Onur Belge

Onur Belge is a Turkish journalist, former football player and former president of the Turkish Sports Writers Association (TSYD), who has been a sports writer for many years.

He was born in 1946 in the Kınalıada district of Istanbul. He completed his higher education at Istanbul University Institute of Journalism. He played football in his youth; He played as a striker for Taksim, Vefa and İstanbulspor between 1963 and 1975.

Journalism

He started his career as a sports reporter in Günaydın newspaper in 1968. In the following years, he worked in organizations such as Hayat Spor, Turkish News Agency, Hürriyet, Star, Star TV, Fenerbahçe TV and Fanatik. He also served as Hürriyet's London representative. He was also active in organizing the sports press; He served as president of TSYD for two terms between 2002 and 2006 and was in the management of the Turkish Journalists Association. He wrote a book called World Cup History, which describes the history of the World Cup.

He died at the age of 69 as a result of a heart attack at his home in Kınalıada on September 6, 2015, and was buried in Kınalıada the next day.