Sennur Sezer (12 June 1943,
Eskişehir – 7 October 2015,
Ä°stanbul) was a Turkish poet and documentary writer.
Her real name is Sennur Fatma Çelik.
Her first poem was published in 1958 and her first book ''Gecekondu''
in 1964. She wrote many screenplays, especially for
Turkish cinema
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under her real name as well as under a pseudonym and contributed to the writing of various
encyclopedias
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and
anthologies
In book publishing
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.
As one of the founding members of the
Labour party she supported all kinds of actions by women, workers and other groups of people seeking their rights and supported the actions taken by them such as
strikes
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People
*Strike (surname)
Physical confrontation or removal
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. She is the spouse of writer
Adnan Özyalçıner whom she married in 1967.
Life
She was born on 12 June 1943 in
Eskişehir. She finished her primary education at Kadımehmet Primary School in 1953 and finished her middleschool education at Kasımpaşa middleschool in 1956.
She published her first poem while she was a highschool student at Istanbul Girls High School
in 1958.
In 1959 she left during her second year studies at the
Istanbul Girls High School
Istanbul Girls' High School ( tr, İstanbul Kız Lisesi) was the first state established girls school in the Ottoman Empire.
The school was inaugurated on March 21, 1850, by Sadrazam Mustafa Reshid Pasha, one of the architects of the Tanzimat ref ...
and started to work at the
Taşkızak Naval Shipyard. Her first book of poetry, ''Gecekondu'', was published in 1964.
In 1965 when she became an editor at Varlık Publishers she published her second book of poems ''Yasak''
in 1966. She married Adnan Özyalçıner in 1967; they had 2 children. 1977’de üçüncü şiir kitabı Dirençi, 1979’da çocuklar için yazdığı ''Gerçeğin Masalı'' yayımlandı.
She wrote the lyrics ''Buruk Acı'' which was featured in the movie of the same starring
Türkan Şoray
Türkan Şoray (; born 28 June 1945) is a Turkish actress, writer and film director of Circassian origin. She is known as "Sultan" of the Cinema of Turkey. She started her career in 1960, and won her first award as the most successful actress a ...
,
Tanju Gürsu
Tanju Gürsu (30 October 1938 – 7 June 2016) was a Turkish actor, director and screenwriter, who was a major star of Turkish cinema in the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared in films such as ''Haremde Dört Kadın'' (1965) and '' Üç Korkusuz ArkadaŠ...
, and
Muzaffer Tema
Muzaffer Tema (June 15, 1919 – October 4, 2011) was a Turkish movie actor.
He was born on June 15, 1919 in Istanbul. Following his education in flute, violin and piano playing at the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory, he served as a musicia ...
as leads. The movie was based on a book of the same name written by Adnan Özyalçıner.
Till 1982 worked as an editor and article writer at various publishing houses and encyclopedias.
Beginning with ''
Günlük Evrensel'' and ''Evrensel Kültür'' she wrote in various magazines and newspapers, and continued to prepare the narratives for documentaries until Sezer died
on 7 October 2015 on a wednesday.
Her poetry
Sezers restless youth and the hardships she faced during that time relfect negatively upon her poems about family relations.
Legacy
The Sennur Sezer awards are named after her.
Poetry books
* ''Gecekondu'' (1964)
* ''Yasak'' (1966)
* ''Direnç'' (1977)
* ''Sesimi Arıyorum'' (1982)
* ''Kimlik Kartı'' (ilk üç kitap, 1983)
* ''Bu Resimde Kimler Var'' (1986)
* ''AfiÅŸ'' (1991)
* ''Kirlenmiş Kağıtlar'' (1999)
* ''Bir Annenin Notları'' (Seçme Şiirler 2002)
* ''Dilsiz Dengbej'' (2001)
* ''AkÅŸam Haberleri'' (2006)
* ''İzi Kalsın'' (2011)
Other works
* ''Keloğlan ile Köse'' (Story, with Adnan Özyalçıner)
* ''Şiir Gündemi'' (trials 1995)
* ''İstanbul'un Taşı-Toprağı Altın'' (İstanbul folklore together with
Adnan Özyalçıner ) (1995)
* ''Anadolu'dan Öyküler'' (with
Adnan Özyalçıner) (1995)
* ''Pencereden Bakan Çocuk'' (Çocuklara şiirler) (1995)
* ''Türk Safosu Mihri Hatun'' (Documentary scenario 1997)
* ''Osmanlı'da Fal ve Falnameler'' (1998)
* ''Ekmek Kavgası / Emek Öyküleri 1'' (story selection together with
Adnan Özyalçıner) (1998)
* ''Grev Bildirisi / Emek Öyküleri 2'' (story selection together with
Adnan Özyalçıner) (1998)
* ''Motorize Köleler/Emek Öyküleri 3'' (story selection together with
Adnan Özyalçıner) (1999)
* ''Dokumacının Ölümü /Emek Öyküleri 4'' (Östory selection together with
Adnan Özyalçıner) (1999)
* ''Hasır Ören Padişah'' (Masal,1999)
* ''Az Masraflı ve Kolay Yemekler'' (2001)
* ''Nazım, Dünya ve Biz'' ( review, with Şükran Kurdakul 2002)
* 'Masal Evi'' (
Adnan Özyalçıner ile birlikte)(2003)
* ''Bir Zamanların İstanbul'u'' (with
Adnan Özyalçıner) (2005)
* ''Binbir Gece Masalları'' (Illustrated by
Mustafa DelioÄŸlu) (2006)
* ''Şahmaran'' (halk öyküsü 2007)
* ''
'68'in Edebiyatı, Edebiyatın 68'i'' (inceleme ve seçki, 2008)
* ''Öyküleriyle İstanbul Anıtları'' (Volume 2, with Adnan Özyalçıner, 2010)
Awards
* 1980 Kadınların Sesi Dergisi’nin 8 Mart Ödülü (Kadınlara yönelik yazıları ve şiirleri için)
* 1987 Halil Kocagöz Şiir Ödülü (Bu Resimde Kimler Var ile)
* 1990 Sıtkı Dost Çocuk Edebiyatı Ödülü (Keloğlan İle Köse ile)
* 1998 Pir Sultan Abdal Dernekleri Edebiyat Ödülü (Şiiri alanlara taşıdığı için)
* 2000 Oğuzkaan Koleji Şiir Ustaları Ödülü
* 2000 Yunus Nadi Şiir Ödülü (Kirlenmiş Kağıtlar ile)
* 2009 (Ş.Avni Ölez Şiir Emeği Ödülü)
* 2012 PEN Türkiye Şiir Ödülü
Further reading
Academic papers about Sezers literature
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References
Sources
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External links
* {{IMDb name, 9297337
20th-century women writers
20th-century Turkish poets
Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery
2015 deaths
1943 births
Turkish women writers
Anti-revisionists
Hoxhaists