Celil Oker facts for kids
Celil Oker (born 1952 – died May 5, 2019) was a famous Turkish writer. He was best known for his exciting crime fiction novels. His stories often featured interesting mysteries and detective work.
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About Celil Oker
Celil Oker was born in 1952. He went to school at Talas Amerikan Junior School. Later, he graduated from Tarsus American High School. After that, he moved to Istanbul. There, he studied English Language and Literature at Boğaziçi University. He finished his studies in 1971.
After university, Celil Oker worked in different jobs. He was a translator, a journalist, and even wrote for encyclopedias. He then started working in advertising. He was a "copywriter," which means he wrote words for ads. He worked for many well-known advertising companies.
For over ten years, he was a partner in an advertising agency. He helped start this company. In 1999, he decided to leave the advertising world. After that, he became a full-time teacher. He taught at Istanbul Bilgi University in the Communication Faculty.
Celil Oker was married and had two children. In 2004, he worked on a special book. He wrote it with four other famous authors. These authors were Pınar Kur, Elif Safak, Murathan Mungan, and Faruk Ulay. Each author wrote a part of the story. They would continue writing where the last author stopped. Celil Oker passed away in Istanbul on May 5, 2019.
His Books
Celil Oker wrote many popular novels. Most of them were crime fiction stories.
Novels
- Çıplak Ceset (April 1999)
- Kramponlu Ceset (October 1999)
- Bin Lotluk Ceset (July 2000)
- Rol Çalan Ceset (July 2001)
- Son Ceset (January 2004)
- Bir Şapka Bir Tabanca (October 2005)
- Yenik ve Yalnız (August 2010)
- Beyaz Eldiven Sarı Zarf (September 2011)
- Sen Ölürsün Ben Yaşarım (December 2015)
Other Works
- Beşpeşe (June 2004) - This book was written with Murathan Mungan, Pınar Kür, Faruk Ulay, and Elif Şafak.
Awards
Celil Oker won an award for his very first novel. He received the Kaktüs Kahvesi award in 1998 for his book Çıplak Ceset.
