birth_date: 1895-05-22 00:00:00
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name: Nahid Sırrı Örik
about: Writer and translator (b. 22 May 1895, İstanbul – d. 18 January 1960). After he finished Beşiktaş Secondary School, he studied at Galatasaray High School but discontinued his education.He graduated from the Sun Education High School. He studied at Law School for some time (1913) and then educated himself. He lived abroad for eight years in Tiflis, Berlin, Paris, Vienna, Rome and Copenhagen (1915-28). He worked as a translator at the Ministry of National Education.He translated and wrote columns for various newspapers and journals beginning with Cumhuriyet. He traveled around many cities in Anatolia.He published his first story, Zeynep la Courtisane (Zeynep the Courtesan), in the journal Les Oeuvres Libres in Paris (1927). He wrote many work Writer and translator (b. 22 May 1895, İstanbul – d. 18 January 1960). After he finished Beşiktaş Secondary School, he studied at Galatasaray High School but discontinued his education.He graduated from the Sun Education High School. He studied at Law School for some time (1913) and then educated himself. He lived abroad for eight years in Tiflis, Berlin, Paris, Vienna, Rome and Copenhagen (1915-28). He worked as a translator at the Ministry of National Education.He translated and wrote columns for various newspapers and journals beginning with Cumhuriyet. He traveled around many cities in Anatolia.He published his first story, Zeynep la Courtisane (Zeynep the Courtesan), in the journal Les Oeuvres Libres in Paris (1927). He wrote many works in almost all kinds of literature except poetry in the following years. Generally, he was known for his stories, travel notes and research related to literature and history.Selim İleri, in his novel Cemil Şevket Bey Aynalı Dolaba İki El Rovelver (Cemil Şevket Bey, the Mirrored Cupboard and Two Hand Guns), introduced the character Cemil Şevket, inspired by the personality of Nahid Sırrı Örik. His books were republished by Oğlak Publications since 1994.WORKS:SHORT STORY: Kırmızı ve Siyah (Red and Black, 1929), Sanatkârlar (The Artists, 1932), Eski Resimler (Old Pictures, 1933), Eve Düşen Yıldırım (Lightning That Hit the House, 1934).NOVEL: Colere de Sultan (Anger of the Sultan, in French, 1932), Kıskanmak (To Be Jealous, 1946), Sultan Hamit Düşerken (While Sultan Hamit Fell, 1957, staged by Kemal Bekir with the name “The Fall”, 1976, adapted for the cinema, 2003), Kıskanmak (Being Jealous, 1995), Tersine Giden Yol (The Road Going in the Opposite Direction, 1995). TRAVEL LITERATURE: Anadolu'da Yol Notları (Travel Notes in Anatolia, 1939), Bir Edirne Seyahatnamesi (A Travel Book of Edirne, 1941), Kayseri Kırşehir-Kastamonu (Kayseri Kırşehir-Kastamonu, 1955). PLAY: Sönmeyen Ateş (The Undying Fire, 1933), Muharrir (Writer, 1934), Oyuncular (Players, 1938), Para Uğrunda (For the Sake of Money, performed at İstanbul City Theaters, 1949), Alın Yazısı (The Fate, performed at the State Theater, 1952). ESSAY-RESEARCH: Edebiyat ve Sanat Bahisleri (Literature and Art Topics, 1932), Roman ve Hikâye (Novel and History, 1933), Tarihi Çehreler Etrafında (Around Historical Faces, 1933), Hayat ile Kitaplar (Life and Books, 1946), Yüzelli Yılın Türk Meşhurları Ansiklopedisi (Encyclopedia of Famous Turkish People of a Hundred and Fifty Years, 3 fascicles, 1953), Abdülhamid'in Haremi (The Harem of Abdülhamid, 1989), Bilinmeyen Yaşamlarıyla Saraylılar (People of the Palace and Their Untold Lives, prepared for publishing by Alpay Kabacalı, 2002). MEMOIR: Eski Zaman Kadınları Arasında (Among the Women of Old, 1958). ...more
death_date: 1960-01-18 00:00:00