Ragıp Eşref Filiz (born 1 June 1978) is a Turkish author and journalist from Istanbul, Turkey. He is known for his political fiction novel Raul Mendez Must Die (2013) and for winning the National Tudem Literary Award in 2014 for his short story book The Horror Stories From The Anatolia .[1]

Ragıp Eşref Filiz
Ragıp Eşref Filiz in 2013
Ragıp Eşref Filiz in 2013
Born (1978-06-01) June 1, 1978 (age 46)
Turkey
OccupationEnglish as a second language teacher, author, journalist

Biography

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Filiz is the youngest son of Mehmet and Gülbiye Filiz, both educators. In 2001, he completed an undergraduate degree program in the International Relations department of Karadeniz Technical University.[2][self-published source] He earned a master's degree in International Relations at Istanbul Medeniyet University.

 
Ragıp Eşref Filiz's first novel Raul Mendez Ölmeli (Raul Mendez Must Die)

Filiz has worked as a voice actor, television announcer, translator and flight attendant. Filiz was the chief editor for the news site sanalgaste.com.tr in Turkey from 2015 to 2018.[3][4]

'Raul Mendez Ölmeli' ( 'Raul Mendez Should Die' ), was the first Turkish novel by Filiz. It was published in 2013 by Sokak Kitaplari Yayinlari and was one of the first works to include the Gezi Park protests and the issue of freedom of expression in Turkey. Filiz is one of the youngest representatives of Post-Modern Novelism in Turkey.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Ragip Eşref Filiz Tüyap Kitap Fuari'Nda Okuyuculariyla Buluştu" [Ragip Esref Filiz met with readers at the Tuyap book fair]. Sapanca (in Turkish). Sapanca.com.tr. Ana Sayfa. 2013-11-13. Archived from the original on 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2016-08-10.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ "Ragıp Eşref Filiz". Linkedin. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Künye - Gerçeklerin Turuncu Sesi". Sanalgaste.com.tr. Archived from the original on 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  4. ^ "RAGIP EŞREF FİLİZ, SANALGASTE İLE MERHABA DEDİ". Sepanca (in Turkish). 2016-01-11. Archived from the original on 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  5. ^ "Ragip Esref Filiz". 1000Kitap. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Raul Mendez Ölmeli". D&R (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2023-08-22.