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Füruzan (born Feruze Çerçi, 29 October 1932 – 11 February 2024) was a Turkish self-taught writer, who was highly regarded for her sensitive characterisations of the poor and her depictions of Turkish immigrants abroad.

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Key facts

Writer.image
Füruzan2013Tüyap.jpg
Writer.imagesize
200px
Writer.name
Füruzan Selçuk
Writer.caption
Fürüzan in 2013
Writer.pseudonym
Füruzan
Writer.birth_name
Feruze Çerçi
Writer.birth_place
Istanbul, Turkey
Writer.death_place
Istanbul, Turkey
Writer.occupation
Writer
Writer.nationality
Turkish
Writer.notableworks
A Summer Full of Love
Writer.spouse
Turhan Selçuk (m. 1958)
Writer.children
1

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Biography
  • English language bibliography
  • ''A Summer Full of Love''
  • Editions
  • On-line translations
  • Bibliography
  • Short story collections
  • Novels
  • Filmography
  • Awards
  • References

Füruzan (born Feruze Çerçi, 29 October 1932 – 11 February 2024) was a Turkish self-taught writer, who was highly regarded for her sensitive characterisations of the poor and her depictions of Turkish immigrants abroad.

== Biography == Born in Istanbul, Turkey as Feruze Çerçi, she enjoyed reading as a child but left school in the eighth grade following the death of her father. She worked as an actress with the Little Theater acting company and began writing poems and short stories. She married cartoonist Turhan Selçuk in 1958 and the couple had a daughter before they divorced. She became a full-time writer following her divorce in 1968.

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