M. Sadık Aslankara

Story and novel writer. He was born on December 12, 1948 in Sarayköy / Denizli. His full name is Mehmet Sadık Aslankara. He graduated from Izmir Namik Kemal High School and Ankara University, Faculty of Languages, History and Geography, Department of Philosophy. He started with his career at theater in 1968 at Ankara Public Actors’ Stage. He was among the founders of Ankara Union Stage in 1969. He established Denizli Theater in 1982 and its extension De Theater in 1987. He directed more than thirty plays within this period, and played in some of them. He worked at TRT from 1976 onwards. He wrote scenarios and scripts for TRT; and worked as a host, consultant, director and actor for this institution. He began with his documentary cinema works in 1983 and continued to work as a director since 1994. He was retired in 1998. He directed twenty five documentaries.

His first article was published in Cumhuriyet newspaper (April 20, 1965); and his first story “Beyaz Atkılı Kadın” was published at Pamukkale newspaper in Denizli. His review and introduction articles were published in Cumhuriyet Kitap, Çağdaş Türk Dili, Adam Sanat journals. He won several prizes in the fields of literature, documentary theater and documentary cinema. He won the Second Prize at 1986 Salihli Municipality Play Contest with his work Kevser’di; 1990 Ferit Oguz Bayır Novel Contest Special Award with his work Körmemdali’nin Çınar Ağacı; 1992 Üsküdar Municipality Play Contest Third Place with his work Ev-Ses; and Best Documentary Award in 1999 First Foça Short Film festival with his work Ormanım. He shared 2002 Yunus Nadi Story Award with Zeynep Aliye, with his work Uykusuz Sakız.

WORKS:

PLAY: Kevser’di (1989), Ev-Ses (1992).

NOVEL: Kör Memdali’nin Çınar Ağacı (1990), Bin Yüz, Bir Giz (1993), Selgesus’ta Buse (1996).

STORY: Uykusu Sakız (2001).

COMPILATION: Cumhuriyetimiz’in 75. Yılında Ormancılığımız (2000). 

REFERENCE: Öner Yağcı / “Selgesus’ta Buse” (Cumhuriyet Kitap, 8.8.1996), Nursel Duruel / M. Sadık Aslankara ile Öyküleri Üzerine – “Öykü Yazmayı da, Öyküler Üzerine Yazmayı da Sürdüreceğim” (Cumhuriyet Kitap, 8.8.2002), Uykusuz Sakız (Edebiyat ve Eleştiri, March-April 2003).