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Haldun Taner

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Haldun Taner

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1915-03-16 (Istanbul)
Died
1986-05-07 (Istanbul) age 71
Nationality
Turkish
Languages
Turkish, German
Residence History
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire → Istanbul, Turkey

Career

Occupations
playwright, short story writer
Active Years
1946-1986
Affiliations
Devekuşu Kabare

Education

Galatasaray High School
Period: -1935
Year of Graduation: 1935
Country: Turkey
Graduated in 1935
University of Heidelberg
Faculty of Politics and Economy
Country: Germany
Interrupted due to health issues
Istanbul University
Faculty of German Literature and Linguistics
Year of Graduation: 1950
Country: Turkey
Graduated in 1950
University of Vienna
Theatre and Philosophy
Period: 1955-1957
Country: Austria
Studied under Heinz Kindermann

Awards

New York Herald Tribune Story Contest First Prize
1954
Organization: New York Herald Tribune
Result: 受賞
Sait Faik Story Award
1954
Result: 受賞
International Festival of the Humor of Bordighera Award
1969
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Keşanlı Ali Destanı

1964 Theater

His most popular play

Humor
Translations
  • German
  • French
  • English

Bibliography

  • Günün Adamı (1957)
  • Dışardakiler (1957)
  • Ve Değirmen Dönerdi (1958)
  • Fazilet Eczanesi (1960)
  • Timsah (1960)
  • Lütfen Dokunmayın (1961)
  • Huzur Çıkmazı (1962)
  • Keşanlı Ali Destanı (1964)
  • Gözlerimi Kaparım, Vazifemi Yaparım (1964)
  • Eşeğin Gölgesi (1965)
  • Zilli Zarife (1966)
  • Vatan Kurtaran Şaban (1967)
  • Bu Şehr-i İstanbul Ki (1968)
  • Sersem Kocanın Kurnaz Karısı (1969)
  • Astronot Niyazi (1970)
  • Ha Bu Diyar (1971)
  • Dün Bugün (1971)
  • Aşk-u Sevda (1973)
  • Dev Aynası (1973)
  • Yâr Bana Bir Eğlence (1974)
  • Ayışığında Şamata (1977)
  • Hayırdır İnşallah (1980)
  • Marko Paşa (1985)
  • Aleyna'nın kızı (1985)

Translations of Works

  • German
  • French
  • English
  • Russian
  • Greek
  • Slovenian
  • Swedish
  • Hebrew

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Humorous style
Recurring Motifs
HumorEveryday life

Health

  • Serious health problem
    1940年代
    Interrupted studies in Germany, returned to Turkey
  • Heart attack
    1986年
    Sudden death

Legacy

Distinguished place in Turkish literature, theater named after him

In Popular Culture

  • Theatre in Kadıköy named after him
  • 2015 declared as Year of Haldun Taner