Who was Peride Celal?
Q: Who was Peride Celal?
A: Peride Celal was a Turkish novelist and story-writer who was born in Istanbul in 1916.
Q: Where did Peride Celal complete her high school education?
A: Peride Celal completed her high school education at the French curriculum Lycée Saint Pulchérie in Istanbul and in Samsun.
Q: Did Peride Celal spend most of her childhood in Istanbul?
A: No, Peride Celal spent most of her childhood in Anatolia.
Q: Did Peride Celal have any children?
A: Peride Celal had one daughter named Zeynep Ergun.
Q: When did Peride Celal die and when was her death announced?
A: Peride Celal died on June 15, 2013, but her death was announced two days later by her family.
Q: Has Peride Celal received any literary awards?
A: Yes, Peride Celal was honored with the Turkish Sedat Simavi Literature Award in 1977 for her novel Üç Yirmi Dört Saat and received the Orhan Kemal Novel Prize in 1991 for her novel Kurtlar.
Q: Has Peride Celal been the subject of any published works?
A: Yes, Selim İleri edited a book in 1996 titled Present to Peride Celal (Peride Celal'e Armağan) which featured contributions from 19 Turkish authors.
