Storywriter (b.
31 July 1936, Kilis – d. 16 September 1996, Kahramanmaraş). He attended the
Kilis Cumhuriyet Primary School (1951), the Adana Institute of Construction
(1957), and the Erzurum Technical Training School (1959). He worked as a chief
of office in Kahramanmaraş Directorate of National Education (1959 – 62), as a
reserve officer-teacher in Kocaman village of Ünye (1962-64); and after working
as a construction technician at the directorate of public works in
Kahramanmaraş and Sivas (1964-81) and retired in 1986 on his own request. He
engaged in trade for a while. He got married to Hatice Bulut (Özkemöç) in 1961.
He had three children named Nermin Amasyalı (1962), M. Pervin Özdeşemeci (1963)
and M. Akif Bulut (1967). He was a member of the Writers Syndicate of Turkey.
His first poem titled “Kilis’im” (My Kilis) was
published in a local newspaper called Genç Kilis in 1954. He embarked on
story-writing in 1970 and his stories were published in the reviews Hareket (his
first story Odacı Mehmet Efendi – “Janitor Mehmet Efendi’ was published
in 1970), Hisar, Türk Edebiyatı, Töre, Millî Kültür, Millî Eğitim ve Kültür,
Doğuş Edebiyat and Küçük Dergi. He was famous for his themes based
on the traditions and problems of Anatolian people. The story titled with
Oynaş (Play) in his book titled Sarı Arabalar (The Yellow Cars) was
adapted to television (1977-81). He was choosen the storywriter of the year by
the Kayseri Artists Association in 1981.
WORKS
(Short Story):
Al Karısı (His Red Wife, 1971), Sarı Arabalar (The Yellow
Cars, 1974), Dilek Çınarı (The Wish Chenar, 1975), Kefensiz Ölüler
(The Dead without Shrouds, 1984), Sınırdaki Tarla (The Field on the
Border, 1996), Yıkık Minare (The Destroyed Minaret, 1996).
