Storywriter and novelist (b. 23 April 1930, Ankara - d. 29 February 2012, Ankara).
He comes from an old Ankara family. He attended primary, secondary and high
school in this city. After high school, he worked in journalism and theatre. He
has written serialized novels under pen names for the newspaper Akşam.
His first novel, Sessizler Sokağı (The Street of Silence) had great
impact. Later on, he gave up writing literature and concentrated on economics.
He published a magazine and wrote books on economy. He went abroad to France
and experienced the turbulent days of the year ‘68. He did his doctorate
studies in Rannes. He worked in management positions in Zurich and Vienna. When
he returned to Turkey, he again worked as a journalist. He writes articles for
the newspaper Dünya Kitap. He won the
Ministry of Culture Grand Award held on the 75th Anniversary of the
Republic with his novel Ankara 1920
(Ankara 1920). He is a member of the Antalya Artists Association (chairman
for a while).
WORKS:
SHORT
STORY: Camekândaki Kız (The Girl in
The Shop Window, 1957), Hep Senin İçin
(Always For You, 1960), Sana El
Sallayacağım (I Will Wave to You, 1995).
NOVEL:
Sessizler Sokağı (The Street of
Silence, 1958), Kasaba (Town, 1997), Ankara 1920 (Ankara 1920, 1998), Ve
Sevgili Rozika (And Dear Rozika, 1999), Zamanla
Belki (Maybe in Time, 2000), Sevgim
Beni Anlıyor (My Love Understands Me, 2002).
OTHER WORKS: Sendikalarda Arşiv (The Archives in the Trade Unions, 1965), Ankara Matbaalarının İşçi ve Makina Anketi Tahlili (Analysis of the Survey of the Laborers and Machines at Printing Houses in Ankara, 1968).
REFERENCE: Osman Nebioğlu
/ Türkiye’de Kim Kimdir? (1962), Vitrindekiler (Cumhuriyet Kitap, 30.7.1998),
Sezer Duru / Celal Hafifbilek’le “Ankara
