Semih Çalışkan (born 10 January 1986, İstanbul ) is a Turkish best-selling book author. Çalışkan published his first book ''A Bar Philosopher'' ('' tr, Bir Bar Filozofu'') in October 2015 and it became a national

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. His second book ''94'' will be out in 2020.

Biography

Çalışkan was born on 10 January 1986 in Istanbul. After graduating from

Pertevniyal High School Pertevniyal High School of Istanbul was founded in 1872 by Pertevniyal Sultan, the mother of Sultan Abdulaziz. It cost 3520 gold coins to build the school. The school was forced to relocate after the fire of 1911, which destroyed much of downtown ...

, he studied chemistry at

Boğaziçi University Boğaziçi University ( tr, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi), also known as Bosphorus University, is a major research university in Istanbul, Turkey. Its main campus is located on the European side of the Bosphorus, Bosphorus strait. It has six facult ...

. During his time at university, he attended screenwriting courses at Mithat Alam Cinema Centre for two years. He has worked for multinational advertising agencies and FMCG companies. Now, Çalışkan works as the CEO of ÇapaMarka Entertainment Group. Çalışkan's first novel, ''A Bar Philosopher'' is a love story based on a true story.

Ayşe Arman Ayşe Arman (born 9 December 1969) is a Turkish journalist and columnist of German descent. She is best known for her interviews. Arman is the author of two books, one of which is a compilation of best moments of her interviews made over the past ...

describes him as an 'author entrepreneur'. The cover of the book "A Bar Philosopher" was designed by Emrah Yucel. Moreover, for the book launch, Çalışkan produced short movies in which Gupse Ozay stars. Those short movies were screened for the first time, in Okan Bayulgen's late night show

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. Çalışkan is now working on tv-series adaptations, and international editions of his first book ''A Bar Philosopher'' and new book ''94.''

Bibliography

# A Bar Philosopher ''(Bir Bar Filozofu)'', 2015, Dogan,

External links

Semih Çalışkan's official WebsiteSemih Çalışkan's TwitterSemih Çalışkan's Instagram

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Caliskan, Semih Living people 1986 births Writers from Istanbul Pertevniyal High School alumni Boğaziçi University alumni Turkish novelists