Suna Tanaltay
Suna Tanaltay | |
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| Born | Suna Merze 22 April 1933 Mersin, Turkey |
| Died | 5 March 2021 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Writer, poet, psychologist |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Alma mater | Tevfik Sırrı Gür High School Istanbul University |
| Spouse | Dr. Erdoğan Tanaltay |
Suna Tanaltay (22 April 1933 – 5 March 2021) was a Turkish writer, teacher, poet and psychologist.
Life
Suna Merze was born to Sami and Macide in
Kabataş High School both in Istanbul. Between 1958 and 1979, she served as a psychologist in the School of Medicine of Istanbul University. She was married to Dr. Erdoğan Tanaltay. The couple toured throughout Turkey to give lectures. She lived in Mersin. She was a member of the Turkish Writers' Union, Turkish Litterateurs Association, Turkish Neuropsychology Association and Mersin Poets' Association.[3]
Writing career
She began her career in literature when she was only fifteen. Her first short story İncir Ağacı ("Fig Tree") appeared in Star TV, Kanal 6, Kanal 9 and HBB.[3]
Legacy
Suna Tanaltay and her husband received a
Books
Books written by Tanaltay are the following:[4]
- Çocukluğumdan Bana Kalan ("What Remains to me from My Childhood")
- Çocuklar Ağlamasın ("Don't Let the Children Cry")
- İskambil Evler ("Houses Made of Playing Cards")
- Sevdalar Çocuk Kalır ("Love Stays Like a Child")
- Sonsuz Paylaşanlar ("Infinite Sharers")
- Yaşam Nehri ("The River of Life")
- Gençlik Sevgidir ("The Youth is Love")
- Ben Sevgiyim ("I am The Love")
- Şakayık Sokak ("Peony Street")
- Düş Sevginin Peşine ("Follow the Love")
- Gül Kokusu ("Smell of Rose")
- Sevdikçe ("As I love")
- Önce Sevgi Vardı ("In the Beginning, There Was Love")
- Kapıda Bir Gül Açtı ("A Rose Blossomed at the Door")
- Seviyorum Öylese Varım ("I Love so I Exist")
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