Uğur Dündar

{{short description|Turkish journalist}}

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| name = Uğur Dündar

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|08|28|df=yes}}{{cite web | title = TBMM Darbe Muhtırası Araştırma Komisyonu tutanağı | url = http://www.tbmm.gov.tr/arastirma_komisyonlari/darbe_muhtira/docs/tutanak_son/28_subat_alt_komisyonu/28_subat_alt_komisyonu/18.10.2012/U%C4%9Fur%20D%C3%BCndar-18.10.2012.pdf | publisher = tbmm.gov.tr | access-date = 21 January 2014 | date =18 October 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160310110600/https://www.tbmm.gov.tr/arastirma_komisyonlari/darbe_muhtira/docs/tutanak_son/28_subat_alt_komisyonu/28_subat_alt_komisyonu/18.10.2012/U%C4%9Fur%20D%C3%BCndar-18.10.2012.pdf | archive-date = 10 March 2016}}

| birth_place = Silivri, Istanbul, Turkey

| nationality = Turkish

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| alma_mater = Istanbul University Economics Faculty

| occupation = Journalist, anchorman, writer

| spouse = {{marriage|Yasemin Baradan|1993}}

| children = 3

| website = [http://www.ugurdundar.com.tr ugurdundar.com.tr]

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Uğur Dündar (born 28 August 1943) is a Turkish journalist, anchorman, political commentator, and writer.

He was born in Akören village of Silivri district in Istanbul Province. He graduated from Istanbul University's Institute of Journalism.[https://www.haberler.com/ugur-dundar/biyografisi Uğur Dündar's biography] He joined Turkish Radio and Television Corporation in 1970 and built a journalistic career over more than 20 years. Until 2011 Dündar was the anchorman of Star TV where he headed the news team.

Currently, he is writing for Sözcü and has a program on Halk TV.

He is the chairman of the high council of Fenerbahçe SK since 9th April 2022 [https://fenerbahce.org/haberler/yuksek-divan-kurulu/2022/4/secimli-yuksek-divan-kurulu-olaganustu-toplantimiz-basladi Uğur Dündar elected new chairman of the high council] and also was board member between 20 February 2000 – 3 March 2002.[http://www.ligtv.com.tr/default.aspx?r=1&hid=56808 Aziz Yıldırım's Boards]