Literature
historiographer (b. March 1926, Harput / Elazığ). He attended Ankara Onuncu
Yıl Primary
School (1938), Elazığ
High School (1945) and graduated from Ankara University,
Faculty of Language, History and Geography, Department of Turkish Language and
Literature (1951). He worked as a teacher of Turkish language and literature at
Ankara Military Brass Band School (1951-56), Bursa Işıklar Military High School
(1956-61), Kuleli Military High School (1961-67), at the General Staff,
Department of Public Relations (1967-79), Çankırı Noncommissioned Officer High
School (1969-71), the High School for Orphans (1971-77), Saint Joseph High
School and then retired. He has lived in İstanbul since retirement.
His first articles were published in the newspaper Ayyıldız and in the review Varlık;
and from 1975, in
the newspaper Cumhuriyet and in the
reviews Türk Dili, Somut, Öğretmen
Dünyası, Türk Dili Dergisi, Çağdaş Türk Dili, Varlık, Berfin Bahar, TYS Güzel
Yazılar and Gerçek Sanat. He
dealt with problems of the Turkish language in his articles and other works.
His text books Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı
1-2-3 (Turkish Language and Literature 1-2-3) were the ones that were
widely used for the longest period in the history of the Republic of Turkey
after 1965. His other text books Edebiyat
1-2-3-4 (Literature 1-2-3) were used at high schools from 1992. He is a
member of the Writers Syndicate of Turkey and the Language Association.
WORKS:
Öz Türkçe Sözlük (Dictionary of
Pure Turkish, 1977), Kavramlar ve
Boyutları (Concepts and Their Dimensions, 1977), Toplumsallık Açısından Türk Edebiyatı (İslâmlık Sürecinde) (Turkish
Literature from a Social Aspect – In the Islamic Process, 1982), Ziya Gökalp / Türkçülüğün Esasları (Ziya
Gökalp – Principles of Turkism, adaptation to modern Turkish, 1977), 20. Yüzyıl Türk Edebiyatı 1-2-3-4 (Turkish
Literature in the 20th Century 1-2-3-4, in collaboration with Ömer
Özcan, 1987-88, 1990-91), Dil ve
Edebiyatta Temel Kavramlar (Basic Concepts in Language and Literature,
1991), Ahmet Haşim / Bize Göre -
Gurabahane-i Laklakan Frankfurt Seyahatnamesi (Ahmet Haşim – According to
us, Destitute Storks, A Travel Book on Frankfurt, adaptation, 1992), Örneklerle Edebiyat Bilgileri (Knowledge
of Literature in Examples, 1992), Dil
Bilgileri (Knowledge of Language, 1993),
Dede Korkud Öyküleri (Stories from Şeyh Korkut, adaptation, 1995), Şinasi, Kişiliği ve Yapıtları (Şinasi,
His Personality and Works, 1995),
Türkçede Yazınsal Eleştiri (Literary Criticism in Turkish, 1997), Yazın Terimleri Sözlüğü (A Dictionary
of Literary Terms, collaborative publication, 1998), Türkçede İnciler-İncelikler “Cönk Gibi” (Anecdotes and Subtleties
in Turkish “Like a Collection of Folk Poems”, 2004), Yatılı Dolmakalem (Fountain Pen Boarder, memoir-autobiography,
2005).
REFERENCE: Doğan Hızlan / Kavramlar ve Boyutları (Cumhuriyet, 26.2.1977), Muzaffer Uyguner / “20. Yüzyıl Türk Edebiyatı” Üzerine (Türk Dili Dergisi, Ocak-Şubat 1992), Halil Beytaş / Örneklerle Edebiyat Bilgileri (Evrensel Kültür, Kasım 1992), Yusuf Çotuksöken / Örneklerle Dil ve Edebiyat Bilgileri (Cumhuriyet Kitap, sayı: 196, 25.11.1993), Hikmet Altınkaynak / Türkçede Yazınsal Eleştiri (Finansal Forum, Mayıs 1997), Şemsettin Ünlü / Türkçede Yazınsal Eleştiri Üstüne (Çağdaş Türk Dili, Temmuz-Ağustos-Eylül 1997), Kemal Bek / Mahir Ünlü’den “Türkçede Yazınsal Eleştiri” (Cumhuriyet Kitap, 23.7.1998), Behçet Necatigil / Edebiyatımızda İsimler Sözlüğü (1998), Osman S. Arolat / Toplumsallık Açısından Türk Edebiyatı (Milliyet, 19.12.1998), Şükran Kurdakul / Şairler ve Yazarlar Sözlüğü (1998), TBE Ansiklopedisi (2001), Modern Bir Cönk (Radikal Kitap, 29.10.2004), İhsan Işık / Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2. bas., 2009).
