Elif Özkul

Elif Özkul — Biography

Elif Özkul is a presenter who started on screen as a news and program host and then moved into acting as well. As a host she is known for Show TV's weekend entertainment shows Cumartesi Sürprizi and Pazar Sürprizi, and as an actress for the series Payitaht Abdülhamid and Vuslat. Since 2021 she has presented the news at Haber Global.

Originally from Trabzon, Özkul graduated from the Business Administration Department of Istanbul University. She entered the profession as a presenter: she hosted news and programs on Habertürk, then moved to Show TV, where she hosted its weekend entertainment programs. In 2021 she transferred to Haber Global, this time as a news anchor.

Acting crossed her path around 2015: she stepped in front of the camera in Kara Sevda and appeared in the film Şeytanın Çocukları: El Ebyaz. In Payitaht Abdülhamid (2017) she played Fehime Sultan, and in 2019 she returned to the screen as Sevda Şahin in Vuslat. She is also reported to have appeared in productions such as Yemin, Hababam Sınıfı Yaz Oyunları and Aile. She continues acting without giving up presenting; in a 2015 interview she described presenting as her profession.