Orhan Hançerlioğlu

Orhan Hançerlioğlu was a Turkish writer.

Biography

Orhan Bali Hançerlioğlu was born in Kırkkilise. His father, Zahid Bey, is a merchant; His mother, Mrs. Sehavet, is a housewife. In the 1923–1924 academic year, he was accepted to the nursery section of Şişli Terakki High School and started the first school section on February 16, 1925. He attended middle school and high school in the same school. In the records, his name is mentioned as Orhan Bali, Orhan Zahid, and Orhan.
He won the Turkish Language Association Award in 1956 with his novel "Ali". Orhan Hançerlioğlu sang the tales in the broadcast called "One Thousand Nights", which was broadcast on TRT long-wave radio broadcast between 1956 and 1958.
In addition, Hançerlioğlu was the grand master of the Turkish Grand Masonic Assembly between 1966 and 1968.