Başar Başarır

Narrative author. He was born on January 8, 1970 in Istanbul. His full name is Sami Başar Başarır. He graduated from Istanbul Male High School (1987) and Bogazici University, Department of Mechanical Engineering (1992). He has completed his graduate education in London City University, at the Department of Sociology about communication to which he participated with a scholarship (1996-97).

He worked as a producer in the news program “32^nd Day” for a period (1995-96). He is the program coordinator in CNN Turk TV since 1999. His narrations and writings were published in journals such as In Vivo (editorial board member), Gösteri, Düşler, Nar, Istanbul (executive editor) etc. He received Sait Faik Prize in 2004 with his work Getirin O Günleri Yakalım Bu Öyküleri. He argued that narration has to renew itself.

WORKS (Story):

Kent Kitabı (1992), Esir Şehrin Ayazı (1996), Nedir Hayat? (2000), Getirin O Günleri Yakalım Bu Öyküleri (2003), Çıktığınız Hevesle İniniz (2004).

REFERENCE: Süreyya Evren / Genç Şairler ve Yazarlar Kitabı (1995), Başar Başarır / Nedir Hayat? (2000), TBE Ansiklopedisi (vol.1, 2001), Murat Erol / Heceöykü (December-January 2004), Handan İnci / Başar Başarır-Getirin O Günleri Yakalım Bu Öyküleri (Varlık Kitap, July 2004),  Cem Kuleli / Şimdi de ‘Öykü Bitiyor mu?’ Tartışması (Zaman, 19.9.2004), İhsan Işık (TEKAA, 2009).