Hakan Günday is a Turkish writer. He was born on the island of Rhodes in 1976. He lived in Brussels as a boy, before moving to Ankara where he completed high school. He studied in Hacettepe University, Université Libre de Bruxelles and Ankara University. His first novel Kinyas ve Kayra came out in 2000. Notable works include Loss (Ziyan), which won the Prix France-Turquie, and More (Daha) which won the Prix Médicis étranger.
Evading a scandal, a couple from Istanbul starts over in a town on the Aegean coast — but quickly discover the locals are determined to get rid of them.
Release Date:2023-04-21
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:58
In the haze of a midlife crisis, an architect begins living a double life as a punk while members of his family lead their own crisis-ridden lives.
Release Date:2022-03-30
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:8
Vote Count:30
A biopic about the Turkish vocal artist Müslüm Gürses. Born into a poor household, Muslum found his redemption in music from the initial trauma that lingered over his musical and personal life as internalizing the grief. He rose through his ashes of shattered dreams like a phoenix. He walked in darkness, sang songs filled with sorrow which stirred people's souls and created a cult following. They were calling him "Baba" (The Father).
Release Date:2018-10-26
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:121
After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, a retired judicial officer decides to commit a murder that he had been planning for years.
Release Date:2018-03-17
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:22
Vote Count:165
Release Date:2017-09-14
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:2
Gaza is a 14-year-old boy who lives on the Aegean coast of Turkey. Together with his domineering father, he helps smuggle refugees from war-torn countries to Europe, giving them temporary lodgings and scant food until they attempt the crossing. Gaza dreams of escaping this life, but can't help being drawn into a dark world of immorality, exploitation and human suffering. Can you avoid becoming a monster when you've been raised by one? Onur Saylak's debut feature, adapted from the award-winning novel of the same title by Hakan Günday, one of the first novels to document the refugee crisis in Europe, "More" is the gripping story of a boy that gets to grow up in a world where there's no room for innocence.
Release Date:2017-07-03
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:42
In the heart of Istanbul, the forest of nothingness and a megacity, Omar and his daughter struggle for their lives after fleeing the war in Syria.
Release Date:2015-08-05
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:7
Release Date:2013-01-01
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:2
A film by Onur Saylak.
Department:Writing
Job:Writer