Ümit Kaftancioglu
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Ümit Kaftancıoğlu was a Turkish
TV producer, writer and columnist of the newspaper Cumhuriyet
.
in Mardin Province
and as a teacher in Balıkesir
Necatibey Institute of Education before entering into the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
(TRT).
He won the Grand Award at the 1970 TRT Art Awards with his short story Dönemeç (The Bend), the 1972 Karacan Award with his interview Hakkullah and came third at the Başkent Awards with his short story Linda (Linda).
On 11 April 1980, he was gunned down in front of his home in Istanbul
as he was about to get in his car.
Novels:
Collections:
Research:
Children's literature:
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
TV producer, writer and columnist of the newspaper Cumhuriyet
Cumhuriyet
Cumhuriyet is a centre-left Turkish daily newspaper, founded on May 7, 1924 by journalist Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu. Based in Istanbul, it has been situated since October 17, 2005 in Mecidiyeköy. Cumhuriyet was the last newspaper to leave the old press district Cağaloğlu...
.
Biography
He graduated from Cilavuz Village Institute in 1957 and worked as a primary school teacher in DerikDerik
Derik , is a district of the Mardin Province in the southeastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It has borders with Mazıdağı, Viranşehir and Kızıltepe. The Assyrian/Syriac People formed once a majority in this district....
in Mardin Province
Mardin Province
Mardin Province is a province of Turkey with a population of 744,606. The population was 835,173 in 2000. The capital of the Mardin Province is Mardin...
and as a teacher in Balıkesir
Balikesir
Balıkesir is the capital city of Balıkesir Province. Balıkesir is in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 265,747 inhabitants. Old name is Karesi or Karasi.- History :...
Necatibey Institute of Education before entering into the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, also known as TRT , is the national public broadcaster of Turkey and was founded in 1964. Around 70% of TRT's funding comes from a tax levied on electricity bills and a sales tax on television and radio receivers...
(TRT).
He won the Grand Award at the 1970 TRT Art Awards with his short story Dönemeç (The Bend), the 1972 Karacan Award with his interview Hakkullah and came third at the Başkent Awards with his short story Linda (Linda).
On 11 April 1980, he was gunned down in front of his home in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
as he was about to get in his car.
Works
Short stories:- Dönemeç (The Bend, 1972)
- Çarpana (To One That Hit, 1975)
- İstanbul Allak Bullak (İstanbul Is Confused, 1975)
Novels:
- Yelatan (Wind-Blower, 1972)
- Tüfekliler (Gunmen, 1974)
Collections:
- Köroğlu Kolları (Köroğlu Arms, 1974)
Research:
- Altın Ekin (The Golden Harvest, 1980)
- Hınzır Paşa (Hınzır Paşa, 1980).
Children's literature:
- Tek Atlı Tekin Olmaz (One Horseman Is Not Auspicious, 1973)
- Kekeme Tavşan (Stammer Rabbit)
- Kan Kardeşim Dorutay (My Blood Brother Dorutay)
- Dört Boynuzlu Koç (Four Horned Ram)
- Çizmelerim Keçeden (My Boats Are Made of Felt)
- Salih Bey (Salih Bey)
- Çoban Geçmez (Shepherd Does Not Pass)