Ümit Kaftancıoğlu (1935 – 11 April 1980) was a
Turkish TV producer, writer and columnist of the newspaper ''
Cumhuriyet
''Cumhuriyet'' (; English: " Republic") is the oldest up-market Turkish daily newspaper. It has been described as "the most important independent public interest newspaper in contemporary Turkey". The newspaper was awarded the ''Freedom of Pr ...
''.
Life and career
Kaftancıoğlu was born in Saskara village,
Hanak,
Ardahan Province. He graduated from Cilavuz Village Institute in 1957 and worked as a primary school teacher in
Derik
Derik ( ku, Dêrika Çiyayê Mazî) is a town in the Derik District in Mardin Province of Turkey. The town had a population of 18,942 in 2021.
Government
In the local elections of April 10 Mülkiye Esmez from the Peoples' Democratic Party was e ...
in
Mardin Province
Mardin Province ( tr, Mardin ili; ku, Parêzgeha Mêrdînê; ar, محافظة ماردين) is a province of Turkey with a population of 809,719 in 2017, slightly down from the population of 835,173 in 2000. Kurds form the majority of the popu ...
and as a teacher in
Balıkesir
Balıkesir () is a city in Turkey and is the capital city of Balıkesir Province. Balıkesir is located in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 338,936. Between 1341–1922, it was the capital of Karasi.
History
Close to ...
Necatibey Institute of Education before entering into the
Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT; Turkish : ) is the national public broadcaster of Turkey, founded in 1964. TRT was for many years the only television and radio provider in Turkey. Before the introduction of commercial radio ...
(TRT).
He won the Grand Award at the 1970 TRT Art Awards with his short story ''Dönemeç'' (''The Bend''), the 1972 Karacan Award with his interview ''Hakkullah'' and came third at the Başkent Awards with his short story ''Linda'' (''Linda'').
On 11 April 1980, he was gunned down in front of his home in
Istanbul
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as he was about to get in his car. The killer justified his action by saying "He was a leftist so I killed him." The killer was sentenced to only 4 years in prison. Later his son has married
Canan Kaftancıoğlu
Canan Kaftancıoğlu (born 3 February 1972) is a Turkish physician and politician. She is the president of the Republican People's Party's (CHP) in Istanbul. In September 2019, she was sentenced to 9 years and 8 months imprisonment for insulting ...
.
Ümit Kaftancıoğlu in Islamiyet Gerçekleri
Works
;Short stories:
* ''Dönemeç'' (''The Bend'', 1972)
* ''Çarpana'' (''To One That Hit'', 1975)
* ''İstanbul Allak Bullak'' (''İstanbul Is Confused'', 1975)
;Novels:
* ''Yelatan'' (''Wind-Blower'', 1972)
* ''Tüfekliler'' (''Gunmen'', 1974)
;Collections:
* ''Köroğlu Kolları'' (''Köroğlu Arms'', 1974)
;Research:
* ''Altın Ekin'' (''The Golden Harvest'', 1980)
* ''Hınzır Paşa'' (''Hınzır Paşa'', 1980).
;Children's literature:
* ''Tek Atlı Tekin Olmaz'' (''One Horseman Is Not Auspicious'', 1973)
* ''Kekeme Tavşan'' (''Stammer Rabbit'')
* ''Kan Kardeşim Dorutay'' (''My Blood Brother Dorutay'')
* ''Dört Boynuzlu Koç'' (''Four Horned Ram'')
* ''Çizmelerim Keçeden'' (''My Boats Are Made of Felt'')
* ''Salih Bey'' (''Salih Bey'')
* ''Çoban Geçmez'' (''Shepherd Does Not Pass'')
See also
* List of assassinated people from Turkey
References
External links
http://www.santaclauschurch.gov.tr
1935 births
1980 deaths
Turkish writers
Turkish columnists
Assassinated Turkish journalists
Murdered Cumhuriyet columnists
People murdered in Turkey
Turkish children's writers
People from Hanak
Turkish male short story writers
Journalists killed in Turkey
Turkish television producers
Political violence in Turkey
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