Poet and writer (b. 15
December 1945, Kür (Dikmen) village / Bingöl). He attended Bingöl Sarayiçi
Primary School (1957). From 1961 he worked as a shoemaker, a tailor, a brick
maker, a manager of a coffee house and as a barber in Beylerbeyi, İstanbul. His
first poem Leyla’ya (To Leyla) was
published in the magazine Sanat Dünyası (February, 1964). His poems and
critiques were later published in the magazines and newspapers Aylık Dergi (1983), Kelime
(1986-87), Düşçınarı (1996-99), Yelpaze, Kadın Gazetesi, Pos-Tel,
Hisar, Eflatun, Yeni Devir (culture page), Bu Meydan,
Kelime, Varide, Müslüman Genç, Yeryüzü, Haksöz, Harman, Seviye, Eylül, Aşiyan, Çerağ, Özülke, Endülüs, Kafdağı, Sandal, Aykırı, Palandöken, Lika, Mavera, Kayıtlar, Yedi İklim, Dergâh, Ay Vakti, Bir Nokta,
E dergisi,
Kaşgar, Kırklar, Ada, Türk Edebiyatı
and Mor Taka. His poems translated into Kurdish, were published in the
magazine Nubihar. He was one of the
founders of the magazine Kardelen
(1990-93). He founded and directed the magazine Düşçınarı (1996-1999). He has written weekly articles for the
culture page of Akit newspaper. He is
a member of Writers Union of Turkey.
WORKS:
POETRY: Şehrin Üzerindeki Bulutlar (Clouds Above the City, 1990), Haziran (June, 1991), Savrulan (The Scattered, 1993), Uzun Beyaz Bir Çığlık (A Long White
Scream, 1995), Hoşçakal Hüzünbaz Çocuk (Goodbye Gloomy Child,
1998), Akşam Yedi Suları (At About
Seven in the Evening, selected poems, 2000), Güllerin Ardından (After the Roses, 2004).
ANTHOLOGY: Filistin Şiirleri Antolojisi (Anthology
of the Poems of Palestine, 2001), Red
Şiirleri Antolojisi (Anthology of Rejected Poems, 2003).
ESSAY: Uzun Günlerin Kısa Tarihi (Short History of Long Days, 1998).