Sait Eken

TGRT Belgesel TV General Manager

Born in 1960 in Denizli’s Babadağ district, Sait Eken also completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Denizli. He graduated from İstanbul Atatürk Education Institute Department of English in 1980, and taught English between 1981 and 1988 in Turkey. In 1988, he attended the ELT Post Graduate Program at Moray House College of Education in Edinburgh, Scotland, through a scholarship granted by the Ministry of Education. He continued his work as an English teacher between 1989 and 1992. He worked as a Branch Manager at the Ministry of Environment between 1992 and 1993. In 1993, he began working at TGRT Huzur Radio-TV in 1993 as Administrative Coordinator, Program and Broadcasting Director, Assistant General Manager in charge of Program and Broadcasting Planning, Chairman of the Audit Board, Editor in Chief and as a Member of the Board of Directors. He was also a Member of the Board of Directors and Assistant General Manager of TGRT Haber TV A.Ş. and TGRT Dijital TV A.Ş. (founded in 2004). He served as Editor in Chief at FOX TV (formerly TGRT Huzur Radyo TV A.Ş.) and as Chairman of the Audit Board. He retired in 2008, but resumed working as Assistant General Manager of TGRT Haber TV A.Ş. and TGRT Dijital TV A.Ş. in mid-2008. He reorganized TGRT Marketing TV as the TGRT Documentary Channel in 2010, transforming it into a programmed broadcast channel. Since 2011, he has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Manager at TGRT Dijital TV A.Ş., and from 2014 he has served as Vice Chairman of the Board and General Manager at TGRT Haber TV A.Ş.