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, Slovenian, Swedish, and Hebrew.
In 1967, together with Metin Akpınar, Zeki Alasya and Ahmet Gülhan, he founded the Devekuşu Kabare (literally, the Ostrich Cabaret; see the Turkish Wikipedia entry Devekuşu Kabare). He educated and worked with many actors and directors. In addition, he has a distinguished place in Turkish literature due to his essays, and newspaper articles.
Haldun Taner died of a sudden heart attack on May 7, 1986, in Istanbul. He was laid to rest at the Küplüce Cemetery following the religious funeral service at the Teşvikiye Mosque on May 9.[1]
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A theatre venue in Kadıköy district of Istanbul is named in his honor.
haldun, taner, march, 1915, 1986, well, known, turkish, playwright, short, story, writer, born, 1915, march, 1915istanbul, ottoman, empirediedmay, 1986, 1986, aged, istanbul, turkeynationalityturkishoccupationplaywright, contents, biography, legacy, bibliograp. Haldun Taner March 16 1915 May 7 1986 was a well known Turkish playwright and short story writer Haldun TanerBorn 1915 03 16 March 16 1915Istanbul Ottoman EmpireDiedMay 7 1986 1986 05 07 aged 71 Istanbul TurkeyNationalityTurkishOccupationPlaywright Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksBiography editHe 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 Kesanli Ali Destani Epopee of Ali of Keshan His stories have been translated into German French English Russian Greek Slovenian Swedish and Hebrew In 1967 together with Metin Akpinar Zeki Alasya and Ahmet Gulhan he founded the Devekusu Kabare literally the Ostrich Cabaret see the Turkish Wikipedia entry Devekusu Kabare He educated and worked with many actors and directors In addition he has a distinguished place in Turkish literature due to his essays and newspaper articles Haldun Taner died of a sudden heart attack on May 7 1986 in Istanbul He was laid to rest at the Kupluce Cemetery following the religious funeral service at the Tesvikiye Mosque on May 9 1 Legacy editA theatre venue in Kadikoy district of Istanbul is named in his honor The International Organization of Turkic Culture declared the year 2015 as the Year of Haldun Taner and Semen Kadyshev 2 Bibliography editTheater Gunun Adami 1957 Disardakiler 1957 Ve Degirmen Donerdi 1958 Fazilet Eczanesi 1960 Timsah 1960 Lutfen Dokunmayin 1961 Huzur Cikmazi 1962 Kesanli Ali Destani 1964 Gozlerimi Kaparim Vazifemi Yaparim 1964 Esegin Golgesi 1965 Zilli Zarife 1966 Vatan Kurtaran Saban 1967 Bu Sehr i Istanbul Ki 1968 Sersem Kocanin Kurnaz Karisi 1969 Astronot Niyazi 1970 Ha Bu Diyar 1971 Dun Bugun 1971 Ask u Sevda 1973 Dev Aynasi 1973 Yar Bana Bir Eglence 1974 Ayisiginda Samata 1977 Hayirdir Insallah 1980 Marko Pasa 1985 Aleyna nin kizi 1985 Stories Gecmis Zaman Olur Ki 1946 Yasasin Demokrasi 1948 Sishane ye Yagmur Yagiyordu 1950 Tus 1951 Onikiye Bir Var 1953 Ayisiginda Caliskur 1954 Sancho nun Sabah Yuruyusu 1964 Koncinalar 1967 Kizil Sacli Amazon 1970 Yalida Sabah 1979 Seytan Tuyu 1980 Bir Kavak Ve Insanlar AyakReferences edit Editorden PDF Sosyal Bilimler Enstitusu Dergisi in Turkish Adiyaman University Retrieved 2014 05 19 2015 was declared Year of Haldun Taner TURKSOY www turksoy org Retrieved 2021 08 13 Who is who database Biography of Haldun Taner in Turkish External links editHaldun Taner at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article about a Turkish writer or poet is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Haldun Taner amp oldid 1145140271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
