In 2008, he started a relationship with
Deniz Uğur which ended in 2010.
Reha Muhtar has a daughter with Nilüfer, adopted daughter Ayşe Nazlı. He has twins with Deniz Uğur, Mina and Poyraz born in 2009.
References
1959 births
Television people from Istanbul
Turkish broadcast news analysts
TED Ankara College Foundation Schools alumni
Living people
Turkish television journalists
Turkish television talk show hosts
Turkish columnists
Milliyet people
Vatan people
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