Doğan Hızlan

Doğan Hızlan, (born 1937 Istanbul) is a Turkish author.

Doğan Hızlan
Born	1937 (age 85–86) Istanbul
Occupation	Journalist, writer
Language	Turkish
Citizenship	Turkey
Education	Istanbul University, Faculty of Law
Years active	1954–
Notable awards	T.C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kültür ve Sanat Büyük Ödülü

He graduated from Pertevniyal High School, then completed his bachelor's degree in Istanbul University Faculty of Law. Doğan Hızlan, whose first work was published in 1954, directed the art pages of various literary magazines and newspapers, Cumhuriyet among them. He also published reviews in many newspapers and magazines.

In 1980, he prepared a collection of children's stories called Bayram Gömleği. He prepared all of Ercümend Behzad Lav's works for publication. Finally, together with İhsan Yılmaz, he published Celâl Sılay's Collected Poems under the name Hüsran Filizleri. His most recent book is Aynadaki Bakışlar, which consists of book writings published in Hürriyet Pazar.

In February 2012, a library was opened in the Antalya Atatürk Culture Park in his name and 20,000 books were donated to this library.

He still continues to write for Hürriyet Newspaper and to prepare and present the "Scrapbook" program on TRT 2. He continues to contribute to the development of Turkish literature.