Kadir Turan

Kadir Turan was born in Bursa in 1991. He completed primary school and high school in Gemlik, and earned his undergraduate degree at the Faculty of Political Sciences at İstanbul Üniversitesi. He lives in Bursa and works as an auditor at a public institution. His first novel, “Gemlik’e Doğru Denizi Göreceksin,” was published in 2022 under the Fihrist Kitap imprint. In 2024, he founded Mahzar Kitap, which continued publishing for about two years, and published his second novel, “Lafım Uzun Yolum Kısa”; in early 2025, his novel “Kasabada Devrim” reached readers. In 2025, his short story “Yalnız Olmak Mualla” received an honorable mention in a competition held by Kırmızı Kalem Edebiyat, and his short story “Küskünüm Uçurtmalara” was awarded the Sabri Oytan Özel Ödülü in a competition held by the Eskişehir Sanat Derneği. In 2026, his short stories “Son Kez Cemal” and “Seçilmiş Kişi” placed in another competition held by Kırmızı Kalem Edebiyat and in a competition held by Myrina Yayınları, respectively.