Journalist and writer (b. 1 January 1952, Trabzon - d. 27 May 2023, Istanbul). He graduated from Boğaziçi University and worked as a
professional tourist guide (1976-81), customer’s representative, director of
advertising films, assistant and speaker in the Department of Turkish Broadcasts
of BBC, columnist in the newspapers Sabah
and Star and as a commentator in Star
TV.
His articles on theater and
politics were first published in the newspapers Yeni Ortam, Politika, Cumhuriyet and Dünya, later his
critiques on theater and literature were published in the reviews Tiyatro, Yeni Dergi and Yazko. He received the Writers Union of
Turkey Best Writer Award in the branch of Press / Article in 1991.
Death:
Engin Ardıç, who has been a columnist for Sabah newspaper since February 24, 2008, passed away at the age of 71 on the morning of May 27, 2023 in a private hospital in Istanbul. He was married to Sedef Ardıç (d. 1990).
WORKS:
Daktilo Konçertoları (Typewriter Concertos, 1990), Mustafa Kemal Sizin Gibi Kıro Değildi (Mustafa Kemal was not a Yahoo as You are, 1990), Teğel Teğel Hüzün (Grief in Embroidery, 1991), Türkobarok (Turkish Baroque, 1991).
REFERENCE: İhsan Işık / Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) - Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, gen. 2. bas. 2007)., Taşkın Su / Resimli Ansiklopedik Engin Ardıç Sözlüğü (tsz), Soruşturma açıldı... - Engin Ardıç kimdir? (08.11.2017), Engin Ardıç / Üç adet yeni Latif Şener geliyor (sabah.com.tr, 24 Şubat 2019), Engin Ardıç kitapları (bkmkitap.com, simurg.com.tr, 20.07.2019), Engin Ardıç / Ava giden avlanır (sabah.com.tr, 20 Temmuz 2019), Sabah Gazetesi yazarlar Engin Ardıç hayatını kaybetti (dha.com.tr, 27.05.2023), Sabah yazarı Engin Ardıç hayatını kaybetti! (cumhuriyet.com.tr, 27.05.2023), Engin Ardıç yazıları (sabah.com.tr, 27.05.2023), Engin Ardıç kimdir, neden vefat etti? (haberturk.com, 27.05.2023), Engin Ardıç hayatını kaybetti (ahaber.com.tr, 27.05.2023), Engin Ardıç hayatını kaybetti! Engin Ardıç kimdir? (takvim.com.tr, 27.05.2023), Gazeteci Engin Ardıç hayatını kaybetti (trthaber.com, 27.05.2023).
