Şahap Sıtkı İlter (2 April 1915, in
Niğde
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– 3 September 1991, in
Istanbul
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),
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Şahap Sıtkı, was a
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writer of novels, short stories and translator.
He is better known for his short story books including: ''Acı'', ''Çırılçıplak'', and ''Bulut Gelir Pare Pare''.
Sıtkı graduated from
Antalya
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High School in 1936 and the
Ankara University, Law School
The Ankara University, Law School ( tr, Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi formerly known ''Ankara Adliye Hukuk Mektebi'') is a faculty for law of the Ankara University in Turkey.
History
Ankara University, Law School, was founded as a par ...
in 1941. After high school, he started working also while attending university and continued working until he retired in 1951.
Published works
Short stories
*''Cirilciplak'' (1957)
*''Bulut Gelir Pare Pare'' (1958)
*''Gulen Ayva Ağlayan Nar'' (1959)
*''Şubat Gecesi'' (1964)
*''Acı'' (1970)
Novels
*''Gün Gormeyen Sokak'' (1958)
*''Toprak'' (1962)
*''Gökkuşağı'' (1965)
*''Horoz Değirmeni'' (1967)
*''Kimin İçin'' (1967)
References
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1915 births
People from Niğde
Ankara University Faculty of Law alumni
Turkish male short story writers
Turkish novelists
1991 deaths