Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar

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born

June 23, 1901 in İstanbul, Turkey

died

January 24, 1962

gender

male

genre

Literature & Fiction, Poetry

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Tanpınar was born in Istanbul on 23 June 1901. His father was a judge, Hüseyin Fikri Efendi. Tanpınar's mother died at Mosul, when Tanpınar was thirteen. Because his father's vocation required frequent relocation, Tanpınar continued his education in several different cities, including Istanbul, Sinop, Siirt, Kirkuk, and Antalya. After quitting veterinary college, he resumed his educational career at the Faculty of Literature at Istanbul University, which he completed in 1923. As a literature teacher, he taught at high schools in Erzurum (1923–1924), Konya, Ankara, the Educational Institute of Gazi and the Fine Arts Academy. At the Fine Arts Academy, besides teaching literature, Tanpınar taught in branches of aesthetics in arts, history of a...more

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Average rating: 4.27 · 793 ratings · 27 reviews · 20 distinct works

	Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü 4.56 avg rating — 404 ratings — published 1961 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Huzur 4.15 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 2004 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Beş Şehir 3.54 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1946 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Mahur Beste 3.89 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1995	My rating:
	Hikâyeler 3.96 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Bütün Şiirleri 3.77 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	My rating:
	19. Asır Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	Sahnenin Dışındakiler 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1997	My rating:
	Edebiyat Dersleri 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Edebiyat Üzerine Makaleler 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1969	My rating:

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“Hayır, burada her şeye bu kadar basit bir gözle bakan insanların arasında yaşamak bana güç gelecek. Bunlar için ölüm, hayat, günün her hadisesi, saadetler ve felaketler o kadar tabii şeyler ki... Halbuki ben masalı olan bir adamdım.”
― Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Sahnenin Dışındakiler

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“Yıldızlar birbiriyle konuşabilir, insan insanla konuşamaz.”
― Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü

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“الإنسان لايتخلى إلا عند الموت فقط...”
― Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Huzur

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