Semih Çalışkan (born 10 January 1986) is a Turkish writer.
Biography
Çalışkan was born on 10 January 1986 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 ...
. After graduating from
Pertevniyal High School, he studied chemistry at
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 ...
. 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. It was published in October 2015 and it became a national
bestseller
A bestseller is a book or other media noted for its top selling status, with bestseller lists published by newspapers, magazines, and book store chains. Some lists are broken down into classifications and specialties (novel, nonfiction book, cookb ...
.
Ayşe Arman describes him as an 'author entrepreneur'. The cover of the book "A Bar Philosopher" was designed by
Emrah Yucel
Emrah Yucel (born May 24, 1968), is a Turkish advertising and graphic designer based in Los Angeles, USA. He specialized in motion picture advertising as well as country and city branding.
Yucel was born as the son of a screenwriter mother and ...
. Moreover, for the book launch, Çalışkan produced short movies in which
Gupse Özay stars. Those short movies were screened for the first time, in
Okan Bayülgen's late night show
Dada Dandanista.
References
Bibliography
*A Bar Philosopher ''(Bir Bar Filozofu)'', 2015, Dogan,
External links
*
Semih Çalışkan's TwitterSemih Çalışkan's Instagram
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1986 births
Living people
Writers from Istanbul
Pertevniyal High School alumni
Boğaziçi University alumni
Turkish novelists