Şükrü Altın

Şükrü Altın (born February 22, 1956; Ilgaz, Çankırı-), Turkish historian, novelist, educator and painter. Şükrü Altın, who published his first work Clock Story in 1990, is married and has three children.

Childhood
He finished Primary School in Güney Village of Ilgaz; Secondary School in Ilgaz; High School in Ankara Yildirim Beyazit High School, College in Bartın.

Education life
He served as a teacher and school director in Gümüşhane, Kastamonu, Hatay, Sivas and Çankırı. He tutored Turkish to his students. In the following years, he served as the District Director of Education in Korgun/Cankiri, Arac and Kure/Kastamonu, Eflani/Karabuk.

Today
He lectured about his Works in the country and received rewards from different institutions and organizations. He worked as a reporter and did research-investigation and interview writing. His columns and essays have been published in newspapers. He has been continuing to work as a writer since 2008. He is married, with three children. He is moderately fluent in Arabic. Şükrü Altın’s articles are published in the current Çankırı Karatekin Newspaper.

Projects
Şükrü Altın’s novel, Abdülmecid II, The Last caliphate in Exile-an 8-part TV series the director of which is Nazif Tunç and the producer of which is Halk Film company- will be broadcast on TRT screens in the following winter broadcast season.

Awards

 * Governorship of Karabuk – Service Certificate of Honor
 * ÇKG Cankiri – Writer of the Year award