Poet (b. 1923, Çankırı - d. 19 March 1976, İstanbul). He had to leave
his studies at secondary school early. He worked at the review Doğan Kardeş
and at various journals and publishing houses. He founded Yankı Publishing
House. He is buried in Aşiyan Graveyard. His poems and articles were published
in the art supplement of Vakit
journal (1931) and in reviews such as Servet-i
Fünûn, Uyanış, Varlık, İstanbul, Fikirler and Diyelim (1941-53).
He is mostly known for the poems he wrote for children.
WORKS:
Buğu (Vapor, 1942), Yağmur (Rain, 1944), Canım
Dünya (Beloved World, 1945), Elma
Ağacı (Apple Tree, children’s poetry, 1971), Onlar da Çocuktu (They Were Also Children, life stories of
well-known people, for children, 1972).