Tanju Cılızoğlu

Journalist-writer. He was born in Sivas in 1936. He graduated from Vefa High School. He began to work as a journalist in Vatan newspaper in 1956, later he worked as reporter, writer, editor in various newspapers such as Şehir, Hergün, Yeni İstanbul.

His first writings were published in Onüç magazine. He published Tiyatro magazine. He narrated his days under custody which was approximately one month during the March 12 military warning in his long story titled Balyoz.

WORKS:

STORY: Hoşt Amerika (1968), Memleketimden İnsan Hikâyeleri (1972), Balyoz (1974).

OTHER WORKS: Balaban (1962), Heyamola (1964), Aşkta Şiirler (derleme, 1970), Kırık Politika / Anılarla Kâmil Kırıkoğlu (1978), Ahmetin Gemileri (1978), Zincirbozan’dan Bugüne Demokrasi (1988), İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil-Anılar (1990).

REFERENCE: Yurt Ansiklopedisi (vol. X, 1984), Behçet Necatigil / Edebiyatımızda İsimler Sözlüğü (ed.18, 1999), Şükran Kurdakul / Şairler ve Yazarlar Sözlüğü (exp. ed. 6, 1999), TBE Ansiklopedisi (2001), İhsan Işık (TEKAA, 2009).