Acun Ilıcalı

Acun Ilıcalı
Ilıcalı (centre) in 2024
Born
Ali Acun Ilıcalı

(1969-05-29) 29 May 1969
NationalityTurkish
EducationKadıköy Anadolu Lisesi
Istanbul University (left)
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • TV producer
  • TV personality
  • entrepreneur
  • reality TV judge
Years active1991–present
Spouses
Seda Başbuğ
(m. 1988; div. 1993)
    Zeynep Yılmaz
    (m. 2003; div. 2016)
      Şeyma Subaşı
      (m. 2017; div. 2018)
        Ayça Çağla Altunkaya
        (m. 2024)
        Children4
        President of Hull City
        Assumed office
        19 January 2022
        Preceded byAssem Allam

        Ali Acun Ilıcalı (Turkish pronunciation: [aˈdʒun ɯˈɫɯdʒaɫɯ]; born 29 May 1969) is a Turkish broadcaster, entrepreneur, international TV producer, and businessman. He is the owner of the TV channels TV8 and TV8.5, Turkey's digital platform Exxen. He is the founder and director of ACUNMEDYA, an international television production company.

        Several documentaries and programs have been made about Ilıcalı's life, covering his career from sports reporter to media mogul. From 2018 to 2021, he was listed among the 500 most influential businessmen in the media and entertainment sector by Variety magazine.