Playwright (b.
1951, Ankara - d. 25 November 2001). After studying sociology at London
University (1974-78), he was a guest lecturer for four years at the Kenya
School of Communication. He became known for his plays, some of which were
translated into foreign languages. He collected the Art Foundation Award with
his play Limon (Lemon) and the Avni
Dilligil Theater Award with his play named Yangın
Yerinde Orkideler (Orchids in the Place of Fire).
WORKS:
PLAY: Limon (Lemon, 1987), Cumhuriyet Kızı (Girl of the Republic,
1990), Yangın Yerinde Orkideler
(Orchids in the Place of Fire, 1991), Yalnızlığın
Oyuncakları (Toys of Loneliness, Tiyatro
Anadolu review, Autumn Issue, 1989), Kamyon
(The Lorry, staged in 1991), Maskeli
Süvari (The Masked Cavalryman, staged in 1991), Düdüklüde Kıymalı Bamya (Okra with Minced Meat in the Pressure
Cooker, staged in 1991), Vladimir Komarov
(Vladimir Komarov, staged
in 1993), Toplu Oyunları 1 (Collected
Plays I: Doğum (Birth), Limon (Lemon), Yalnızlığın Oyuncakları
(Toys of Loneliness), Kadın İstasyonu (Woman Station), 1993), Toplu Oyunları II (Collected Plays II: Düdüklüde Kıymalı Bamya (Okra with
Minced Meat in the Pressure Cooker), Aşk (Love), Vladimir Komarov
(Vladimir Komarov), 1993), Tensing
(1994), Toplu Oyunları III (Collected
Plays III: Yeşil Papağan Ltd. (The Green Parrot Inc.), Sevgi Ayakları
(Love Feet), Kamyon (The Lorry), 1994), Kutu Kutu (Box Box, staged in 1995), Toplu Oyunları V - Maskeli Süvari (Collected Plays V- The Masked
Cavalryman, 2001).
SHORT STORY: Gözün Kahverengi Suyu (Brown Liquid of the Eye, with stories
written between 1974-94, 1995).
ESSAY: Hepsini Okudunuz mu? (Did You Read All
of It?, 1996), Uncello'nun Kuşları (Uncello’s
Birds, 2002).
