Young Adult Books (ages 12+) • Novels

Denizoğlan - Madalyonun Peşinde
DENİZOĞLAN: CHASING THE MEDALLION

Kerem Evrandır

Editor: Müren Beykan
Turkish illustrators: Sadi Güran

A mystery-filled adventure in Ottoman İstanbul!

In his first novel for young adults, Kerem Evrandır tells a breathtaking adventure set among fires and the tulumbacılar –volunteer firefighters who operated hand-pumped fire engines in 19^th century İstanbul. Distinguished by its vivid historical atmosphere, this powerful story centres on courage, belonging, justice and loss. As it leads readers through the streets of Ottoman İstanbul, around a mysterious medallion and a deep bond with the sea, it also follows the trail of hope.

Overview

A great fire in Balat, on the shores of the Golden Horn, turns Denizoğlan’s life upside down overnight. The thirteen-year-old boy, whose names means “son of the sea”, finds himself caught in a dangerous chase between bandits and the tulumbacı firefighters while trying to save the medallion entrusted to him by his father. From the walls of Galata to the shores of the Golden Horn, and even into the cold currents of the Bosphorus, this fierce struggle forces him to confront the ruthless bandit leader Kızıl Bayram, who is determined to seize the medallion. With the tracking skills of the young journalist Alina and the streetwise children living among the ruins of an old house, Denizoğlan continues the fight. But will he ever be reunited with his father and find the medallion?..

AUTHOR

Kerem Evrandır

Kerem Evrandır was born in İstanbul in 1978. Although his interest in writing began at an early age, he worked for nearly ten years in financial auditing and corporate finance. He later turned his focus to writing, working as a screenwriter, editor and translator. The changes he experienced in both his career and the places he has lived have provided an important foundation for his writing. His first book, Denizoğlan: Chasing the Medallion (Denizoğlan – Madalyonun Peşinde, 2026), a novel […]
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