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Turkish writer (1946?2024)
Mehmet Gunduz Coral
(11 September 1946 ? 15 April 2024) was a Turkish novelist, known for his novels with historical settings. His works, such as
Extinct Times of Byzantium
(author house/USA 2000) and
The Lost Diaries of Constantinople
(DK Publishing 2008), are also translated to foreign languages.
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Biography
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Coral was born in
Izmir
, Turkey to middle-class parents. He grew up in Izmir, which is actually the ancient Smyrna, and very much influenced by the historical surroundings of his city and nearby locations like ancient Ephesus, Pergamum, Halicarnassus. Following his spartan boarding school years in private colleges, he went on to study business administration and economics in
Aegean University
. After graduation, he studied at the
University of Amsterdam
and
The Hague Academy of International Law
for post graduate studies.
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Coral lived in
Istanbul
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He died on 15 April 2024, at the age of 77.
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Novels
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- Extinct Times of Byzantium (Bizans'ta Kayıp Zaman-1998)
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- The Lost Diaries of Constantinople (Konstantiniye'nin Yitik Gunceleri-1999)
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- Endless Breeze (Sonsuz Meltem-2000)
- The Echo of the Universe (Isikla Yazilsin Sonsuza Adim-2001)
- The Ashes of Smyrna (Izmir-13 Eylul 1922?2003)
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- FLYING within the boundaries of time and thought (Zamanin ve Dusuncenin Sinirlarinda UCARKEN-2003)
- Rusty Sun (Paslı Gunes-2005)
- Asylum Island (Timarhane Adasi-2006)
- Operation Golden Virgin (Meryem Plani-2007)
- Love in Alachati (Alacati'da Ask-2009)
- Daughter of Time-Yellow Rose of Istanbul (Zamanin Kizi-Istanbul'un Sari Gulu-2010)
- The Little Prince-The star that fell to the desert
- Memories of old Constantinople
- The swans of Lucerne
- Bird may die, remember the flight
- The diary of the Queen Constantinople
- The Maple trees of Yenikoy
Research
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- Merchants of Death-International Trade in Arms (Olum Satanlar-2000)
- The Bride of Fire (Atesin Gelini-2008)
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Awards
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- BAL prize in arts and Literature- 2001
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- WORLD BROTHERHOOD UNION MEVLANA SUPREME FOUNDATION Prize in literature - 2010
- IZMIR METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY City Culture literary award - 2011
References
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External links
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- Rusty sun- A TV interview with Coral
- Love in Alachati- A definitive analysis of Mehmet Coral's literary works
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