Coşkun Büktel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Coşkun Büktel

Turkish writer

Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1950

Place of Birth: İzmir, Turkey

Date of Death: 06-Nov-2018

Profession: screenwriter, linguist

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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Coskun Büktel (18 December 1950 – 6 November 2018) was a Turkish playwright, screenwriter, novelist, theatre critic and translator.
He was born in Izmir, Turkey, in 1950 and graduated from the English Philology department of Istanbul University in 1981.
He is best known for his twice-published play Theope, and also as a highly creative theatre critic.Büktel also published a drama anthology named Elestiren Oyunlar (The Criticizing Plays) and also translated D.
H.
Lawrence’s novella The Fox into Turkish.
In his later years he wrote three screenplays, including Fiasco, the rights to which famous Turkish director/producer Sinan Çetin purchased, and Ikinci Gelis (The Second Coming), which was turned into a novel and is to be published soon.From 2007 onwards, Coskun Büktel worked on (uncreditedly) as a script doctor for one of the best rated TV serials Arka Siradakiler, which reached its third season, and 88th episode, in October 2009.