Garo and the Black Sea

by Selçuk Erez, Oya Erez (Editor), Yeşim Erez (Editor)

Garo and the Black Sea is a moving novel based on the true and unusual story of Garo Taşcan, an Armenian fisherman in Turkey. The son of a communist taxi driver and a church caretaker’s daughter, Garo grows up in a northern suburb of Istanbul, witnessing the departure of the Armenians in large numbers, and the arrival of Turkish immigrants from the villages of the Black Sea. Captivated as a young boy by the stories of adventure on the sea, he escapes and joins the fishing crew of a Black Sea captain.

181 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Author, columnist, playwright and Gynecologist and Obstetrician

Professor emeritus of the University of Istanbul
Maintains a private practice in his office by the Atatürk Cultural Center at the Taksim Square and delivering babies and performing gynecological operations at Istanbul’s main private hospitals.
Gynecologic Oncology Fellow at the Baylor University. After passing the American Ob. – Gyn Board Examination, he returned to his native Istanbul to practice, teach and to write.
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the -Cerrahpasa Medical School, University of Istanbul.
His collected works have been published in thirteen volumes one of which has been translated to Greek.
Present and past memberships and positions include :
President of the Administrative Board of the Turkish Planned Parenthood Association (Türkiye Aile Sağlığı ve Planlaması Vakfı).
Member of the Board of the Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeast Europe (Krispou 9, Ano Poli 54634 Thessaloniki, Greece).
He has acted as the cultural advisor to the Mayor of Istanbul .
Member of the Association of History of Medicine of Turkey.
A founding member of the Aybay Foundation for Legal Studies.
Past member of the Ethics Committee of the Chamber of Medicine of Istanbul.