- Sevin Okyay
Sevin Okyay (
Istanbul , 1942) is a Turkish literary critic,journalist , author, regularcolumnist and a prolific translator. She had been a radio host and a teacher as well.She is a graduate of the Arnavutköy American Girl's (High) School. During her youth she worked with
Yildiz Moran , the first formally educated female photographer in Turkey. Okyay is best known for translating theHarry Potter books, and for her positive and appreciative criticism in "Radikal", a Turkish newspaper. Her son,Kutlukhan Kutlu , is also following her mother's footsteps and is accompanying her in translating the Harry Potter series.Okyay has been translating since 1963. She started working as a journalist in 1976. She writes mainly about cinema, literature, jazz and sports. She is hailed as a milestone of modern translation in Turkey. She used to have two cats who were twins, named after the Weasley twins. A serious jazz aficianado, she was the host of a radio show in Turkey, and her playlist included mainly jazz standards.
elected Bibliography
* "Ilk Romanim" ("My First Novel") novel, 1996
* "120 Filmde Seyriâlem" ("A Cinema Tour in 120 Films") selected movie critiques, 1996
* "Çiçek Dürbünü" ("Kaleidoscope") collected essays, 1998Her Major Translation Work
*
Tales of the Early World , byTed Hughes "Ilk Dünya Hikayeleri" YKY, 1999, ISBN 975-363-784-5
*Delights of Turkey , byEdouard Roditi "Türkiye Tatlari", YKY, 1999, ISBN 975-363-909-0
*Raise High the Roof-Beam, Carpenters and , byJ.D. Salinger "Yükseltin Tavan Kirisini, Ustalar ve Seymour - bir Giris", with Coskun Yerli, YKY, 1999, ISBN 975-363-318-1
*Animal Farm , byGeorge Orwell "Hayvanlar Çiftliği", YKY 2000
*Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets , byJ.K. Rowling "Harry Potter ve Sirlar Odasi", YKY 2001, ISBN 9750802950
*Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban , byJ.K. Rowling "Harry Potter ve Azkaban Tutsagi", with K. Kutlu, YKY 2001, ISBN 975-08-0311-6
*Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire , byJ.K. Rowling "Harry Potter ve Ates Kadehi", with K. Kutlu, YKY 2001, ISBN 975-08-0331-0
* Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?, byJ.K. Rowling "Fantastik Canavlar Nelerdir, Nerelerde Bulunurlar?", with Gül Sarioglu, YKY 2002, ISBN 975-08-0413-9
*Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , byJ.K. Rowling "Harry Potter ve Zümrüdüanka Yoldasligi", with K. Kutlu, YKY 2003, ISBN 975-08-0645-X
*Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , byJ.K. Rowling "Harry Potter ve Melez Prens", with K. Kutlu, YKY 2005, ISBN 975-08-0995-5External links
* [http://www.gazetem.net/sevinokyay.asp/ A collection of her critiques (in Turkish)]
* [http://www.fipresci.org/festivals/archive/2006/ankara/festival_sokyay.htm/ An article in English by Okyay on the 9th Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival]
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