Poet (b. January 1954, Siverek / Şanlıurfa). His real name is Hayri
Yetik. He has also used the pen names Hayri K. Yetik, Ahmed Behlül, Hayri Kako,
Hayri Kako Yetik and Hayri Kako Y. He attended primary and secondary schools in
the city where he was born (1971). He graduated from Diyarbakır Faculty of
Education (1977). He worked as Turkish and literature teacher in Malatya,
Antalya, Manisa and İzmir and then retired. He is member of the Authors Society
General Headquarters Board of Directors (representative of İzmir), the Writers
Union of Turkey and the PEN Writers Association Center of Turkey.
His first
articles were published in Siverek’in
Sesi (1.23.1973) and his first poem Ağustos
Akşamlarda Demlenme (Brewing on August Nights) was published in Sanat
Edebiyat 81 (issue 19, December, 1982). His stories, poems, commentaries
and studies have been published in reviews such as Varlık, Eski, Yazıt, Gösteri, Damar, Ünlem, Papirüs, Öteki-Siz, Kum,
Adam Sanat, E, Yom, Sanat Edebiyat, Temmuz, İnsancıl, Karşı, Broy, Berfin,
Kavram Karmaşa, Eski, Deng, Anadili, Öğretmen Dünyası, Nikbinlik, Akköy, Çağla,
Yaratım, Akropol, Edebiyat Eleştiri, Edebiyat Gündemi, Papirüs, Bilim ve
Siyaset, Yeni İnsan; his essays have been published in the newspapers Siverek’in Sesi, Gündem, Demokrasi, Yankı,
Radikal and his commentaries and book presentation articles in Cumhuriyet Kitap. He is leader in
organizing the İzmir Story Days (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) and the İzmir Poetry
Festival (2003, 2005), a traditional and international event. He has
contributed to the review Ayrım Şiir
(12 Issues, 1989) as a founder and member of board of editors. He has
contributed to the review Agora where
he continues to work as a publication consultant (2000-). He was given the 2001 Behçet Aysan Poetry Award by the
Owners of Artistic Works (SES)
WORKS:
POETRY: Mezopotamya Günlüğü (Mesopotamia
Diary, 1989), Amytis Kederi (Sadness
of Amytis, 2000), Dördüncü Hal (The
Fourth Condition, 2003).
STUDY: Ahmed Arif’in Asi ve Mahzun Şiiri (The Rebellious and Sad Poetry of
Ahmed Arif, 2001), Ç/alıntı (Plagiarism,
2005).
