Writing
Hakan Günday
Born
1976-05-29 (50)
Place of birth
Rhodes, Greece
Known for
Writing
Credits
6 titles
Hakan Günday is a Turkish writer. He was born on the island of Rhodes in 1976. He lived in Brussels as a boy, before moving to Ankara where he completed high school. He studied in Hacettepe University, Université Libre de Bruxelles and Ankara University. His first novel Kinyas ve Kayra came out in 2000. Notable works include Loss (Ziyan), which won the Prix France-Turquie, and More (Daha) which won the Prix Médicis étranger.
Known for
5.6Evading a scandal, a couple from Istanbul starts over in a town on the Aegean coast — but quickly discover the locals are determined to get rid of them.
Chokehold
2023
7.1A biopic about the Turkish vocal artist Müslüm Gürses. Born into a poor household, Muslum found his redemption in music from the initial trauma that lingered over his musical and personal life as internalizing the grief. He rose through his ashes of shattered dreams like a phoenix. He walked in darkness, sang songs filled with sorrow which stirred people's souls and created a cult following. They were calling him "Baba" (The Father).
Muslum
2018
7.8In the heart of Istanbul, the forest of nothingness and a megacity, Omar and his daughter struggle for their lives after fleeing the war in Syria.
The Jungle
2015
8.5No synopsis available yet.
Akide
2017
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Çok Uzun Bir Hikayenin Tam Ortası
2013
A film by Onur Saylak.
There Are Two Kinds of People in This World
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Behind the camera
5.6Evading a scandal, a couple from Istanbul starts over in a town on the Aegean coast — but quickly discover the locals are determined to get rid of them.
Chokehold
2023
7.1A biopic about the Turkish vocal artist Müslüm Gürses. Born into a poor household, Muslum found his redemption in music from the initial trauma that lingered over his musical and personal life as internalizing the grief. He rose through his ashes of shattered dreams like a phoenix. He walked in darkness, sang songs filled with sorrow which stirred people's souls and created a cult following. They were calling him "Baba" (The Father).
Muslum
2018
7.8In the heart of Istanbul, the forest of nothingness and a megacity, Omar and his daughter struggle for their lives after fleeing the war in Syria.
The Jungle
2015
8.5No synopsis available yet.
Akide
2017
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Çok Uzun Bir Hikayenin Tam Ortası
2013
A film by Onur Saylak.
There Are Two Kinds of People in This World
—