An era is coming to an end, Christiane Amanpour is leaving CNN. "I had sleepless nights"

Amanpour, who was born as the daughter of a British mother and an Iranian father, started her career as an assistant on the CNN news desk in 1983.

Over the years, he has become an internationally renowned war correspondent and the channel's most prominent on-screen personality, reporting from war zones.

Experienced journalist; He broadcast from the field in many crisis regions, including the First Gulf War, the Bosnian War, the Rwandan genocide, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Iran.

Since 2009, Amanpour has been appearing before the audience on CNN International with her own daily talk show.

Referring to the journalistic principles he has adopted throughout his professional life, the 68-year-old presenter repeated his call to his colleagues and viewers: "Remember: always be accurate, not impartial."

Stating that he plans new projects in the future, the journalist noted that he will always support CNN's legacy of independent journalism.

Giving a special thanks to the teams he worked with in the field in his statement, Amanpour said, "The solidarity between the teams and us was decisive in this journey, which stretched from the First Gulf War, which was my first great excitement, to the horror of the Bosnian War, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Iran."

Stating that they are waging a common struggle to search for the truth, the presenter emphasized that this effort enabled CNN to broadcast to the world without fear and privilege.

The process of withdrawing from the screen will not happen all at once; The tempo of the program will be gradually reduced.

The interview broadcast, which was reduced to a few days a week in January 2025, will be reduced to one day a week as of January 2027 and will end completely in May.

Amanpour will continue to travel globally and produce special on-the-ground reports for CNN through June.

The "Amanpour & Company" program, which airs on public broadcaster PBS, will end in December.

Channel management also shared the development in an internal memorandum sent to employees.

CNN Chairman of the Board Mark Thompson stated in the note he shared yesterday that they had been talking about this issue with the experienced presenter for months.

"Like many in the CNN family, I am deeply saddened by his departure, but I recognize that the time is right for him both personally and professionally," Thompson said.

Stating that Amanpour's contributions to the channel will be specially celebrated before his departure, Thompson thanked the journalist on behalf of the entire management for his 43 years of work, loyalty and friendship.

In addition to her screen work, Amanpour plans to continue the podcast project "The Ex Files" produced by Global, which she created with her ex-husband Jamie Rubin.