Mustafa Balel (born 1 September 1945) is a Turkish short story writer and novelist.
Balel was born in Sivas. After he graduated from AnkaraGazi Institute of Education, Department of French philology (1968), he did his master's at the University of Poitiers in France (1971-1972). Returned to Turkey, he worked as a teacher at high schools in Ardahan (1968-1970), Sivas (1972-1975) and Istanbul, and at the Atatürk Education Institute (1978-1980). He was a member of publication committee of Larousse Encyclopedia (1986-1992); Axis Encyclopedia (1997-2001) and published a story journal Öykü (1975-1976, 8 issues).
In his stories, he attracted attention with his ability to combine contemporary story technique with his mastery of traditional narration along with a successful psychological analysis. In his works, one notes that he indicates a structure conventionally matriarchal exist surreptitiously in a strictly patriarchal known society.
Mustafa Balel won the "Story Achievement Award" at the 12th Antalya Festival with his story Can Eriği (Plum, 1975) and the achievement award in the play competition held by the Turkish Opera and Ballet Foundation with his play Gün Vurgunu (The Day Hit, 1984).
Works
Short Story:
Kurtboğan (Monkshood, 1974),
Kiraz Küpeler (Cherry Earrings, 1977),
Gurbet Kaçtı Gözüme (Foreign Lands Get In My Eyes, 1983),
Le Transanatolien (Transanatolia, 1988, French, Paris ),
Turuncu Eleni (Eleni, the Orange Color, 1992 ).
Karanfilli Ahmet Güzellemesi (Praise for Ahmet With Carnation, 2005)
Etiyopya Kralının Gözleri (The eyes of the King of Ethiopia, 2011)
Inițiatoarea (short stories in Romanian language, Editura Tracus Arte, Bucharest, 2014)
Novel:
Peygamber Çiçeği (Cornflower, 1981),
Asmalı Pencere (Window With the Grapevine, 1984).
پنجرهای به شاخسار تاک (Window With the Grapevine, roman in Persian, Peydayesh Publishing, Tehran, 2017)
Children's Novel:
Bizim Sinemamız Var (We Have Cinema, 1979),
Cumartesiye Çok Var mı? (Is it Long to Saturday?, 1981).
Nöbetçi Ayakkabıcı Dükkânı (Shoemaker's Store Open 24 hours, 2005).
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