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 Press ...
''.
Life and career
Kaftancıoğlu was born in Saskara village,
Hanak,
Ardahan Province
Ardahan Province (; ka, არტაანის რეგიონი, tr; is a Provinces of Turkey, province in the north-east of Turkey, bordering Georgia (country), Georgia and Armenia. Its area is 4,934 km2, and its population is 92,481 ...
. He graduated from Cilavuz Village Institute in 1957 and worked as a primary school teacher in
Derik
Derik () is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,381 km2, and its population is 62,028 (2022).
History
The town is first mentioned in the late 14th century, however a Roman fort indicates that the area has be ...
in
Mardin Province
Mardin Province (; ; ; ) is a province and metropolitan municipality in Turkey. Its area is 8,780 km2, and its population is 870,374 (2022). The largest city in the province is Kızıltepe, while the capital Mardin is the second largest ci ...
and as a teacher in
Balıkesir
Balıkesir () is a city in the Marmara Region, Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Balıkesir Province, which is also a Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality. As of 2022, the population of Balıkesir Province ...
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 broadcasting, public broadcaster of Turkey, founded in 1964. TRT was for many years the only television and radio broadcaster in Turkey. Before the introductio ...
(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
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
as he was about to get in his car. Later his son married
Canan Kaftancıoğlu.
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
The following is an incomplete, chronological list of people from Turkey murdered by assassins mainly on political and religious grounds. Many were critical public servants and intellectuals assassinated by far-right proponents of an army-control ...
References
External links
http://www.santaclauschurch.gov.tr
1935 births
1980 deaths
Turkish writers
Turkish columnists
Assassinated Turkish journalists
Cumhuriyet people
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 (1976–1980)
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