Mehmet Murat Murathanoğlu is a television presenter and sports writer known for his basketball match commentary. He graduated from the University of Illinois in Civil Engineering and spent 17 years in the USA before returning to Turkey for military service. He began his broadcasting career in 1988 with TRT, where he covered NBA games and later joined various channels like Show TV, Cine 5, and NTV, creating sports programs on basketball. He is also an author, contributing articles on the NBA to Turkish media, and published an autobiography in 2019.
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Time Zone - Europe/Istanbul (2:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Murat
desired, wished for, wished, desired, wanted
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Murat Murathanoğlu belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Istanbul
Educated At: University of Illinois
Occupation: presenter | sportswriter | pundit | announcer | reporter
Employers: Fenerbahçe TV | BeIN Sports (Türkiye)
Astrology Analysis
Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for January 3, 1958
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 3, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 3, 2026 |
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| Sun | 12 Capricorn 32 | 13 Capricorn 2 | 21 Pisces 19 |
| Moon | 11 Gemini 47 | 13 Cancer 2 | 20 Sagittarius 52 |
| Mercury | 25 Sagittarius 31 | 2 Capricorn 21 | 29 Pisces 23 |
| Venus | 15 Aquarius 51 | 12 Capricorn 15 | 8 Aquarius 52 |
| Mars | 7 Sagittarius 53 | 14 Capricorn 32 | 26 Capricorn 27 |
| Jupiter | 28 Libra 45 | 21 Cancer 3 | 0 Scorpio 33 |
| Saturn | 20 Sagittarius 5 | 26 Pisces 13 | 25 Sagittarius 38 |
| Uranus | 10 Leo 44 | 27 Taurus 53 | 8 Leo 2 |
| Neptune | 4 Scorpio 28 | 29 Pisces 32 | 4 Scorpio 26 |
| Pluto | 2 Virgo 5 | 2 Aquarius 47 | 0 Virgo 33 |
| Rahu | 7 Scorpio 15 | 12 Pisces 2 | 3 Scorpio 39 |
| Ketu | 7 Taurus 15 | 12 Virgo 2 | 3 Taurus 39 |
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