Zaven Biberyan

Zaven Biberyan

Zaven Biberyan
Native name Զաւեն Պիպերեան
Born 1921
Istanbul, Turkey
Died October 4, 1984
Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality Turkish
Ethnicity Armenian
Religion Christianity

Zaven Biberyan (born 1921, Istanbul, Turkey - died October 4, 1984) was a renowned writer, editor, and author of Armenian descent.[1]

Early life

Zaven Biberyan was born in Cengelkoy, a district of Istanbul in 1921. He first attended the local Aramyan-Uncuyan Armenian school and later he attended Saint Josephs High School.[2] He then attended the academy of Commercial Sciences in Istanbul.[2]

Career as Writer

Zaven Biberyan has always wrote in Armenian. When Biberyan was conscripted to the Turkish Army in 1941, he met with Jamanak chief editor Ara Kocunyan.[1] Kocunyan was impressed by Biberyans Armenian linguistic skills and encouraged him to write an article for Jamanak. After returning to Istanbul, Biberyan wrote his first article called "The End of Christianity". This article caused a great tumult among the Armenian community and the series of his articles were suspended.[1] He later wrote for Armenian newspapers such as Nor Or (New Day) and Nor Lur (New News). After receiving a lot of pressure for some of his socialist oriented articles, Zaven Biberyan went to Beirut Lebanon in 1949 and continued to be a writer for a Zartonk.[1] He also served for the Ararat editorial board in Aleppo and Paris.[1] In 1953, he returned to Istanbul and married Seta Hidiryan and had a daughter.[1] He then worked for the Ottoman Bank. Zaven Biberyan contracted ulcer disease in 1984 and died October 4. He is buried in Sisli Armenian Cemetery.[1]

Political career

During the Workers Party of Turkey 1965 general elections, Zaven Biberyan was selected as a would-be parliamentary candidate.[1] However, he was not elected. In 1968 he then served as an assistant to the vice president of the Municipal Assembly.[1]

Works

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Zaven Biberyan" (in Turkish). Aras Publishing House. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Zaven Biberyan (2007). Mrcunnerou Verchaluysi (The Dusk of the Ants) (in Armenian). Istanbul: Aras. ISBN 9789757265917.