Betül Mardin

Betül Mardin
Born (1926-12-01) 1 December 1926
Istanbul, Turkey
CitizenshipTurkish
EducationArnavutköy American College for Girls
BBC Television Course
OccupationJournalist
OrganizationIstanbul Bilgi University
Spouse
Akgün Usta
(m. 1950; div. 1956)
(m. 1959; div. 1967)
Children2
RelativesArif Mardin (brother)
Şerif Mardin (cousin)
Ayşe Arman (daughter-in-law)
AwardsMember Emeritus by the International Public Relations Association

Betül Mardin (born 1 December 1926) is a Turkish journalist who laid the foundations of public relations in Turkey.[1]

Early life and education

Mardin was born on 1926 in Istanbul. She is the second child of the Mardin family. She is the older sister of famous music producer Arif Mardin.[2]

She graduated from Arnavutköy American College for Girls and BBC Television Course, rose to the presidency of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) in 1995[3] and became the first Turkish female president of IPRA with this task. She is considered a master in public relations with this award, which is one of the few in the world, with the title "Member Emeritus", which was later given to her by the International Public Relations Association.[4] She is a faculty member at Istanbul Bilgi University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Public Relations.[5][6]

Personal life

Mardin was married twice, first to Akgün Usta[7] with whom she had a daughter and second to Turkish actor Haldun Dormen[8] with whom she had a son.

References

  1. ^ ERKAN, JOAN KİM. LADY WHO. Tudem Yayın Gurubu. ISBN 978-625-7314-56-5.
  2. ^ "Halkla İlişkilerin Duayeni Betûl Mardin Kimdir?". www.leblebitozu.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  3. ^ Nur, Erdem, M.; Nihal, Kocabay-Sener; Tu?ba, Demir (2 October 2020). Handbook of Research on Aestheticization of Violence, Horror, and Power. IGI Global. ISBN 978-1-7998-4656-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Küçük, Yalçın (2002). Şebeke = "Network" (in Turkish). Ithaki Publishing. ISBN 978-975-8725-73-1.
  5. ^ Erciş, Mehmet Serdar; Başar, Enes Emre (4 June 2020). New Communication Approaches in the Digitalized World. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5275-5422-1.
  6. ^ Yilmaz, Bayar (29 November 2019). Handbook of Research on Social and Economic Development in the European Union. IGI Global. ISBN 978-1-7998-1190-9.
  7. ^ "BETÜL MARDiN OLMAK". Milliyet (in Turkish). 8 November 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  8. ^ KAZANCI, Röportaj: Yeşim GÜNAL Fotoğraflar: Sercan (5 October 2012). "Boşanmasaydık birbirimizi boğazlardık!". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 March 2023.