Mehmet Eroğlu


Mehmet Eroğlu is a Turkish novelist. His most known work is Issızlığın Ortasında.

Life

He was born on 2 August 1948 in İzmir. In 1971, he graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering at the Middle East Technical University. He then worked as a civil engineer at the Turkish General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works, the Tourism Bank and at a private company.
He shared the first award at the Milliyet Novel Contest in 1978 with Orhan Pamuk, with his novel Issızlığın Ortasında. He also collected the Madaralı Novel Award in 1985 with the same work and the Orhan Kemal Novel Award in 1985 with Geç Kalmış Ölü, which was a continuation of the previous book. His work reflects various situations of humanity by creating anti-heroes, while also not concealing his political point of view.

Works

Novels:
Issızlığın Ortasında
Geç Kalmış Ölü
Yarım Kalan Yürüyüş
Adını Unutan Adam
Yürek Sürgünü
Zamanın Manzarası
Kusma Kulübü.