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Haldun Taner

Born

in İstanbul, Turkey

March 16, 1915

Died

May 07, 1986

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Short Stories, Theatre

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Haldun Taner, a well-known Turkish playwright and short story writer.He was born on March 16, 1915 in Istanbul. After graduating from the Galatasaray High School in 1935, he studied politics and economy at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, until a serious health problem forced him to return to Turkey, where he graduated from the Faculty of German Literature and Linguistics in 1950. He also studied theatre and philosophy at the University of Vienna between 1955 and 1957 under the direction of Heinz Kindermann (1894–1985), an Austrian theater and literary scholar.

As a well-disciplined writer accumulating a rich blend of culture, Taner wrote a great number of stories, generally humorous; essays, newspaper columns, travel writings and th Haldun Taner, a well-known Turkish playwright and short story writer.He was born on March 16, 1915 in Istanbul. After graduating from the Galatasaray High School in 1935, he studied politics and economy at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, until a serious health problem forced him to return to Turkey, where he graduated from the Faculty of German Literature and Linguistics in 1950. He also studied theatre and philosophy at the University of Vienna between 1955 and 1957 under the direction of Heinz Kindermann (1894–1985), an Austrian theater and literary scholar.

As a well-disciplined writer accumulating a rich blend of culture, Taner wrote a great number of stories, generally humorous; essays, newspaper columns, travel writings and theatre plays, in particular, brought him several important awards including the New York Herald Tribune Story Contest First Prize (1954), the Sait Faik Story Award (1954), the International Festival of the Humor of Bordighera Award (1969), and so on. Among his plays, the most popular is Keşanlı Ali Destanı (Epopee of Ali of Keshan). His stories have been translated into German, French, English, Russian, Greek, Slovanian, Swedish, and Hebrew.

Taner affected Turkish theater with the so-called Haldun Taner Theater named after his school of cabaret theater style. In 1967, together with Metin Akpınar, Zeki Alasya and Ahmet Gülhan, he founded the Devekuşu Kabere (“Ostrich Cabaret Theater”).

Haldun Taner died of a sudden heart attack on May 7, 1986, in Istanbul. He was laid ro rest at the Küplüce Cemetery following the religious funeral service at the Teşvikiye Mosque on May 9.

Works:

Stories: Yaşasın Demokrasi (1949),Tuş (1951), Şişhane’ye Yağmur Yağıyordu (1953), Ayışığında Çalışkur (1954), Onikiye Bir Var (1954), Konçinalar (1967), Sancho’nun Sabah Yürüyüşü (1969), Kızıl Saçlı Amazon (1970), Yalıda Sabah (1983), Plays: Günün adamı-Dışardakiler (1957), Ve Değirmen Dönerdi (1958),Fazilet Eczanesi (1960), Lütfen Dokunmayın (1961),Huzur Çıkmazı (1962), Keşanlı Ali Destanı (1964),Gözlerimi Kaparım Vazifemi Yaparım (1964), Zilli Zarife (1966), Vatan Kurtaran Şaban (1967), Bu Şehr-i Stanbul Ki (1968), Sersem Kocanın Kurnaz Karısı (1971), Astronot Niyazi (1970), Ha Bu Diyar (1971), Dün Bugün (1971), Aşk-u Sevda (19739, Dev Aynası (1973), Yâr Bana Bir, Anectode-Travel Writing-Interview:Devekuşuna Mektuplar (1960),Hak dostum Diye başlayalım Söze (1978), Düşsem Yollara Yollara (1979),Ölürse Ten Ölür Canlar Ölesi Değil (1979), Yaz Boz Tahtası (1982), Çok Güzelsin Gitme Dur (1983), Berlin Mektupları (1984), Koyma Akıl Oyma Akıl (1985), Önce İnsan Olmak (1987) ...more

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Average rating: 4.12 · 5,263 ratings · 452 reviews · 51 distinct works • Similar authors

	Keşanlı Ali Destanı 3.93 avg rating — 871 ratings — published 1964 — 3 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
	Şişhane'ye Yağmur Yağıyordu 4.03 avg rating — 579 ratings — published 2015 — 3 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
	Şişhane'ye Yağmur Yağıyordu / Ayışığında "Çalışkur" 4.16 avg rating — 462 ratings — published 2005	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
	On İkiye Bir Var 4.32 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 1972	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
	Haldun Taner Hikayeleri by Haldun Taner, Gülse Birsel (Narrator) 4.08 avg rating — 309 ratings	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
	Ayışığında "Çalışkur" 4.46 avg rating — 278 ratings — 2 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
	Gözlerimi Kaparım Vazifemi Yaparım 4.28 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 1979 — 2 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
	Yalıda Sabah 4.22 avg rating — 262 ratings — published 1994	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
	Sersem Kocanın Kurnaz Karısı 4.12 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 1969 — 2 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
	Onikiye Bir Var / Sancho'nun Sabah Yürüyüşü / Gülerek Ölmek 4.16 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2005 — 2 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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“Şaka maka insanı deliliğe götüren yollar çoğu zaman böyle ehemmiyetsiz görünen patikalardır.
Bırakmalı, vazgeçmeli. Fikir sabit haline gelmesini önlemeli.
Bırakmıştım da. Bırakacaktım da... Nitekim kaç zamandır toplu yerlerde başımı hiç kitaptan kaldırmıyordum...”
― Haldun Taner, Kızıl Saçlı Amazon

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“..zira bazı kadınlar tam manasıyla mesut olabilmek için ille birini bedbaht etmiş olmanın gururunu duymalıdırlar.”
― Haldun Taner, Kızıl Saçlı Amazon

tags: aşk, kadınlar

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“Ali: (zilha'ya) Biliyor musun kız. Sen yanımda olunca, yakama gül takılmış gibi oluyorum.”
― Haldun Taner, Keşanlı Ali Destanı

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