Yılmaz Gruda

Yılmaz Gruda (14 July 1930 – 25 July 2023) was a Turkish actor, poet, playwright, and translator.

A graduate of Ankara Commerce High School, Gruda worked as a government officer and became famous in 1950s when his poems were published in various journals.^[1] In 1956, he started acting by joining Cep Theatre, and continued his career at Küçük Theatre, a branch of the Ankara State Theatre. He then worked at the Ankara Meydan Stage and Nisa Serezli acting community. He briefly returned to his job in the government and worked as an engineer. He then managed the Muammer Karaca theatre. Together with Attilâ İlhan, he started the period of blue movement in Turkish poetry.^[2] Elements of traditional Turkish theatre and Anton Chekhov's influence is clearly seen in Gruda's works, who also wrote and translated theater plays.^[3] Gruda has published his poems and plays in a series of books. He continued to appear in movies and TV series.^[4]

Gruda, who had been experiencing health problems for a while, died on 25 July 2023, at the age of 93.^[5] On July 27, 2023, he was interred at Karacaahmet Cemetery in Istanbul.^[6]

• Cumhuriyet Yunus Nadi Award, 2003, Marathon "Bir Uzun Koşu"
• Behçet Aysan Poetry Award, 1999, Çerçi Zeus
• 53rd Antalya Film Festival, Honorary Award, 2016

• Bir Başka O - Oratoryo, Kaynak Publication, February 2007, ISBN 978-975-343-486-7
• Manzum Nasreddin Hoca Fıkraları, Kaynak Publication, June 2006, ISBN 978-975-343-457-7
• Marathon "Bir Uzun Koşu", Bilgi Publishing House, June 2002, ISBN 978-975-494-994-0
• Çerçi Zeus - Bir Çağdaş Mitoloji Denemesi, Öteki Publishing House, 1997, ISBN 975-8012-58-4
• Çarmıhtaki Yeni Mehmet, Öteki Publishing House, 1997, ISBN 975-8012-56-8
• Camdaki Düşman, Öteki Publishing House, 1996,
• Bir Çürümüş Kent Belgeseli, Serander Publication, 2002, ISBN 975-97589-2-X
• Tek Perdelik Dokuz Oyun, Anton Çehov, Bilgi Publishing House, 1994, ISBN 975-494-437-7
• Şu Bizim Tiyatromuz, 1976
• Kül Altındaki Kor, Anton Çehov, 1993

• Yılmaz Gruda at IMDb