Şükrü Altın (born February 22, 1956;

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. Şükrü Altın, who published his first work Clock Story in 1990, is married and has three children.

Childhood

He finished Primary School in Güney Village of

; Secondary School in Ilgaz; High School in Ankara Yildirim Beyazit High School, College in

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Education life

He served as a teacher and school director in

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Kastamonu Kastamonu is the capital district of the Kastamonu Province, Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 102,059 of which 64,606 live in the urban center of Kastamonu. (Population of the urban center in 2010 is 91,012.) The ...

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and

. He tutored

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to his students. In the following years, he served as the District Director of Education in Korgun/Cankiri, Arac and Kure/Kastamonu, Eflani/Karabuk.

Today

He lectured about his Works in the country and received rewards from different institutions and organizations. He worked as a reporter and did research-investigation and interview writing. His columns and essays have been published in newspapers. He has been continuing to work as a writer since 2008. He is married, with three children. He is moderately fluent in

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. Şükrü Altın’s articles are published in the current Çankırı Karatekin Newspaper.

Projects

Şükrü Altın’s novel,

Abdülmecid II Abdulmejid II ( ota, عبد المجید ثانی, ʿAbdü'l-Mecîd-i sânî, tr, II. Abdülmecid, 29 May 1868 – 23 August 1944) was the last Caliph of the Ottoman Dynasty, the only Caliph of the Republic of Turkey, and nominally the 37 ...

, The Last caliphate in Exile-an 8-part TV series the director of which is Nazif Tunç and the producer of which is Halk Film company- will be broadcast on TRT screens in the following winter broadcast season.

Awards

*Governorship of Karabuk – Service Certificate of Honor *ÇKG Cankiri – Writer of the Year award

Works

References

External links

The Life of the national Poet- TRT OKULThe biography of the AuthorTRT HABER/Haber TadındaPublic Library of CankiriAdnan Ötüken Public Library-AnkaraPublic Library-Şükrü Altın Works SectionQuote News about the Author
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