Poet
and writer (b. 5 June 1927, Pülümür / Tunceli - d. 29 July 2006, İstanbul). He
attended Erzincan Elementary School (1944) and graduated from Erzurum High
School (1947) and Ankara University Faculty of Law (1951). The subject of his
master's thesis in 1981 was “Atatürk İlkeleri ve Hukuk Devrimi” (The
Principles of Atatürk and Law Revolution). He was the Republic Attorney General
in Alaçam, Osmancık, Kızılcahamam, Niğde, Bilecik, Şile, Kocaeli,
Gaziosmanpaşa, Üsküdar (Attorney General), Kadıköy and Konya (1954-82) and a
lawyer in İstanbul (1982 - 84). In 1969, he was chosen as the jurist of the
year by the Turkish Law Association. After his retirement, he continued his
studies in İstanbul.
He published his first column with the title Faydalı İnsan (Useful People) in the
paper Yeni Erzincan (10.7.1947), and
he published his other works in various magazines and reviews. In the year
1981, he was awarded by the İstanbul Bar for his study with the title Atatürk İlkeleri ve Hukuk Devrim'i (The
Principles of Atatürk and Judicial Revolution). In 1992, he won the third prize
award in a Swedish essay competition. He also won the award of the "Poems
of Women" competition held by the İzmir Municipality in 1993. He was
awarded the Writers Syndicate of Turkey ten-year service Plaquette and the
Foundation of Science Education Aesthetic Culture Art Research 1997 50th Year
of Art Commemoration Plaquette. He was given with the Golden Medal and Honor
Award by the Association of Teachers of Literature in 1999 and with the plaque
of Honorary President by the Cemal Süreya Association of Culture and Art in
2004. He also is a member of Turkish Language Association, the Human Rights
Association, the PEN Association of Writers (founder), Association fro Freedom (founder),
the Association of Literature, the Turkish Language Society and the Cumhuriyet Book Club.
WORKS:
POETRY:
Bahar, Deniz ve Kadın (The Spring,
Sea and Woman, 1959), Can Parçası
(Piece of Life, 1961), Unutmak Atları
(Horses to Forget, 1972), Dipnotlu
Şiirler (Poems with Footnotes, Satire, 1990), Kadın Özgürlük Çağ ve Ölüm Üzerine Şiirler (Poems on the Liberty of
Women, Generation and Death, 1994), Taşı
Gediğine (That’s It, Exactly, 1998), Kurtkapanı
Şiirleri - Mağma (Wrestling Hold Poems - Magma, 1999), Us-Su (Reason - Water, 2002).
ESSAY,
RESEARCH, MEMOIR: Gezi ve Dostluk Üzerine
Düşünceler (Thoughts on Voyages and Friendship, 1960), Arınmalar 1 (Catharsis I, 1985), Çağımız ve Özgürlüklerimiz (Our Generation and Our Liberties,
1988), Patlıcan Fidelerine Muska (An
Amulet for the Seedlings of an Aubergine, 1992), Adalet Diye Diye (Speaking for Justice, 1993), Söz Gümüşse (If the Word is Silver, Aphorisms, 1994), Sosyalizm Aşk ve Hukuk (Socialism, Love
and Law, 1995), Düşün Sanat Dostlarım
(My Thought and My Art Friends, 1997), Benim
Bilgeliklerim (My Wisdom, 2000), Hukuksuz
Yönetimler - Suskun İnsanlar (Illegal Management - Silent Persons, 2000), Düşün Sanat Dostlarım / Anı Portreler II (My
Thought and My Art Friends - Portraits of Memory II, 2001), Daldan Dala Felsefe (All Philosophy,
2002), Politika ve Edebiyatımızda Aykırı
Tipler (Divergent Bodies in Our Politics and Literature, 2003).
SHORT
STORY: Ve İyi Günler Hepinize (And
You All Have A Good Day, film stories, 1990), Ortaköy'de Zaman (Time in Ortaköy, 2000).
COLLECTION:
Düşünce Özgürlüğü-Düşünce Suçları (Liberty
of Ideas, Crimes of Ideas, panel discussion, 1969), Denemeler Seçkisi (Selection of Essays, 1971), Denemeler Denemeciler Antolojisi (Anthology of Essays and
Essayists, 1987).