Sennur Sezer
Sennur Sezer was a Turkish poet and documentary writer.
Her real name is Sennur Fatma Çelik. Her first poem was published in 1958 and her first book Gecekondu in 1964. She wrote many screenplays, especially for Turkish cinema under her real name as well as under a pseudonym and contributed to the writing of various encyclopedias and anthologies. As one of the founding members of the Labour party she supported all kinds of actions by women, workers and other groups of people seeking their rights and supported the actions taken by them such as strikes. She is the spouse of writer Adnan Özyalçıner whom she married in 1967.
Life
She was born on 12 June 1943 in Eskişehir. She finished her primary education at Kadımehmet Primary School in 1953 and finished her middleschool education at Kasımpaşa middleschool in 1956.She published her first poem while she was a highschool student at Istanbul [Girls High School] in 1958. In 1959 she left during her second year studies at the Istanbul Girls High School and started to work at the Taşkızak Naval Shipyard. Her first book of poetry, Gecekondu, was published in 1964.In 1965 she became an editor at Varlık Publishers, and published her second book of poems Yasak in 1966. She married Adnan Özyalçıner in 1967; they had two children. 1977’.
She wrote the lyrics Buruk Acı which was featured in the movie of the same name starring Türkan Şoray, Tanju Gürsu, and Muzaffer Tema as leads. The movie was based on the book written by Adnan Özyalçıner.
Until 1982 she worked as an editor and article writer at various publishing houses and encyclopedias.
Beginning with Günlük Evrensel and Evrensel Kültür she wrote in various magazines and newspapers, and continued to prepare the narratives for documentaries until Sezer died on 7 October 2015.
Her poetry
Sezer's restless youth and the hardships she faced during that time reflect negatively upon her poems about family relations.Legacy
The Sennur Sezer awards are named after her.Poetry books
Gecekondu Yasak Direnç Sesimi Arıyorum Kimlik Kartı Bu Resimde Kimler Var Afiş Kirlenmiş Kağıtlar Bir Annenin Notları Dilsiz Dengbej Akşam Haberleri- ''İzi Kalsın''
Other works
Keloğlan ile Köse Şiir Gündemi İstanbul'un Taşı-Toprağı Altın Anadolu'dan Öyküler Pencereden Bakan Çocuk Türk Safosu Mihri Hatun Osmanlı'da Fal ve Falnameler Ekmek Kavgası / Emek Öyküleri 1 Grev Bildirisi / Emek Öyküleri 2 Motorize Köleler/Emek Öyküleri 3 Dokumacının Ölümü /Emek Öyküleri 4 Hasır Ören Padişah Az Masraflı ve Kolay Yemekler Nazım, Dünya ve Biz Masal Evi Bir Zamanların İstanbul'u Binbir Gece Masalları ŞahmaranAwards
- 1980 Kadınların Sesi Dergisi’nin 8 Mart Ödülü
- 1987 Halil Kocagöz Şiir Ödülü
- 1990 Sıtkı Dost Çocuk Edebiyatı Ödülü
- 1998 Pir Sultan Abdal Dernekleri Edebiyat Ödülü
- 2000 Oğuzkaan Koleji Şiir Ustaları Ödülü
- 2000 Yunus Nadi Şiir Ödülü
- 2009
- 2012 PEN Türkiye Şiir Ödülü