Esra Kazancıbaşı Öztekin, founder of Health Bridge 90 30, is one of Turkey's most renowned journalists in the field of health. She is a trusted name for her news reports, interviews, and health programmes. Esra Kazancıbaşı Öztekin has won numerous awards for her articles in the field of health and her reliable and responsible approach to broadcasting on TV programmes. She has authored five health books featuring interviews with doctors on topics such as diabetes, hepatitis, anaesthesia, eye health, and rheumatoid arthritis. She has also written a book titled ‘The Smart Patient's Health Guide,’ which contains useful information on patient-doctor communication and health literacy.
She graduated from the Journalism and Public Relations Department of the Faculty of Communication at Istanbul University. She completed a short-term journalism training programme at City University in London. Her graduation interview series focused on the ‘British Health System.’ She began her career in health-related media as a health reporter for a national newspaper. She has worked as a health writer, health programme producer and presenter, and editor-in-chief for various newspapers, magazines and television channels.
One of the few people to launch health programmes on Turkish television,
Esra Kazancıbaşı Öztekin founded Sağlık Adası Publishing House to raise awareness about diseases in society through books.
She launched Turkey's first health portal under the name www.sagligimicinhersey.com. She produced and presented a television programme on health under the same name for 10 years. She continues to inform the public about health issues on the YouTube channel ‘Everything for My Health,’ which has over 100,000 subscribers.
She has given seminars and lectures on health communication at various universities. She currently prepares health-related projects for Turkey's leading newspapers and digital media outlets.
Esra Kazancıbaşı Öztekin, one of the founders of the Education and Health Reporters Association (ESAM), is also a member of the Turkish Journalists Association.
In her 40th year as a health reporter, she has produced a documentary with her team that both recounts her professional career and examines the state of health news and health reporting in Turkish media from the 1980s to the present day.
To Watch
40 Years of Health Journalism in Turkey Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvEfX6uqw7g
For More Information
Esra Kazancıbaşı Öztekin Personal Website
https://www.esrakazancibasi.com