2025 Hobbit (Oğuz Yanık)

The Hobbit

Release Date: 2025.04.18
Reader: Oğuz Yanık
Language: Turkish
Translator: Gamze Sarı
Organisation: İthaki Yayınları (Storytel Turkey)
ISBN: n/a
Duration: 11 hours 48 minutes
Unabridged: Yes
Country: Turkey
Licenced: Yes
Formats: Digital

Oğuz Yanık is a prominent Turkish voice actor and narrator, well-known for his “storyteller” voice that balances gravitas with accessibility. Prior to this release, he narrated the 2023 Turkish version of Hurin’in Çocukları (The Children of Húrin).

The recording uses the standard Turkish translation by Gamze Sarı, published by İthaki Yayınları and is noted for its clarity and for how it handles Tolkien’s complex nomenclature within the rules of Turkish vowel harmony. Yanık recites the poems with a specific rhythmic cadence that aligns with Turkish poetic traditions, making the “Riddles in the Dark” sequence particularly engaging for local listeners.