Poet and writer (b. 25 December 1923, Limanköy / Çayeli / Rize). He
attended
His first poem was published in İstanbul review (1941), later his poem,
essay and critique works were published in Türk Dili, Varlık, Ilgaz,
Yeditepe, Yeni Ufuklar, Güney, Akşam, Yeni Ortam reviews and newspapers. He
collected the first award in the Pure Turkish Essay Competition organized by
the Turkish Language Association in 1955 and he collected three achievement
awards at the Art Award Competition held by the Turkish Radio and Television
Corporation that he entered with three essays works in 1971-72.
WORKS:
POETRY: Ağacın Derdi (Sickness of the Tree,
1955), Duman Duman Üstüne (Smoke on Smoke, 1959),
Bana Sensin Yaşamak (For
Me Living is You, 1966), Esintiler Kavşağı (Junction of the
Breeze, 1973), Sevgi Tutanağı (Report of Love, 1980),
Güz Şarkıları (Songs
of Autumn, 1991), Güzellikler Ortasında (In the Middle of
Beauty, 1992), Ötelerden Gelen (Coming from the Other
Side, 1993), Borda
Bordaya (Broadside
to Broadside, 2004).
ESSAY-STUDY: Işıklanan Ülke (Illuminating Country,
1966), Ataç'la Gelen (Coming
with Ataç, 1968), Atatürkçü Düşünce (The Thought of
Kemalism, 1972), Gün Işığına Çıktıkça (More Daylight Would
Come, 1977), Okuyup Düşündükçe (The More You Read the
More You Think, 11989), Günlerle Gelen (Coming with Days,
1994), Ah O Kırmızı Güller (Oh That Red Roses,
2004).
REFERNCE: İhsan Işık /
TEKAA (2006).