Celal Hafifbilek

Storywriter and novelist (b. 23 April , Ankara). He comes from an old Ankara family. He attended primary, secondary and high school in this city. After high school, he worked in journalism and theatre. He has written serialized novels under pen names for the newspaper Akşam.
His first novel, Sessizler Sokağı (The Street of Silence) had great impact. Later on, he gave up writing literature and concentrated on economics. He published a magazine and wrote books on economy. He went abroad to France and experienced the turbulent days of the year ‘ He did his doctorate studies in Rannes. He worked in management positions in Zurich and Vienna. When he returned to Türkiye, he again worked as a journalist. He writes articles for the newspaper Dünya Kitap. He won the Ministry of Culture Grand Award held on the 75th Anniversary of the Republic with his novel Ankara (Ankara ). He is a member of the Antalya Artists Association (chairman for a while).

WORKS:

SHORT STORY: Camekândaki Kız (The Girl in The Shop Window, ), Hep Senin İçin (Always For You, ), Sana El Sallayacağım (I Will Wave to You, ).

NOVEL: Sessizler Sokağı (The Street of Silence, ), Kasaba (Town, ), Ankara (Ankara , ), Ve Sevgili Rozika (And Dear Rozika, ), Zamanla Belki (Maybe in Time, ), Sevgim Beni Anlıyor (My Love Understands Me, ).

OTHER WORKS: Sendikalarda Arşiv (The Archives in the Trade Unions, ), Ankara Matbaalarının İşçi ve Makina Anketi Tahlili (Analysis of the Survey of the Laborers and Machines at Printing Houses in Ankara, ).