Storywriter (b.
1944, Ankara). He graduated from Pertevniyal High School (1966) he worked at
Press Announcing Foundation for a while. He controlled Derinlik Publication
that he founded (1977). After his publication house was closed, he wrote text
for advertisement companies. After he retired from advertising, he speed
writing up.
His first
stories were published in Ankara dailies (1963). Following works were published
in Papirüs, Soyut, Varlık, Yeni Edebiyat,
Türk Dili reviews. He collected achievement award in the Competition of
Turkish Radio and Telvision Corporation in 1970 with the work İki Gün (Two Days), Turkish Language
Foundation Novel award with his novel Sancı
Sancı (Pain and Pain) in 1978, Haldun Taner Story Award with the story Armağan (Gift) in 1997.
WORKS:
SHORT STORY: Özgürlük Masalı (Fairy-tale of Freedom,
1965), Çıkmazda (In Dead-end, 1969), Kambur (Hump, 1972), Sisli (Cloudy, 1977), Necati Tosuner Sokağı (Street of
Necati Tosuner, 1983), Çılgınsı (Like
Crazy, 1990), Kambur ve Öncesi (Hump
and More, all stories, 1994), Sisli ve
Sonrası (Cloudy and Afterwards, 1996),
Bir Tutkunun Dile Getirilme Biçimi (A Type of Exoressing of a Sense, 1997), Güneş Giderken (When the Sun Goes
Away, 1998).
NOVEL: Sancı Sancı (Pain and Pain, 1977), Yanlızlıktan Devren Kiralık (For Rent as
a Sublette because of Loneliness, 2000), Bana
Sen Söyle (You Tell Me, 2002).
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: Keleş Osman
Evden Kaçıyor, Keleş Osman'ın Tarihle Başı Dertte, Dayım Balon Olmuş etc
(Stupid Osman Escape from Home, Stupid Osman Have Problem with History, My
Uncle became a Balloon).
PLAY: Fareli Sokağın Kızı (Girl of Street with
Rat, 1991).
