Haldun Taner (16 March 1915 – 7 May 1986) was a well-known Turkish playwright and short story writer.
He also studied theatre and philosophy at the University of Vienna between 1955 and 1957 under the direction of Heinz Kindermann (1894–1985), an Austrian theater and literary scholar.
As a well-disciplined writer accumulating a rich blend of culture, Taner wrote a great number of stories, generally humorous; essays, newspaper columns, travel writings and theatre plays, in particular, brought him several important awards including the New York Herald Tribune Story Contest First Prize (1954), the Sait Faik Story Award (1954), the International Festival of the Humor of Bordighera Award (1969), and so on.
His stories have been translated into German, French, English, Russian, Greek, Slovenian, Swedish, and Hebrew.
In addition, he has a distinguished place in Turkish literature due to his essays, and newspaper articles.