Tahsin Yücel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tahsin Yücel

turkish writer

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1933

Place of Birth: Elbistan, Turkey

Date of Death: 22-Jan-2016

Profession: writer, translator, literary critic

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Tahsin Yücel (17 August 1933 – 22 January 2016) was a Turkish translator, novelist, essayist and literary critic. Born in Elbistan, Yücel studied at the Istanbul University, graduating in French philology.
After completing his postgraduate studies, in 1978 he became professor in the same university.
In addition to being author of essays, novels and short stories, Yücel was mainly active as a translator of about 70 novels from French into Turkish.