Erol Toy (born 1936, in Manisa, Turkey) is a Turkish writer.
Graduated from secondary school, Erol Toy started working from his childhood. After working as a baker, banker, creator of the mutual organization of spong fishermen paralysed after decompression problems, he moved to Istanbul. He became a unionist by creating the Bank-İş union. Erol Toy who published his writings in several papers published his first novel in 1952 in the Çınar magazine. As a writer directing the YAZKO council, he writes on the social, economical and political problems of Turkey. Erol Toy who is using social realism, was known to the audience after the first publication of his İmparator (the imperor) novel in 1974. This novel is said to tell the life of Turkish billionaire Vehbi Koç, founder of the Koç group, (this novel was sold to 1,5 million since its publication, according to his publisher). Erol Toy who published short stories, novels, essays and critics and several plays of which have been acted, was received third at the Ali Naci Karacan prize in 1962. None of his creations was translated yet.
In May and June 2011, his play Pir Sultan Abdal, toured in Germany and in France by Ankara Birlik Tiyatrosu.
Yenilgi – The defeat – 1967Iğrıp – The small boat – 1977Fareler Cumhuriyeti – The republic of the mices – 1975Altın Saray – The golden palace – 1980Son Çağrı – The last resort – 1981Avcı Kekliği – Hunting licence – 1982Aliş İle Koşka – Alishe and Koshka – 2003Toprak Acıkınca – When earth is thirsty – 1968Acı Para – Bitter money – 1970Azap Ortakları – Companions of suffering – 1973İmparator – The emperor – 1973Kördüğüm – The Gordian Knot – 1974Son Seçim – The last choice – 1976Gözbağı – Blinders – 1976Doruktaki Öfke – Angers at the top – 1977Kuzgunlar ve Leşler – Crows and deads – 1978Zor Oyunu – 1980 – The law of the strongest – 1980Kilittaşı – The keystone – 1988Yitik Ülkü Cilt −1 – Lost ideal Tome 1 – 1995Yitik Ülkü Cilt −2 – Lost ideal Tome 2Yitik Ülkü Cilt −3 – Lost ideal Tome 3Arinna'nın Gölgesi – On the shadow of Arinna – 2000Sır Küpü – The well of secrets – 2004Bade Harab – Sour wine – 2010Hoca Efendi – Hodja Efendi – 2011Pir sultan Abdal – 1968Parti Pehlivan – 1973Meddah – The actor – 1971Düş ve Gerçek – Dream and reality – 1972İzmir'in İçinde – Inside Izmir – 1973İpteki – At the end of the cord – 1973Lozan – Lausanne – 1973Çeliğe Su Vermek – Watering the cuttings – 1980Kadınlar Matinesi – The women's morning – 1992Kongre – The congress – 1995Kırat'ın Süvarisi – 1998Dağ Küreden Yer Küreye – 2007Türk Gerilla Tarihi – History of Turkish guerilla – 1970Bal Tutanlar – The ones holding honey – 1976Aydınımız İnsanımız Devletimiz – Our intellectuals, our people, our State – 1982Ordu ve Politika – Army and politics – 1983O'na Katılmak – Participate to itGünü Gününe – From day to day – 1981Meclisler ve Partiler – Parliaments and parties – 1990Yazko'nun Öyküsü – History of Yazko, writers' and publishers'cooperative – 2007 