Aras Onur (born 23 April 1982) is a Turkish author, poet, and columnist.
Aras Onur | |
|---|---|
| Born | Onur Erkan[1] 23 April 1982[citation needed] Ankara, Turkey |
| Status | Single |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Occupation(s) | Author, poet, stagewriter, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Early life
editAras Onur was born in Ankara and is a graduate of TED Ankara College and University of Ankara. He started his literary career in the early 2000s.[2] Openly gay, he has been often associated with local LGBT literature.[3]
He is often identified as a socialist columnist in the media, although his conservative tendencies are also often noted.[4]
Aras Onur was pointed as mastermind of "Kindle a Candle" protests, a wave of civil series of unrest in Turkey began on 11 September 2015.[5] The protesters were led by a common manifest released by columnists of a national newspaper named Karsi, in which the slogan "Kindle a Candle, Stand Out" was captioned.[6]
Career
editHis first book of poetry was published in 2004, called Sudan Masallar, integrating a wordplay in Turkish which could be construed either as "tales from the water" or "arbitrary tales". His synopsis text for a short film (Gıyabında Cam Kadeh) ("The Wineglass in absentia" in English) was awarded the second place by Istanbul Bilgi University in 2007. During the same year one of his plays, Üç Kapı (Eng: "Three Doors"), made its theatrical debut. He was listed as one of the contemporary Turkish poets awaiting translation, among Cemal Sureya, Birhan Keskin, Turgut Uyar, and Edip Cansever.[7]
He had written for Karsi columns for two years as the acting-editor until he resigned from office in October 2016, following to ban of accessing to paper's website.
Corpus
editBooks
edit| Year | Title | Class of Literature | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Sudan Masallar | Poetry | The initial foray of the author into poetry. |
| 2014 | Beylerbeyi'nde Son Tango | Poetry | |
| 2015 (expected) | His Secret Diary | Novel | Roman-a-clef; based on a true story of a secret agent working for the Turkish intelligence agency. |
| 2017 | Direnc, Onur ve Dahasi | Academic | Editor for an LGBTQ rights book consisting of ten chapters. |
| 2018 | Pars ile Porsuk | Novel | Roman-a-clef; based on a true bromance story of a gay hero narrator and his buddy. |
| 2018 | Paris'ten Dondugumde | Poetry[8] |
Stageplays
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Three Doors | Stagewriter | Performed by a small theatre in 2007. |
| 2015 | The Unknown Accessory | Adaptor and co-writer | Based on a tale of Okan Cem Çırakoğlu. In production. |
Released Works
edit| Date | Title | Class | Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Waiting for Godot | Adaptation of Samuel Beckett's stageplay | Kul Oyku |
| 2014 Jan. | Cay / Tea | Poem | Hayal Quarterly Magazine, Issue 48[9] |
| 2014 Sep. | Juan | Short tale | Hayal Quarterly Magazine, Issue 51[10] |
| 2016 May | Die Why | Translated Poem | Off the Coast, Maine's International Poetry Journal Volume XXII, No.2[11] |
| 2016 June, 23 | Leave Me Not, Geodesy, Lollipop | Translated Poems | Five 2 One Literary Magazine, #thesideshow 23 June 2016[12] |
References
edit- ^ "MSG Member List". MSG. Musical Work Owners Group. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Sucluyla Meselem Yok, Derdim Sucla". Izmir'de Sanat. Izmir'de Sanat Org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Three Micro-poems by Aras Onur". #thesideshow. Five 2 One. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Sosyalist Yazardan Yavas'a Ovgu". Turkler Haber. TURKLER Bilisim Arastirma Organizasyon ve Yayincilik Produksiyon Reklam Anonim Sirketi. Retrieved 1 June 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bir Mum Yak, Kapiya Cik". Karsi Gazete. Akis Yayincilik San. ve Tic. A.S. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Ortak Eylem". Turkler Haber. TURKLER Bilisim Arastirma Organizasyon ve Yayincilik Produksiyon Reklam Anonim Sirketi. Retrieved 14 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ways to Get to Hell". Versopolis European Poetry Platform. VERSOPOLIS The European Review of Poetry, Books and Culture. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "D&R". D&R. Hayal Yayincilik ve Telif Hakları Ajansi. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Hayal Issue 48". Hayal. Hayal Yayincilik ve Telif Hakları Ajansi. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Hayal Issue 51". Hayal. Hayal Yayincilik ve Telif Hakları Ajansi. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Off the Coast, Spring 2016 Contributors Note". Off the Coast. Off the Coast Maine's International Poetry Journal. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Three Micro-poems by Aras Onur". #thesideshow. Five 2 One. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
In addition:
- Onur, Aras. Beylerbeyi'nde Son Tango. Istanbul: Hayal Publishing, 2014. p. 72.
- Onur, Aras. Sudan Masallar. Ankara: Sabah Books, 2004. p. 4.
- Bavulum Dolu Sanatla. Ankara: TRT Turkiye'nin Sesi Radyosu, live talk show 31 July 2014.
- Biz Bize. Kanal-B, live TV show 28 January 2015.
- Candemir, G. (24 February 2015). Kir; korkuyla vucut bulan bir kavram. Birgun, p. 14.