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Sait Faik Abasıyanık

Born

in Adapazarı, Ottoman Empire, Turkey

November 18, 1906

Died

May 11, 1954

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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Sait Faik Abasıyanık (18 November 1906 - 11 May 1954) was one of the greatest Turkish writers of short stories and poetry. Born in Adapazarı, he was educated at the Istanbul Erkek Lisesi. He enrolled in the Turcology Department of Istanbul University in 1928, but under pressure from his father went to Switzerland to study economics in 1930. He left school and lived for three years in Grenoble, France - an experience which made a deep impact on his art and character. After returning to Turkey he taught Turkish in Halıcıoğlu Armenian School for Orphans, and tried to follow his father's wishes and go into business but was unsuccessful. He devoted his life to writing after 1934. He created a brand new language and brought new life to Turkish sh ...more

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Sait Faik Abasıyanık’s books

Average rating: 4.06 · 25,016 ratings · 1,643 reviews · 70 distinct works • Similar authors

	Alemdağ'da Var Bir Yılan 4.17 avg rating — 3,313 ratings — published 1954 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Semaver 4.02 avg rating — 3,121 ratings — published 1936 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lüzumsuz Adam 4.03 avg rating — 2,841 ratings — published 1948 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Son Kuşlar 4.07 avg rating — 2,800 ratings — published 1952 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mahalle Kahvesi 4.19 avg rating — 1,874 ratings — published 1950 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kayıp Aranıyor 4.04 avg rating — 1,300 ratings — published 1953 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seçme Hikâyeler 4.01 avg rating — 1,288 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sarnıç 4.04 avg rating — 1,012 ratings — published 1939 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Havada Bulut 4.11 avg rating — 980 ratings — published 1951 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Medarı Maişet Motoru 3.93 avg rating — 876 ratings — published 1944 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Yalnızlık dünyayı doldurmuş. Sevmek, bir insanı sevmekle başlar her şey. Burada her şey bir insanı sevmekle bitiyor.”
― Sait Faik Abasıyanık

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“Küçük şeyleri unutamayanlar, en geri hatıraları da unutamayanlardır. Hafızalarının bu bahtsız kuvveti karşısında hiçbir memleket, hiçbir vatan tutamadan her yeri, her şeyi severek öleceklerdir.”
― Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Semaver

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“Dünya değişiyor dostlarım. Günün birinde gökyüzünde, güz mevsiminde artık esmer lekeler göremeyeceksiniz. Günün birinde yol kenarlarında, toprak anamızın koyu yeşil saçlarını da göremeyeceksiniz. Bizim için değil ama, çocuklar, sizin için kötü olacak. Biz kuşları ve yeşillikleri çok gördük. Sizin için kötü olacak. Benden hikâyesi.”
― Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Son Kuşlar

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Aralık 2019 Türk Klasiği Okuması

Aralık ayında aşağıdaki kitaplardan hangisini grupla birlikte okumak istersiniz?

Semaver - Sait Faik Abasıyanık, 1936, 105 sayfa

32 votes 38.6%

Üç İstanbul - Mithat Cemal Kuntay, 1938, 706 sayfa

27 votes 32.5%

Mahur Beste - Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, 1944, 175 sayfa

24 votes 28.9%

83 total votes

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