Her books were both banned and made into a movie! We lost Pınar Kür

Writer Yekta Kopan announced the death of literary figure, translator, and academic Pınar Kür in a social media post. Kopan said, "We have bid farewell to Pınar Kür. A great loss for our literature... Our condolences. The entire family, especially her son Emrah Kolukısa, is deeply saddened. Information about the funeral will be shared with the family."

HIS BOOKS WERE COLLECTED AND MADE INTO A FILM

Kür's first four novels, including "Tomorrow, Tomorrow," published in 1979 and recounting the March 12 coup period, were ordered confiscated and destroyed. He was acquitted by the court. "The Woman to Be Hanged," which explored the social and sexual oppression of women, was made into a film.

Her mother, İsmet Kür, was a Turkish language and literature teacher, and her father, Behram Kür, was a French and mathematics teacher. After completing her high school education at Robert College, she completed her undergraduate studies at Queens College and Boğaziçi University. She then earned her doctorate in comparative literature at the Sorbonne University.

He became an English lecturer at Istanbul University's School of Foreign Languages. He was awarded an honorary award at the Ankara Story Days in May 2013.

From her marriage with actor Can Kolukısa, her son Emrah Kolukısa, who is also an actor like his father, was born.

Source: News Center