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Sevin Okyay (Istanbul, 1942) is a Turkish literary critic, journalist, author, regular columnist 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 the Harry 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. Cover of the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (British version) Harry Potter is an immensely popular series of fantasy novels by British writer J. K. Rowling. ...
Radikal is a daily Turkish language newspaper, published in Istanbul. ...
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. Fred and George Weasley (born April 1, 1978)[1][2] are fictional characters in the Harry Potter series of novels, created by J. K. Rowling. ...
Selected 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, 1998
Her Major Translation Work Ilk Dünya Hikayeleri YKY, 1999, ISBN 975-363-784-5 Edward James Hughes, OM, referred to normally as Ted Hughes, (August 17, 1930 – October 28, 1998) was an English poet and childrens writer. ...
- Delights of Turkey, by Edouard Roditi
Türkiye Tatlari, YKY, 1999, ISBN 975-363-909-0 Yükseltin Tavan Kirisini, Ustalar ve Seymour - bir Giris, with Coskun Yerli, YKY, 1999, ISBN 975-363-318-1 Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters is the second in the Glass Family series written by J D Salinger. ...
Jerome David Salinger (born January 1, 1919) is an American author best known for The Catcher in the Rye, a classic coming-of-age story that has enjoyed enduring popularity since its publication in 1951. ...
Hayvanlar Çiftliği, YKY 2000 Animal Farm: A Fairy Story is a satirical novella (which can also be understood as a modern fable or allegory) by George Orwell, ostensibly about a group of animals who oust the humans from the farm they live on. ...
Eric Arthur Blair (June 25, 1903 — January 21, 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was a British author, and journalist. ...
Harry Potter ve Sirlar Odasi, YKY 2001, ISBN 975-080-292-0 Cover of the International edition, distributed in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling, is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. ...
Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ...
Harry Potter ve Azkaban Tutsagi, with K. Kutlu, YKY 2001, ISBN 975-080-311-6 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third book in the Harry Potter series of childrens books by J. K. Rowling. ...
Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ...
Harry Potter ve Ates Kadehi, with K. Kutlu, YKY 2001, ISBN 975-080-331-0 This article is about the book. ...
Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ...
Fantastik Canavlar Nelerdir, Nerelerde Bulunurlar?, with Gül Sarioglu, YKY 2002, ISBN 975-080-413-9 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is both a fictional book described in the Harry Potter series of childrens novels by the British author J. K. Rowling, and a real book by that author. ...
Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ...
Harry Potter ve Zümrüdüanka Yoldasligi, with K. Kutlu, YKY 2003, ISBN 975-080-645-X This article is about the book. ...
Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ...
Harry Potter ve Melez Prens, with K. Kutlu, YKY 2005, ISBN 975-080-995-5 For the film, see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on 16 July 2005, is the sixth novel in J. K. Rowlings popular Harry Potter series. ...
Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ...
External links - A collection of her critiques (in Turkish)
- An article in English by Okyay on the 9th Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival
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