Poet. Born on August 8, 1931, Radovice / Macedonia. He
completed primary school in the city where he was born, and completed the
School of Economy and Pedagogy Academy in Skopje. He worked at Piyoner, Nova Makedonya and Birlik newspapers as a journalist and
administrator; and then at Macedonia Radio Turkish Program Section. He worked
as a People’s Theater General Director for five years, and then he worked as a Macedonia
vice Culture Minister and retired from this position. He worked as private and
official interpreter of famous statesmen such as Josip Bros Tito and Kiro
Gligorov.
He published his articles and poems in Sesler journal since 1965; and Birlik newspaper, also in Sevinç and Tomurcuk children’s magazines. He received the major prize Mehmet
Akif Ersoy Award in 1995 at Ashkabad (Turkmenistan) International Third Poetry
Festival by Writers’ Union of Turkey.
WORKS:
POETRY: Ziyotet
Pee i Place (Ağlayıp Gülen Hayat, Macedonian, 1955), Denenokija
(Günlergeceler, Macedonian, 1956), Taş Ötesi (Macedonian and Turkish,
1968), Gülkılıç (1971), Gülçiçek, Gülçiçek (1972), Gülev,
Güldin, Güldeste (selections from poetries, 1990).
CHILDREN’S
POETRY: Ay Kedisiz (1965), Kırk Dost (1965), Saray (1966),
Güneşli Şiirler (1966).
PLAY (with
acting dates): Nasrettin (1961), Yabancılar (1968), Ali
Cercelezin Yolu (adapted for theater from Ivo Andric’s story with same
name).
REFERENCE:
Şükran Kurdakul / Şairler ve Yazarlar Sözlüğü (exp.ed.6, 1999), İhsan Işık
(TEKAA, 2009).
