The Erdal Öz Prize is a
Turkish literary award presented annually. It was established in 2008 by Can Publisher, in memory of author and founder of Can Publisher,
Erdal Öz.
The winner receives 15,000 Turkish liras, approximately US $500.
Award winners
*2023
Füruzan
Füruzan (born Füruzan Yerdelen, October 29, 1932) is a self-taught Turkish writer, who is highly regarded for her sensitive characterisations of the poor and her depictions of Turkish immigrants abroad.
Biography
Born in Istanbul, Turkey, s ...
*2022
Mehmet Eroğlu
*2021
Selim İleri
*2020
Jale Parla
*2019
Latife Tekin
Latife Tekin (born 1957) is one of the most influential Turkish female authors.
Biography
She was born in 1957 in the village of Karacahevenk, in the Bünyan district of Kayseri. She came to Istanbul with her family in 1966 when she was 9 year ...
*2018
Adalet Ağaoğlu
Adalet Ağaoğlu (née Sümer; 23 October 1929 – 14 July 2020) was a Turkish novelist and playwright, considered one of the foremost novelists of 20th-century Turkish literature. She also wrote essays, memoirs, and short stories.
Life
She ...
*2017
*2016
*2015
Orhan Pamuk
Ferit Orhan Pamuk (born 7 June 1952) is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic, and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, his work has sold over thirteen million books in sixty-three lan ...
*2014
Küçük İskender
*2013
*2012
Murathan Mungan
Murathan Mungan (born 21 April 1955 in Istanbul) is a Turkish author, short story writer, playwright, and poet.
Biography
Mungan's family originates from Mardin.
His father is an Arab and mother is a Bosniak. After receiving his BA from the ...
*2011
*2010
*2009
İhsan Oktay Anar
İhsan Oktay Anar (born 1960 in Yozgat, Turkey), is a Turkish writer, illustrator, literature translator and an academic.
He studied philosophy in Ege University on undergraduate (1984), graduate (1989) and doctoral levels. Anar now teaches at t ...
*2008
Gülten Akın
Gülten Akın (23 January 1933 – 4 November 2015) was a Turkish poet. Her poetry is considered to be culturally significant to Turkey.
Akin was born in 1933 in Yozgat, Turkey. She attended Beşiktaş Atatürk Anatolian High School and gradua ...
See also
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Turkish literature
Turkish literature ( tr, Türk edebiyatı) comprises oral compositions and written texts in Turkic languages. The Ottoman and Azerbaijani forms of Turkish, which forms the basis of much of the written corpus, were highly influenced by Persian a ...
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List of literary awards
This list of literary awards from around the world is an index to articles about notable literary awards.
International awards
All nationalities & multiple languages eligible (in chronological order)
* Nobel Prize in Literature – since 1901 ...
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List of years in literature
This article gives a chronological list of years in literature (descending order), with notable publications listed with their respective years and a small selection of notable events. The time covered in individual years covers Renaissance, Baroq ...
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Literary award
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Erdal Oz Literature Award
Turkish literary awards
Awards established in 2008