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Bülend Özveren (19 August 1941 – 18 October 2022) was a Turkish television presenter and sports commentator.

Özveren completed his secondary education at Lycée Saint-Benoît d'Istanbul [fr; tr] (Istanbul) and higher education at Galatasaray High School. He graduated from Istanbul University, faculty of Law.

Özveren started working at TRT on 31 July 1965, first as a television presenter before becoming the sports commentator in 1972.

From 1973 to 2012, he intermittently served as the Turkish commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest. Özveren spoke English, Japanese, Spanish and French, as well as his native Turkish.

Özveren died on 18 October 2022 in Istanbul at the age of 79, due to heart failure.

References

1. ^ "Bülend Özveren" (in Turkish). Hem Soru Hem Cevap. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010.
2. "Bülend Özveren hayatını kaybetti". hthayat.haberturk.com (in Turkish). 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

• 1943 births
• 2022 deaths
• Television people from Istanbul
• Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni
• Galatasaray High School alumni
• Turkish television presenters
• Sports commentators
• 20th-century Turkish sportsmen