Tomris Uyar
Tomris Uyar | |
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| Born | Tomris Gedik 15 March 1941 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Died | 4 July 2003 (aged 62) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Resting place | Zincirlikuyu Cemetery, Istanbul |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, translator |
| Partner | Cemal Süreya (1964–1967) |
Tomris Uyar (15 March 1941 – 4 July 2003) was a Turkish writer and translator. She was born in Istanbul, the daughter of two lawyers and granddaughter of Republican People's Party politician Süleyman Sırrı Gedik. She was educated at the British Girls' Secondary School and at Arnavutköy American Girls' College, now called Robert College (1961). She graduated from the Journalism Institute affiliated to the Faculty of Economics of Istanbul University (1963).
The grave of the author, who died in 2003 due to esophageal cancer, is in Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı.