Ahmet Ümit

Ahmet Ümit (born 12 July 1960 in Gaziantep, and raised there) is a Turkish author and poet. He is known for his work in crime novels in thrillers.

Ahmet Ümit
Born	1960 Gaziantep, Turkey
Occupation	Novelist
Notable works	"A Momento for İstanbul" "Sultanı Öldürmek" "Beyoğlu'nun En Güzel Abisi"

Biography

Ahmet Ümit was born in Gaziantep in 1960. He finished his primary, middle and high school there. In 1983, he graduated in Public Administration from Marmara University, and he wrote his first story in the same year. After the1980 Impact he attended the Constitution campaign. He wrote a statement about his friend who arrested while hanging a poster to the walls. He signed his statement with a fake name called "K. Yalçın". This statement was shown in " Atılım Magazine" and "Peace and Socialism Magazine". He married Vildan Ümit. He has a daughter named Gül Ümit Gürak, he has a grandchild named Rüzgar Gürak. He was a member of the Turkish Communist Party and he was sent to Moscow. Between 1985 and 1986, he was educated at the Moscow Social Sciences Academy. Ahmet Ümit's life being an author started with his first work about literature named “Sokağın Zulası”, published in 1989.

In 1990, with a group of literature lovers, he published an artificial Turkish magazine named “Hişt”. He published his poems, stories and works in some artificial magazines and newspapers such as Adam Sanat, Öküz, Cumhuriyet, Kitap and Yeni Yüzyıl.

His first book of short crime stories,“Çıplak Ayaklıydı Gece“, was published in 1992. That year, he won the Ferit Oğuz Bayır Art Award for that book. Çıplak Ayaklıydı Gece was the book that introduced Ahmet Ümit to the public and also made thrillers popular.

In 1994 he wrote the script for "Çakalların İzinde", broadcast on ATV. Then in 1995 he wrote some criticism and other articles about authors such as Franz Kafka, Dostoyevski, Patricia Highsmith, Edgar Allan Poe and thriller writers in various newspapers and magazines. His novel "Sis ve Gece" was very exciting and one of his best books. "Sis ve Gece" was extremely popular in Turkey but also became controversial. It was published in Greece and it was the first Turkish thriller to be translated into any foreign language. Also there were TV series made from his novels such as, "Karanlıkta Koşanlar" and "Şeytan Ayrıntıda Gizlidir". The movie "Sis ve Gece" was filmed by a well-known director, Turgut Yasalar. His books were translated to many language.

One of his most important novel "İstanbul Hatırası" was published on 4 June 2010. He also has some comics. His books are published by Everest Publications. Now, he has a programme named "Önce Söz Vardı". He and his friends: İskender Pala, Mario Levi talk about literature. The programme is on NTV ( A Turkish TV channel) every Saturday at 23:15 GMT

Bibliography

• Sokağın Zulası (1989)
• Çıplak Ayaklıydı Gece (1992)
• Bir Ses Böler Geceyi (1994)
• Masal Masal İçinde (1995)
• Sis ve Gece (1996)
• Agatha'nın Anahtarı (1999)
• Kar Kokusu (1998)
• Patasana (2000)
• Şeytan Ayrıntıda Gizlidir (2002)
• Kukla (2002)
• Beyoğlu Rapsodisi (2003)
• Aşk Köpekliktir (2004)
• Başkomser Nevzat, Çiçekçinin Ölümü (2005)
• Kavim (2006)
• Ninatta'nın Bileziği (2006)
• İnsan Ruhunun Haritası (2007)
• Olmayan Ülke (2008)
• Bab-ı Esrar (2008)
• İstanbul Hatırası (2010)
• Sultanı Öldürmek (2012)
• Beyoğlu'nun En Güzel Abisi (2013)
• Elveda Güzel Vatanım (2015)

The Books That Were Translated To Other Languages

• A Momento From İstanbul
• Patasana
• The Dervish Gate
• A Tale Within A Tale

Comics

• Başkomiser Nevzat-Tapınak Fahişeleri
• Başkomiser Nevzat-Çiçekçinin Ölümü
• Başkomiser Nevzat-Davulcu Davut'u Kim Öldürdü