Writer (b. 1925, Bafra / Samsun – d. 9 August 1955,
İstanbul). He attended the Haydarpaşa High School (1943) and graduated from Istanbul University, Department of Turkish Language and Literature (1950). He
worked in the newspapers Vatan, Dünya
and Tercüman. He worked as a teacher
of literature at high schools in İstanbul since 1961 and wrote textbooks.
WORKS:
POETRY:
Tutuşan Mısralar (Lines That Burn,
under the pen name Seyit Güleç, 1945).
DICTIONARY: Dilbilgisi
Sözlüğü (Dictionary of Grammar, 1960), Türkçe
ve Edebiyat Sözlüğü (Dictionary of Turkish and Literature, 1962), Ansiklopedik Edebiyat Sözlüğü
(Encyclopedic Dictionary of Literature, 1970), Resimli Türk Edebiyatçıları Sözlüğü (Illustrated Dictionary of
Turkish Authors, 1974),
STUDY-RESEARCH: Kompozisyon
Sanatı (The Art of the Composition, 1963), Edebiyat Sanatı (The Art of the Literature, 1964), Edebiyat Akımları (Literary Movements,
1965), Türk Şiir Sanatı (The Art of
Turkish Poetry, 1966), Edebiyatımızda
Şair ve Yazarlar (Poets and Authors in Our Literature, 1968), Türk Edebiyat Tarihi (History of Turkish
Literature, in 5 volumes, 1973-86),
Edebiyat Terimleri Kılavuzu (Guide of Literature Terms, 1975).
SELECTION: Edebî
Sanatlar Antolojisi (Anthology of Literary Arts, 1969), Çağdaş Türk Şiirleri Antolojisi (Anthology
of Modern Turkish Poetry, 1983).
BIOGRAPHY: Ziya
Paşa, Hayatı ve Eserleri (Ziya Paşa, His Life and Works, 1984), Namık Kemal, Hayatı ve Eserleri (Namık
Kemal, His Life and Works, 1984), Neyzen
Tevfik, Hayatı ve Şiirleri (Neyzen Tevfik, His Life and Poets, 1984).
NOVEL:
Cebrail Buzağısı (Calf of Gabriel,
1975).
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: Hürriyet Kartalı (The Eagle of Liberty, 1961), Güneşle
Yarışan Yarasa (The Bat That Competes With the Sun, 1961).