Erol Toy

Erol Toy (1 October 1936 – 13 March 2021) was a Turkish writer.

Biography Toy was born in Manisa, Turkey, and started work after graduating from secondary school. After working as a baker, banker, creator of the mutual organization of sponge fishermen paralysed after decompression problems, he moved to Istanbul. He became a unionist by creating the Bank-İş union. Erol Toy who published his writings in several papers published his first novel in 1952 in the Çınar magazine. As a writer directing the YAZKO council, he wrote on the social, economical and political problems of Turkey. Erol Toy who used social realism, was known to the audience after the first publication of his İmparator (the imperor) novel in 1974. This novel is said to tell the life of Turkish billionaire Vehbi Koç, founder of the Koç group, (this novel was sold to 1.5 million since its publication, according to his publisher). Erol Toy who published short stories, novels, essays and critiques and several plays of which have been acted, received third place at the Ali Naci Karacan prize in 1962. None of his creations was translated yet.

In May and June 2011, his play Pir Sultan Abdal, toured in Germany and in France by Ankara Birlik Tiyatrosu.

Short stories Yenilgi – The defeat – 1967 Iğrıp – The small boat – 1977 Calculate Age

Books for children Fareler Cumhuriyeti – The republic of the mices – 1975 Altın Saray – The golden palace – 1980 Son Çağrı – The last resort – 1981 Avcı Kekliği – Hunting licence – 1982 Aliş İle Koşka – Alishe and Koshka – 2003

Novels Toprak Acıkınca – When earth is thirsty – 1968 Acı Para – Bitter money – 1970 Azap Ortakları – Companions of suffering – 1973 İmparator – The emperor – 1973 Kördüğüm – The Gordian Knot – 1974 Son Seçim – The last choice – 1976 Gözbağı – Blinders – 1976 Doruktaki Öfke – Angers at the top – 1977 Kuzgunlar ve Leşler – Crows and deads – 1978 Zor Oyunu – 1980 – The law of the strongest – 1980 Kilittaşı – The keystone – 1988 Yitik Ülkü Cilt −1 – Lost ideal Tome 1 – 1995 Yitik Ülkü Cilt −2 – Lost ideal Tome 2 Yitik Ülkü Cilt −3 – Lost ideal Tome 3 Arinna'nın Gölgesi – On the shadow of Arinna – 2000 Sır Küpü – The well of secrets – 2004 Bade Harab – Sour wine – 2010 Hoca Efendi – Hodja Efendi – 2011

Plays Pir sultan Abdal – 1968 Parti Pehlivan – 1973 Meddah – The actor – 1971 Düş ve Gerçek – Dream and reality – 1972 İzmir'in İçinde – Inside Izmir – 1973 İpteki – At the end of the cord – 1973 Lozan – Lausanne – 1973 Çeliğe Su Vermek – Watering the cuttings – 1980 Kadınlar Matinesi – The women's morning – 1992 Kongre – The congress – 1995 Kırat'ın Süvarisi – 1998 Dağ Küreden Yer Küreye – 2007

Essays Türk Gerilla Tarihi – History of Turkish guerilla – 1970 Bal Tutanlar – The ones holding honey – 1976 Aydınımız İnsanımız Devletimiz – Our intellectuals, our people, our State – 1982 Ordu ve Politika – Army and politics – 1983 O'na Katılmak – Participate to it

Stories Günü Gününe – From day to day – 1981 Meclisler ve Partiler – Parliaments and parties – 1990 Yazko'nun Öyküsü – History of Yazko, writers' and publishers' cooperative – 2007