ISTANBUL
Chairman of Kanal D News Group Mehmet Ali Birand died at the age of 71 in Istanbul on Thursday.
Birand died after staying in the intensive care unit of Vehbi Koc Foundation American Hospital for two days.
Birand was born on December 9, 1941 in Beyoglu, Istanbul. He completed his high school education at Galatasaray High School. Birand began his journalistic career 1964 by writing in the newspaper Milliyet. In 1992, he joined Show TV and presented the news. Birand began hosting a political show titled The 32nd Day, which was first on Show TV and then moved to CNN Turk. Recently, he was the chairman of Kanal D News Group.
