Serap Paköz

Serap Paköz — Biography

Serap Paköz is a television presenter known since 1997 for programmes aimed at women on private channels. She made her name with shows such as Kadının Sesi and Sizin Sesiniz; her most recent major programme was Gerçeğin Peşinde, which began on TV8 in 2017 and ran on Star TV until 2023.

Her path began at TRT: after schooling in Ankara, she won a TRT entrance exam while a student at Çukurova's Faculty of Administrative Sciences and began work as an announcer. In 1982 she worked at TRT's Trabzon and Van radio stations, and in 1986 at Ankara Radio and Ankara television. Her private-television period began at Kanal D in 1997 and, after two and a half years, continued at Kanal 6 and ATV before she moved to TGRT, where she prepared and presented Sabah Haberleri, Kadının Sesi and Sizin Sesiniz. In 2004 she was a guest in an episode of the series Hayat Bilgisi.

In later years she moved from channel to channel: Biz Bize on Show TV in 2005, Suç ve Ceza on Star TV in 2009, Yeniden Başlayalım on ATV in 2012 and Yeni Bir Umut on FOX in 2013 all carried her name. She began presenting Gerçeğin Peşinde on TV8 on 29 May 2017; after her last TV8 episode on 28 June 2019 the programme moved to Star TV, where she continued presenting it from the 2020-2021 season. She married the folk musician Sümer Ezgü in 1987 and they divorced in 2000.