List of Turkish writers
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This is a list of Turkish writers who are Ottoman or Turkish nationals and who write in Turkish language.
A
- Sait Faik Abasıyanık, short story writer, novelist, poet (1906–1954)
- Halide Edib Adıvar, novelist, scholar politician (1884–1964)
- Agah Efendi, journalist (1832–1885)
- Adalet Ağaoğlu, novelist and playwright (born 1929)
- Süreyya Ağaoğlu, lawyer (1903–1989)
- Zeynep Ahunbay, scholar (born 1946)
- Müneccimbaşı Ahmed Dede, courtier, poet, historian (died 1702)
- Ahmed Vefik Pasha, translator, playwright, statesman, dictionary writer, diplomat of Greek origin (1823–1891)
- Hikmet Temel Akarsu, novelist, short story writer, playwright, satirist (born 1960)
- Gülten Akın, poet (1933–2015)
- Alev Alatlı, economist, philosopher, novelist, columnist (born 1944)
- Sabahattin Ali, novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist (1903–1948)
- Melih Cevdet Anday, poet (1915–2002)
- Duygu Asena, journalist, women's rights activist (1946–2006)
- Meltem Arıkan, novelist and playwright (born 1968)
- Yusuf Atılgan, novelist, short story writer and playwright (1921–1989)
- Şevket Süreyya Aydemir, historian, economist (1897–1976)
- Samiha Ayverdi, Sufi mystic (1905–1993)
B
- Vecihi Başarın, historian (born 1947)
- Pelin Batu, actress, poet, historian (born 1978)
- Enis Batur, poet, essayist, novelist, editor (born 1952)
- Ataol Behramoğlu, poet, essayist, translator (born 1942)
- Nazan Bekiroğlu, novelist (born 1957)
- İlhan Berk, poet (1918–2008)
- Aydın Boysan, architect, scholar, essayist (born 1921)
- Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı, philosopher, poet, politician (1869–1949)
- Sevim Burak, playwright, poet (1931–1983)
- Coşkun Büktel, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, critic (born 1950)
C
- Edip Cansever, poet (1928–1986)
- Abdullah Cevdet, poet, philosopher, translator (1869–1932)
D
- Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, poet (1914–2008)
- Ahmet Muhip Dıranas, poet and playwright (1909–1980)
E
- Erzurumlu Emrah, folk poet (1775–1854)
- Mehmet Akif Ersoy, poet, scholar, writer of the Turkish National Anthem (1873–1936)
G
- Ziya Gökalp, sociologist, poet, political activist (1876–1924)
- Reşat Nuri Güntekin
- Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar
H
- Ahmet Haşim, poet (1884–1933)
- Nazım Hikmet, poet, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director (1902–1963)
I
K
- Orhan Veli Kanık, poet (1914–1950)
- Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, novelist, journalist, poet (1889–1974)
- Orhan Kemal
- Yahya Kemal
- Yaşar Kemal
- Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, poet, novelist, playwright (1904–1983)
- Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, historian (1890–1966)
M
- Aşık Mahzuni Şerif, folk musician, ashik, poet, composer (1940–2002)
- Murathan Mungan, novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright (born 1955)
N
- Aziz Nesin, novelist, humorist, playwright, poet, short story writer (1915–1995)
- Nedîm, poet (1681–1730)
P
- Orhan Pamuk, novelist, screenwriter, scholar, Nobel laureate in Literature (born 1952)
- Pir Sultan Abdal, poet (c. 1480–1550)
S
- Peyami Safa
- Ömer Sevinçgül
Ş
T
- Kemal Tahir
- Haldun Taner, playwright and short story writer (1915–1986)
- Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
- Fatma Aliye Topuz, novelist, columnist, essayist (1862–1936)
Y
- Yunus Emre, poet and mystic (1238–1320)
- Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, poet (1869–1944)
Z
References
External links
- Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Ansiklopedisi Dergâh Yayınevi
- YKY Tanzimat'tan Bugüne Edebiyatçılar Ansiklopedisi
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