Poet and
writer (b. 1939, Akhisar / Manisa). He went to
Since 1958 his
poem and essay works were published in reviews like Yelken,
Ataç, Papirüs, Yeni Gazete, Varlık, Soyut, Yeni Ufuklar, Milliyet-Sanat,
Yazko-Edebiyat.
He had won achievement award in the art awards competition of Turkish Radio and
Television Corporation in 1970 with his book called Ayrılıkta Söylenmiş Bir Yaz
Türküsü (A Summer Song that Singed in Separateness). He collected Turkish
Language Foundation Critic award with Nazım Hikmet’in Şiir’i (Poetry of Nazım Hikmet,
1978).
WORKS:
POEM: Çöl (Desert, 1968), Destanlar (Epics, by writing again in
the type of epic, 1969), Böyle Söylenmeli
Bizim Türkümüz (Our Song Should Sing In This Way, 1974), Savaşçı Türküleri (Warrior Songs, 1980), Ey Benim Güzel Sevdalım (Oh My Pretty Felt in Love, 1984), Bu Sevda Böyle Gider (This Love Go in
this Way, 1992), Arınmalar (Purifications,
1993), Akşam Türküleri (Night Songs,
1996), Bulutlar Deniz Kokar (Clouds
Smells Sea, 2002).
NOVEL: Yarına Başlamak (Starting
Tomorrow, 1975), Gece Gelen Eski Dost (Old
Friend Coming Night, 1984), Kıyılar
Durunca (When The Shore Stop, 1983).
SHORT STORY: Denizli Pencere (Splashboard Window,
1981), Neden Bazı Akşamlar (Why Some
Evenings, 1985), Aşk Olsun Kırlangıçlar (Well
Done Swallows, 1996).
STUDY: Aristoteles Felsefesi (Philosophy
of Aristoteles, 1976), Nazım Hikmet'in
Şiiri (Poem of Nazım Hikmet, 1978),
Descartes Felsefesine Giriş (Entry to Philosophy of Descartes, 1980), Niçin Yapısalcılık Değil (Why not
Structuralism, 1983), Düşünce Tarihi I -
Gerçekçi Düşüncenin Kaynakları (History of Thought I – Sources of Realistic
Thought, 1984), Niçin Varoluşçuluk Değil (Why
not Existentialism, 1985), Düşünce Tarihi
II - Gerçekçi Düşüncenin Gelişimi (History of Thought II – Development of
Realistic Tought, 1986), Estetik (Aesthetic,
1987), Düşünce Tarihi III -Gerçekçi
Düşüncenin Çağdaş Görünümü (History of Thought III – Modern View of
Realistic Thought, 1992), Felsefe Bir
Sevinçtir (Philosophy is a Joy, 1995).
DICTIONARY:
Dictionary of Philosophy
ANTHOLOGY: (with A. Kadir):
ESSAY: Sevmek Ne Güzel Şeydir (Love
What a Nice Thing, 1991), Gerçekçi
Düşünce Gerçekçi Sanat (Realistic Thought Realistic Art, 1992), Özgür Prometheus (Free Prometheus,
1997).
In addition these, he has translations.