Erman Şener (9 August 1942 in

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– 29 March 2002 in

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, screenwriter,

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, columnist, TV host and producer.

Background

Şener was born in Afyon, Turkey. After he graduated from primary school his parents moved to

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. Just after a year in Ankara, Şener moved to

where he spend the rest of his life. He graduated from Istanbul University Economical and Commercial Sciences Institute and earned a master's degree in economics.

Career

When he was 16, he professionally started to write about cinema. He wrote for numerous leading magazines and newspapers like Ses, Yeni Sinema, Hayat Tarih, Hey, Hurriyet and Milliyet (for over 20 years). He worked as an instructor in Anatolian University (Cinema & TV) and Istanbul University (Graduate School of Journalism). Produced and hosted his own talk show Carsamba Sineması (Wednesday Cinema) on TRT 2 for more than 10 years. His articles concerning cinema and TV and their recent history were published in various Turkish and international newspapers and magazines. He was on the jury of some major international movie festivals. Erman Şener died on March 29, 2002, at his house in Istanbul, after suffering from

cirrhosis Cirrhosis, also known as liver cirrhosis or hepatic cirrhosis, and end-stage liver disease, is the impaired liver function caused by the formation of scar tissue known as fibrosis due to damage caused by liver disease. Damage causes tissue rep ...

, at the age of 59. He is survived by his wife Emine and their two children Erdem and Elf.

Works

* ''Yeşilçam ve Türk Sineması'' ("

Yeşilçam Cinema of Turkey or Turkish cinema (also old known as ''Yeşilçam'' literally means ''The Green Pine'' in Turkish language), () or Türk sineması is the sobriquet that refers to the Turkish film art and industry. It is an important part of ...

and Turkish cinema"), * ''Kurtuluş Savaşı ve Sinemamız'' ("Turkish War of Independence and our Cinema") * ''Festivaller'' ("Festivals"), * ''Sinema Seyircisinin El Kitabı'' ("Movie watcher's handbook") * ''Televizyon ve Video'' ("Television and Video", 1984) * ''Sinema Sanatçıları Sözlüğü'' ("Cinema Artists' Dictionary") * ''Sinemaya Giriş'' ("Access to Cinema") * ''Televizyona Giriş'' ("Access to Television") * ''Hayatımız Buruşuk'' ("Our lives are wrinkled", humor, 1990) * ''Demokratik Köfteler'' ("Democratic Meatballs", humor)

Notes

External links

*
Erman Şener info on the Turkish Ministry of Culture's website
* http://www.radikal.com.tr/haber.php?haberno=33374 * http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/143655.asp * http://arama.hurriyet.com.tr/arsivnews.aspx?id=62840 * http://www.radikal.com.tr/haber.php?haberno=33375 * http://www.tumgazeteler.com/?a=768700 * http://www.intersinema.com/sinema-haberleri/haber_1169.asp * http://www.bigglook.com/biggyazar1/makale7.asp * http://10kbullets.com/reviews/kilink-vs-supermankilink-strip-and-kill/ 1942 births 2002 deaths Turkish journalists Hürriyet people Milliyet people Istanbul University alumni Deaths from cirrhosis 20th-century journalists {{Turkey-tv-bio-stub