Alper Sezener (born 1977) is a

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and

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. Alper Sezener was born in

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and graduated with a degree in

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(1999) and

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(2004) from

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. After graduating he worked as an expert and administrator at the international development projects and construction-petroleum companies. He lives in

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. Sezener's first book, titled ''Half Past Three'', was published in

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in 2003. After a short time, he published his books ''The Hunter of Character'' (2004), ''Far From Love and Death'' (2007). Although his books are called "

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" by some critics, his style has found acceptance by

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intellectuals of the new literature school.Anafilya, search result : Alper SEZENER
He has won national prizes including the

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research Writing Awards (2002),

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Story Awards (2003), Turkish Informatics Magazine, Science Fiction Story Awards (2004), Umit Kaftancioglu Story Awards (2005), Afyon Kocatepe Newspaper Story Awards (2007) in Turkey.

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