Afet Ilgaz
Afet Muhteremoğlu Ilgaz (born January 2, 1937 in Ezine , † January 16, 2015 in Istanbul ) was a Turkish writer .
Life
After studying philosophy in Istanbul, she worked there as a teacher. She worked in literature from 1956, mainly writing short stories and novels . Before her wedding to the writer Rıfat Ilgaz , she published under the name Afet Muhteremoğlu.
Ilgaz has won a number of Turkish literary prizes. She also worked as the founder of a publishing house Sınıf Yayınları and her own elementary school. Only her short story Schöpferisch sein (1984) has been translated into German so far . As a columnist for Millî Gazete , she also worked as a journalist.
She died on January 16, 2015 in Istanbul at the age of 78.
Awards
- Törehan Award (Yeni Istanbul)
- Turkish Language Association Story Award
- Writers Union of Turkey Award.
Works
Short stories
- Bedriye (1963)
- Başötülüler (1964)
- Toprak (1968)
Children's books
- Annem Annem (1974)
- Değişen sevgiler (1976)
Travel report
- İtalya mektupları (1962)
literature
- Louis Mitler: Contemporary Turkish Writers. Indiana University, Bloomington (1988), 133.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ilgaz, Afet |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Muhteremoğlu, Afet |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 2, 1937 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ezine |
DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 2015 |
Place of death | Istanbul |