The Selçuk Tepeli era at NOW Haber has ended! Here is the new main news anchor

Selçuk Tepeli, the anchor of the NOW Main News Bulletin, announced in a post on his social media account that he will be taking a break from the screen for a while.

Reminding that he has been meeting with viewers every weekday evening for six seasons, Tepeli described this process as an "indescribable honor" and announced that he has decided to take a break for a while.

Hello everyone…
It has been an indescribable honor to meet with you on screen every weekday evening for six seasons and to address the agenda of the country and the world together. However, I have now decided to take a break.
I am asking for your permission for a while.
To those who have always supported me, the news…

— Selçuk Tepeli (@selcukktepeli) August 3, 2026

Thanking his colleagues and viewers in his post, Tepeli used the following expressions:

"It has been an indescribable honor to meet with you on screen every weekday evening for six seasons and to address the agenda of the country and the world together. However, I have now decided to take a break. I am asking for your permission for a while."

OZAN GÜNDOĞDU WILL ANCHOR IN THE NEW SEASON

Selçuk Tepeli also announced that journalist Ozan Gündoğdu will anchor the NOW Main News Bulletin in the new season.

HE SHARED HIS FAREWELL MESSAGE

Tepeli included the following statements in his post on his social media account:

"Hello everyone…

It has been an indescribable honor to meet with you on screen every weekday evening for six seasons and to address the agenda of the country and the world together. However, I have now decided to take a break.

I am asking for your permission for a while.

I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the entire NOW Haber family, especially my valuable colleague in the news kitchen who has always supported me, our Editor-in-Chief Doğan Şentürk, and of course to you for hosting me in your homes every evening.

In the new season, my dear colleague Ozan Gündoğdu, whom I love very much, will take over the baton on screen. I wish Ozan and the entire NOW Haber team success in the new season.

See you later, everyone. I will be around here with new articles and music..."

News Source: 12punto