Nuri Colakoglu
Nuri M. Colakoglu is Chairman of the Executive Board of Istanbul2010-ECOC
presentation: Continuity of EU Cultural Policy: Istanbul 2010 - a European
Cultural City already in dialogue
category: Cultural Policy + Capitals of Culture
abstract
Istanbul - A City of four ElementsFirst bottom to top application for
an ECOC. How Istanbul 2010 started as an NGO movement then got
government and local administration on board. How she started a
movement to organize other ECOCs to cooperate on common projects. How
Istanbul is changing the approach to the concept of a centrally
organized ECOC to a center for cooperation and coordination to get the
positive energies of all the stakeholders.
Website: www.istanbul2010.org
CV
Nuri M. Colakoglu has been working as a journalist&broadcaster and
media executive since 1969. He has held positions in Turkey and abroad.
He started his professional carrier with Turkish public broadcaster TRT
and then worked for German news agency DPA, Swedish TV, German radio
WDR, daily Aydınlık, BBC World Service and as Milliyet London bureau
chief. Upon his return to Turkey he was appointed as the news editor of
Milliyet, then moved to become the Deputy General Manager TRT. Since
1991 has been involved in launching a number of private TV channels -
Show TV, Cine 5, NTV, CNBC-e, CNN Turk and Fenerbahce TV. He is
currently Vice President of Dogan Media Group and the CEO of The
Turkish Daily News – The English language paper of Turkey. He is
involved in launching an entertainment channel in Romania in Romanian
language for the Dogan Media Group.
He is also the Chairman&CEO of his two private companies –
Intermedia International Communications Inc and NMC New Media Company.
He is involved in a number of NGOs – currently serving as the Chairman
of TV Broadcasters Association of Turkey, Executive Board Member of
Istanbul Arts&Culture Foundation, Executive Board Member of
Istanbul Modern Arts Museum, Chairman of Education Committee of Turkish
Businessmen and Industrialists’ Association, Executive Board Member of
TEMA Turkish Environment Protection Association.
He recently lead the civilian initiative to have Istanbul declared
European Capital of Culture (ECOC) for year 2010 by the European Union
as the Chairman, Executive Board of Istanbul 2010 ECOC Initiative.
Istanbul has won the bid and is declared ECOC for 2010 together with
Ruhr Region of Germany and Pecs of Hungary.
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