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Yalvaç Ural was born in Konya in 1945. He began his career in journalism at Milliyet Publications and edited the children's magazines Milliyet Çocuk, Milliyet Kardeş and Güm Güm. He also published a children's magazine called “Sarı Trampet” (Yellow Drum) and made a television programme of the same name.

  • He has published more than 100 books, translated into many languages including German, English, Russian, Arabic, Korean and Dutch.
  • One of his stories was included in a high school textbook in Japan.
  • He received the Children's Foundation Best Author Award in 1991 and in 2001 was named “Champion of World Children's Poetry” at an international poetry festival.

Source: Türk Edebiyatı – Yalvaç Ural