Poet and writer (b. 10 April 1958,
Bayır / Alanya / Antalya). He attended primary school in his village and
secondary school in Alanya. He graduated from Denizli Institute of Education
(1978). He worked in private sector in Alanya for a while (1975-78). Then, he
worked as a teacher at the schools of the Ministry of National Education in
Adıyaman (1979-83), Bartın (1983-86) and Adana (1986).
His poems and articles have been
published in local and national newspapers such as Cumhuriyet, Siyah Beyaz,
Hürriyet, Vatan, Yeni Ortam, Demokrat Alanya,
Yeni Alanya (1972-96), Bizim
Alanya (1993-96), Yeni Soluk (1991-96), Yeni Adana (1992-96), Bartın, Ekspres, Hür
Gerze, Devrek Postası and the reviews
Aykırısanat
(1992-96), Maki, Tını, Damar,
Kuzeysu, Kıyı, Çalı, Broy, Somhaber, Kardelen, Beşparmak, Bay (Yugoslavia),
Şafak (Greece), Türk Sözü (Moldovia), Sanat Edebiyat, Simav
Anadolu, Sarı Zeybek, Berfin Bahar, Çağdaş Türk Dili, Duygu Seli, A- Edebiyat,
Samsun Sanat, Amik, Güneysu, Kırk Ambar, Kimsesiz, Ana, Sevgi Pınarı, Yankı,
Başkent, Sanat ve İnsan, Uzak, İspinoz, Orbita, Öğretmen Dünyası, Abece, Öykü
Şiir, Tay, Mavi Dergi, Mavi Yeşil, Amik,
Karalama Defteri and Akköy since
1972. Since 1992, he published the review called Aykırısanat
together with his friends. He is a founder and a member of the board of
editors of Aykırısanat.
He
collected the Cyprus Poetry Award at a poetry competition organized by a review
published in Cyprus and named Mısra-lık, with his book titled Filiz (Sprout) in 1997. He was given the Jury Special Award at a
poetry competition about “Teachers” organized by the Anatolia Professional
Association of Owners of Scientific and Literary Works in Kayseri in 2000. He
also received the jury's special awards of free poetry competitions organized
by Simav Anadolu Dergisi in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003. Moreover, he was
given a short story and poetry award by Alanya Environmental Protection Association
in 2003, an award given by Sarı Zeybek
review (Söke, Aydın) and he ranked third at the Yirçe Poetry Contest in İzmir
in 2004. He is interested in the art of painting and photography. By making
three-dimensional Atatürk Photographs from banners, he has held more than 35
exhibitions in various cities and in Nicosia. He is a member of the Writers
Syndicate of Turkey, the Turkish Authors Association and the Association of
Writers of Literary and Scientific Works.
WORKS:
POETRY: Tohum (Seeds, 1990), Dağlar Kalktı Şaha
(The Mountains Rear Up, 1991), Filiz
(Sprout, 1994), Sonbahar
Düşü Vurgunlar (The Struck
by Autumn Dreams, 1999).
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: Şirin Yüzler
(The Sweet Faces, 1995),
Çocuk Artı Çiçek (Child Plus
Flower, 2000), Masallar (The
Fairy Tales), Ninemden Masallar (Fairy Tales from My Grandma).
SHORT STORY: Alara Yolu (The Way
of Alara, 1992), Etobur Öyküler
(The Carnivorous Stories, 1993), İki Nokta ve Dört Gün (Two Dots and Four Days, in
collaboration with Kadriye Coşkun, 1996), Emanet Pabuçlar (The Borrowed Shoes, 2000), Bademler Çiçek Açtı (The Almonds Have Bloomed, 2004).
RESEARCH: Muhtaç Olduğumuz Kudret Atatürk (Our
Needed Power Ataturk, 1999), Neden
Az Okuyor (muş)uz (Why Do We Read
Less, 2000).