Bilge Karasu (9 January 1930 – 13 July 1995), was a Turkish short story writer and novelist.

Bilge Karasu
Born9 January 1930 (1930-01-09)
Istanbul, Turkey
Died14 July 1995(1995-07-14) (aged 65)
Ankara, Turkey
OccupationPoet, philosopher
Alma materIstanbul University
Years active1924–1976
Notable awardsTDK Translation Prize, Pegasus Prize, Sedat Simavi Literature Award

Biography

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Bilge Karasu was born in 1930, in Istanbul.[1] Bilge Karasu's parents, who later converted to Islam, were of Jewish origin,[2] although he does not have any kinship with Emanuel Karasu, an Ottoman politician of Jewish origin.[3] He studied at Şişli Terakki High School and at Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Philosophy. He published articles on art criticism in the Forum magazine between 1954 and 1959.[4]

In 1963, he returned from Europe, where he had studied on a Rockefeller scholarship. In 1964, he started to work as a translator at the General Directorate of Press, Broadcasting, and Tourism and in the foreign broadcasting service of Ankara Radio.[5]

Karasu wrote radio plays for Ankara Radioı.[6] He worked as a lecturer at Hacettepe University's Philosophy Department from 1974 until his death.[7]

He lived in a small basement on Nilgün Street in Ankara for years.[8] He died on 14 July, 1995, at Hacettepe University Hospital, Ankara where he was being treated for pancreatic cancer. He is buried in Karşıyaka Cemetery.[9]

Bibliography

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Stories

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Novels

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Essays

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Radio plays

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  • Peter Pan (Radyo için oyunlaştıran Bilge Karasu) (1967), Ankara Radyosu
  • Sevilmek, (Ocak 1970), Ankara Radyosu[10]
  • Kerem ile Kediler, (Mart 1970), Ankara Radyosu
  • Gidememek[11]
  • Aşk[12]

Translations

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  • Abraham Lincoln, Emil Ludwing, 1953, Cep Kitapları
  • Doktor Martino, William Faulkner, 1956, Yenilik Publications
  • Bella'nın Ölümü, Georges Simenon, 1981, Karacan Publications
  • Salgına İnanıyorum, Jean Cocteau, 1968, Türk Dili (Sinema Ozel Sayısı), Ankara: Volume: 196 (January 1968), p. 422-425
  • İşin Özü Bir Öykü Anlatmaktır, Jean Renoir, Türk Dili (Sinema Ozel Sayısı), Ankara: Volume: 196 (January 1968), p. 426-428

Awards

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Books written about

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  • Bilge Karasu Aramızda (1997) (Prepared by: Füsun Akatlı, Müge Gürsoy Sökmen)
  • Yazının da Yırtılıverdiği Yer (Bir Bilge Karasu Okuması) (2007); Author: Cem İleri; Metis Publications
  • Bilge Karasu'yu Okumak (Prepared by: Doğan Yaşat), Metis Publications, 2013.
  • Excavating Memory: Bilge Karasu’s Istanbul and Walter Benjamin’s Berlin (2020); Author: Ülker Gökberk; Academic Studies Press

See also

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References

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  • Güzel, Cemal (1996). "Bilge Karasu Kaynakçası". Anadolu Sanat Dergisi. Özel Sayı: Bilge Karasu İçin. Anadolu Üniversitesi Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi Yayınları.
  • "Bilge Karasu". www.felsefe.hacettepe.edu.tr. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  • "Dosya: Bilge Karasu". Teorik Bakış Dergisi. 1. Sel Yayınları: 160. 2013.

Notes

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  1. ^ Bilge Karasu Yagmurlu Kentin Gunescisi Archived 2021-01-10 at the Wayback Machine; Katikoy Gazette; accessed
  2. ^ Gökberk, Ülker (15 September 2020), "Addendum: Biographical Notes on Bilge Karasu", Addendum: Biographical Notes on Bilge Karasu, Academic Studies Press, pp. 257–259, doi:10.1515/9781644694435-013/html?srsltid=afmboorwl1u9doobnbzghpn5cpe5fsqpbdayxmmljmc6urque23szmuj, ISBN 978-1-64469-443-5, retrieved 19 November 2024
  3. ^ Özkök, Ertuğrul. "Hayatın ortasından bir veda mektubu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. ^ Bora Gürdaş (2020). "Bilge Karasu'nun Forum dergisinde yayımlanan sanat yazıları (1954-1959)". Rumelide Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi (in Turkish) (20): 296–309. doi:10.29000/rumelide.791646.
  5. ^ "Bilge Karasu Eserleri". www.idefix.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. ^ Güzel, Cemal (1996). "Bilge Karasu Kaynakçası". Anadolu Sanat Dergisi. Anadolu Üniversitesi Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi Yayınları.
  7. ^ "Bilge Karasu". Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  8. ^ SÖKMENSÜER, Yaşar. "Nilgün Sokak ve Karasu". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Ankara Büyük Şehir Belediyesi... M e B İ S ...Mezarlık Bilgi Sistemi". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Türk Dili Şubat 2019 – Türk Dil Kurumu". www.tdk.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  11. ^ HIZLAN, Doğan. "Bilge Karasu'yu okumak ve okutmak". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  12. ^ HIZLAN, Doğan. "Bilge Karasu'yu okumak ve okutmak". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.