22.04.2026 23:07
Beloved television personality Serap Paköz announced that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The 60-year-old famous presenter, who stated that she was diagnosed on March 11th and has been receiving chemotherapy since March 30th, shared the moments when she shaved her hair that had started to fall out with her followers, saying, "This is an acceptance and a liberation."
News from beloved television personality Serap Paköz has worried her fans. The successful host, known for the morning programs she has prepared and presented for years, announced that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
SHARED FROM THE HAIRDRESSER'S CHAIR
The 60-year-old Paköz, who stated she received the diagnosis on March 11, conveyed the process she is going through to her followers on social media with a meaningful message she shared "from the hairdresser's chair." Expressing that the disease progressed very rapidly, Paköz described the change she experienced with these words: "Friends, there has been a big preparation behind the scenes for a while, and now it's time to share it with you. About a month ago, the word 'Cancer' entered my life, but I accepted it not as an end, but as the beginning of a path to a new 'me.' On the night of March 10, I went to bed as a healthy woman; on March 11, I was a woman diagnosed with 'Breast cancer.' My chemotherapy journey has been ongoing since March 30, and today, I am at that famous hairdresser stop."
“NOT JUST A HAIRCUT...”
The famous host, who shaved her hair that started to fall out due to chemotherapy, stated that she sees this situation not as a loss, but as a process of liberation. Paköz emphasized that she will live through the process with all its reality instead of using a wig, with these expressions: "Was I shaken? Yes. But did I give up? Never! What you see in this video is not just a haircut; it's an acceptance, a liberation, and the birth of a brand new style. I will walk this journey with grace, with my bandanas and berets. I will try not to hide behind wigs; I will try to embrace this process with all its reality. I say 'amen' to every season of life..."
A SUCCESSFUL CAREER EXTENDING FROM TRT TO PRIVATE CHANNELS
Born on June 15, 1965, in Ankara, Serap Paköz began her career as an announcer by passing the TRT exams during her university years. Stepping into the private television world from 1997 onwards, Paköz became etched in memories with projects like "Woman's Voice," "Your Voice," and morning news on platforms such as Kanal D, ATV, and Kanal 6.