Aras Ören
Aras Ören is a writer of Turkish origin, currently living in Germany. He was born in November 1939 in Istanbul, and moved to Berlin in 1969. He was an editor in Sender Freies Berlin and head of the Turkish editorial team of Radio Multikulti at Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg.
Aras Ören

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- Name
- Aras Ören
- Born
- 1939
- Birthplace
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Occupation
- * Writer
- Awards
- Adelbert von Chamisso Prize
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Languages
- German · Turkish
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Aras Ören is a writer of Turkish origin, currently living in Germany. He was born in November 1939 in Istanbul, and moved to Berlin in 1969. He was an editor in Sender Freies Berlin and head of the Turkish editorial team of Radio Multikulti at Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg.
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Aras Ören (born 1939) is a Turkish actor, journalist and poet, among other activities. The actor was born in Istanbul. Aras Ören is a member of Academy of Arts, Berlin.
Languages used include German and Turkish. The actor received Adelbert von Chamisso Prize.
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In 1981, he received an honorary prize from the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. In 1985, he was awarded the Adelbert von Chamisso Prize. In 1999, he was a lecturer at the University of Tübingen. Since 2012, he has been a member of the Academy of Arts, Berlin. Ören writes in Turkish and helps to translate his works into German. Some of his works first appeared in German. His works include What does Niyazi want in Naunynstrasse (1973), Privatexil (1976), Germany. A Turkish fairy tale (1978), Please, No Police (1981), Berlin-Savignyplatz (1995) and Longing for Hollywood (1999). He has also published Kopfstand (2014), a collection of short stories, and Wir neuen Europäer (2016), a collection of his writings since the 1960s. Both are illustrated by the artist Wolfgang Neumann (artist).

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• Name — Aras Ören • Born — 1939 • Birthplace — Istanbul, Turkey • Occupation — * Writer • journalist • actor • radio producer • Language — Turkish, German • Period — Contemporary • Genre — * Fiction • poetry • journalism • Awards — Adelbert von Chamisso Prize • Years Active — 1973-present
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Aras Ören is recorded as having received Adelbert von Chamisso Prize.
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Aras Ören was born in 1939 at Istanbul.
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