2023 Hurin’in Çocukları (Oğuz Yanık)

The Children of Húrin

Release Date: 2023.10.02
Reader: Oğuz Yanık
Language: Turkish
Translators: ?
Copyright: İthaki Yayınları (Storytel Turkey)
ISBN: n/a
Duration: 6 hours 50 minutes
Unabridged: Yes
Country: Turkey
Licenced: Yes

Oğuz Yanık is a prominent Turkish voice actor and narrator, well-known for his “storyteller” voice that balances gravitas with accessibility. He has so far narrated the Turkish versions of Hobbit, Hurin’in Çocukları (The Children of Húrin) and also Silmarillion.

This production marks the bridge between his independent “passion project” roots and his status as an official Tolkien narrator in Turkey. Unlike his later studio-produced readings, this one is celebrated for its “Radyo Tiyatrosu” (Radio Theater) quality. It initially gained traction through his popular YouTube channel, Tek Hece. Rather than a standard, dry audiobook reading, Yanık produced it as a series of highly atmospheric chapters.

The reading uses the standard Turkish translation by Özcan Kabakçıoğlu, published by İthaki Yayınları. Kabakçıoğlu’s translation is noted for its heroic, slightly archaic vocabulary, which Yanık emphasizes through his deliberate and rhythmic pacing.