Semih Çalışkan Explained

Semih Çalışkan (born 10 January 1986) is a Turkish writer.

Biography

Çalışkan was born on 10 January 1986 in Istanbul. After graduating from Pertevniyal High School, he studied chemistry at Boğaziçi University. During his time at university, he attended screenwriting courses at Mithat Alam Cinema Centre for two years. He has worked for multinational advertising agencies and FMCG companies. Now, Çalışkan works as the CEO of ÇapaMarka Entertainment Group.^[1]

Çalışkan's first novel, A Bar Philosopher is a love story based on a true story.^[2] It was published in October 2015 and it became a national bestseller.^[3]

Ayşe Arman describes him as an 'author entrepreneur'.^[4] The cover of the book "A Bar Philosopher" was designed by Emrah Yucel. Moreover, for the book launch, Çalışkan produced short movies in which Gupse Özay stars.^[5] Those short movies were screened for the first time, in Okan Bayülgen's late night show Dada Dandanista.^[6]

Bibliography

• A Bar Philosopher (Bir Bar Filozofu), 2015, Dogan,

External links

• • Semih Çalışkan's Twitter
• Semih Çalışkan's Instagram

Notes and References

1. Web site: Semih Çalışkan. November 14, 2015. Arman Ayşe. tr. 2024-01-05.
2. Web site: Sabah. Cankurt. Bülent. Sabah.
3. Web site: Yaşanmış çılgın bir aşk hikayesi. Posta. tr. 2015-11-29. 2024-01-05.
4. Web site: Hurriyet. Arman. Ayşe. 2015-11-14. Hurriyet.
5. Web site: Bir bar filozofu Gupse Özay ile ne işler karıştırıyor?. Kılıc. Burak. Gazete Vatan. tr. 2015-10-24. 2024-01-05.
6. Web site: Dada Dandanista. Bayulgen. Okan. Star TV.