Tijen Karaş (born 28 January 1975, Ankara)[1] is a Turkish news anchor, working for state-run Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT). In July 2016, during the attempted coup d'état, she was forced to read out a declaration of the coup plotter soldiers which had taken over the TRT building in Ankara.[2][3]
Karaş is a graduate of Hacettepe University specializing in sociology.[1] Previously, she worked on Turkey's TRT International Avrasya channel and edited the column "Sanat ve Politika" for the Turkish News Agency.
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- ^ a b "Tijen Karaş Kimdir ?". Ana Haberim. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Turkey 'coup': Live updates as explosion and gunfire reported in capital Ankara – Mirror Online". Daily Mirror. 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Tijen Karaş: "Bildiriyi Silah Zoru Altında Okudum, Hayatımın En Zor Yayınıydı"". Onedio. Retrieved 16 July 2016.