Prose of Turkey

National Literature (1911-1923)

• Ömer Seyfettin, short story author (1884-1920)
• Halide Edip Adıvar, novelist (1884-1964)
• Reşat Nuri Güntekin, novelist (1889-1956)
• Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, short story author (1889-1974)
• Fuat Köprülü, writer (1890-1966)

Republican Period Literature (1923- )

• Memduh Şevket Esendal, short story author (1883-1952)
• Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı, novelist (1890-1973)
• Ruşen Eşref Ünaydın, essayist (1892-1959)
• Falih Rıfkı Atay, journalist (1894-1971)
• Şevket Süreyya Aydemir, biographer (1897-1974)
• Nurullah Ataç, essayist (1898-1957)
• Peyami Safa, journalist and novelist (1899-1961)
• Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, essayist (1901-1962)
• Ahmet Kutsi Tecer, dramatist (1901-1967)
• Suut Kemal Yetkin, essayist (1903-1980)
• Kenan Hulusi Koray, short story author (1906-1943)
• Sait Faik Abasıyanık, short story author (1906-1954)
• Sabahattin Ali, essayist (1907-1948)
• Kemal Tahir, short story author (1910-1973)
• Kemal Bilbaşar, essayist (1910-1983)
• Orhan Kemal, novelist (1914-1970)
• Haldun Taner, short story author and dramatist (1915-1986)
• Aziz Nesin, humorist (1915-1995)
• Behçet Necatigil, dramatist (1916-1979)
• Cemil Meriç, essayist (1916-1987)
• Orhan Hançerlioğlu novelist (1916-1991)
• Samim Kocagöz, novelist (1916-1993)
• Semiha Ayverdi, novelist (1916-1993)
• Tarık Buğra, novelist (1918-1994)
• Yusuf Atılgan, novelist (1921-1989)
• Necati Cumali, dramatist (1921- )
• Yasar Kemal, novelist (1923- )
• Fakir Baykurt, novelist (1929-1999)
• Oguz Atay, novelist (1934-1977)
• Tomris Uyar, novelist (1941-2003)
• Ahmet Altan, novelist (1950-)
• Orhan Pamuk, novelist (1952- )
• Murathan Mungan, novelist, poet, playwright (1955-)