Short-story writer (b. 18
December 1934, İstanbul). After graduating from Kağıthane 3. Boarding Primary
School (1947), Eyüp Secondary School, İstanbul High School for Boys (1955), he
attended İstanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Turcology
and without completing it (1964), he started to work as journalist. He worked as editor at the newspaper Cumhuriyet
over 20 years (1959-819). He was editor-in chief of the reviews Yazko (1980-84),
Yazko Edebiyat, Yazko Çeviri, Hürriyet Gösteri (1984-86). He served as
secretary general at the Writers Syndicate of Turkey (1974-89). He directed the
culture-art service of the newspaper, Hürriyet since 1984. He
retired working as publishing director
at Hürriyet Foundation Publications since 1986.
His short stories were
published in the reviews, Demet, Onüç, Varlık, Yeditepe, Yeni Düşün, a
(he established with his friends 1954-60), Seçilmiş Hikâyeler and other
reviews for which he worked. He tried to reflect the poetry style of Second New
Movement to short story. He collected Saik Faik Short Story Award twice (in
1964 with his book Sur-The City Wall,
in 1978 with his book, Gözleri Bağlı
Adam-Man whose Eyes are Tied). Özyalçınar who received the 1972 Turkish
Language Association Award with his book, Yağma
(Looting), collected the Progressive Journalist Association Successful
Journalist Award in the Study- Research branch in 1980, 1991 Haldun Taner Short
Story Award with Cambazlar Savaşı Yitirdi
(The Acrobats Lost the War), Turkish Journalists Association Award with his
article titled, Babıali Ölüyor mu?
(Is Babıali* dying?)
WORKS:
SHORT STORY: Panayır (The Fair, 1960), Sur (The City Wall, 1963), Yağma (Looting, 1971), Yıkım
Günleri (Days of Calamity, 1972), Gözleri
Bağlı Adam (Man whose Eyes are Tied, 1977), Cambazlar Savaşı Yitirdi (The Acrobats Lost the War, 1991), Alaycı Öyküler (Ironical Stories ,1991),
Sağanak (The Downpour, new edition of Yıkım Günleri (Days of Calamity), 1993), Taş (The Stone, 1992),
Anıtların Öyküsü (Story of the Monuments, 1995), İstanbul’un Taşı Toprağı Altın (The Land and Stone of İstanbul are
Golden, together Sennur Sezen, 1995), Panayır-Sur
(The Fair-The City Wall,1996), Toplu
Öyküler: 1-Panayır-Sur (Collected Short Stories: 1- The Fair- The City
Wall, 2001), Toplu Öyküler:.2. Gözleri
Bağlı Adam- Yağma (Collected Awards:2. Man whose Eyes were Tied- Looting,
2001), Toplu Öyküler:3. Cambazlar Savaşı
Yitirdi-Sağanak (Collected Short Stories: 3. The Acrobats Lost the War –
The Downpour, 2001), Toplu Öyküler: 4.
Alaycı Öyküler - Aradakiler (Collected Short Stories:4. Ironical
Stories-Those who are Between, 2001).
NOVEL: Dördüncü Murat ve Mirgün Bahçeleri (Murat IV. and Mirgün Gardens,
1997).
MONOGRAPHY: Kapital’in Aydınlığında :Alaattin Bilgi (In
the Light of Capital:Alaattin Bilgi, 2001).
INTERVIEW-SHORT STORY: Ayak İzleri (The Footprints, 2001).
ANTHOLOGY: Motorize Köleler – Emek Öyküleri 3 (Motorized
Slaves-Stories of Labor 3; with Sennur Sezer, 2001), Dokumacının Ölümü-Emek Hikâyeleri 4 (Death of the Weaver- Stories
of Labor 4, with Sennur Sezer, 2001).
He has also books for
children and translations.
REFERENCE: Atilla Özkırımlı / Türk Edebiyatı Ansiklopedisi (1982), İhsan Işık / Yazarlar Sözlüğü (1990, 1998) - Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) – Encyclopedia of Turkish Authors (2005) - Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, gen. 2. bas. 2007) - Ünlü Edebiyatçılar (Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 4, 2013) - Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013), Adnan Binyazar / Yıkım Günleri (Ozanlar Yazarlar Kitaplar, 1998), Öykücülüğümüzün 45 yıllık Çınarı Adnan Özyalçıner (1999), Behçet Necatigil / Edebiyatımızda İsimler Sözlüğü (18. bas. 1999), Şükran Kurdakul / Şairler ve Yazarlar Sözlüğü (gen. 6. bas. 1999), Öykücülüğümüzün 45 Yılllık Çınarı Adnan Özyalçıner (1999), Tuncer Uçarol / Türkçe ve Yalınlık Üstüne Adnan Özyalçıner ile Söyleşi (Çağdaş Türk Dili, Şubat 1992) - Adnan Özyalçıner’e Yanıt (Damar, Şubat 2006), Onur Ödülleri sahipleri belli oldu (muratpasa-bld.gov.tr, 4 Nisan 2018), 38. TÜYAP Kitap Fuarı'nın ''Onur Yazarı'' Adnan Özyalçıner oldu (istanbulgerceği.com, 15.05.2019), Adnan Özyalçıner kitapları (odakitap.com, 30.05.2019).
