Engin Ardıç (1 February 1952 – 27 May 2023) was a Turkish writer and a newspaper columnist for the Sabah newspaper. He also worked as a television commentator in the 1990s.

Biography

Ardıç was born on 1 February 1952 in

Trabzon Trabzon, historically known as Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. The city was founded in 756 BC as "Trapezous" by colonists from Miletus. It was added into the Achaemenid E ...

, a coastal city on the northern

Black Sea The Black Sea is a marginal sea, marginal Mediterranean sea (oceanography), mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bound ...

shore of

Anatolia Anatolia (), also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey. It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean ...

. After movıng to

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 ...

at an early age due to his parents' jobs, he spent his childhood mostly in

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 18 km2 and its population is 175,190 (2022). It is located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and ...

. In 1959, he was admitted to the elementary section of

Galatasaray High School Galatasaray High School (, ), established in Istanbul in 1481, is the oldest and Selective school, highly selective high school in Turkey. It is also the second-oldest Turkish educational institution after Istanbul University, which was establi ...

. Following his graduation from Galatasaray High School, Ardıç entered

Boğaziçi University Boğaziçi University (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Boğaziçi Üniversitesi''), also known as Bosphorus University, is a Public university, public research university in Istanbul, Turkey, historically tied to a former American educational insti ...

and graduated with a degree in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

. Because of his interest in theater, his first writings in the early 1970s were mostly theater reviews for the magazine ''Tiyatro'' (Theater). He also wrote literary critiques in '' Yeni Dergi'' (New Magazine), ''Politika'' (Politics) and ''

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 ...

'' (The Republic). Until his death, he was a columnist for the Sabah newspaper. His writing style often contained street slang. He had been accused of being a misogynist and of promoting hate speech, charges that he had denied. Ardıç died in

Bağcılar Bağcılar is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 23 km2, and its population is 740,069 (2022). It is located on the East Thrace, European side of Istanbul, near the ...

, Istanbul on 27 May 2023, at the age of 71.

Bibliography

* "''Doğru Söyleyeni Dokuz Köyden...''" (1988) * "''Kadın Suretleri''" (1989) * "''İslâm Teksas'ta''" (1989) * "''Şengül Hamamı''" (1989) * "'' Mustafa Kemal Sizin Gibi Kıro Değildi!''" (1990) * "''Daktilo Konçertoları''" (1990) * "''Turkobarok''" (1991) * "''Teğel Teğel Hüzün''" (1991) * "''Burjuvazi Şeyediyor Haa...''" (1999)

References

* Biyografi.net �
''Engin Ardıç''
* Ansiklopedik ''Turkcebilgi.com'' �
''Engin Ardıç''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ardic, Engin 1952 births 2023 deaths Galatasaray High School alumni People from Trabzon Turkish journalists Turkish writers Cumhuriyet people Sabah (newspaper) people