Poet (b. 25 July 1942, Şarkışla /
He started his literary works organizing art pages in local newspapers.
His first poem appeared in İslâm
magazine in 1962. He became known with his first poetry book Vuslat Türküsü (Reunion Folksong). From
1965, Hareket (1965-75), Türk Yurdu (1965-70), Hisar (1975-80), Töre (1975-85), Küçük Dergi (director
in 1979-81 for 24 issues in Kayseri), Türk
Edebiyatı (1980-2000) and Erciyes
magazines published his poems, essays, critiques, and research, while his
articles on politics and current events were published in Yeni Devir, Türkiye and Zaman newspapers. He won the Kayseri
Artists Association Poetry Award in 1981 and the Kayseri Journalists
Association Press Award in the field of research in 1984 and 1985. He also
received the General Directorate of Press and Broadcasting’s Press Award. Many
of his poems were set to music and translated into English, German, and Arabic.
WORKS:
POETRY: Vuslat Türküsü
(Reunion Folksong, 1968), Aydınlığın
Gözleri (Eyes of Illumination, 1979), Bu
Yüreğin Ülkesinde (In This Heart’s Country, 1981), Sevgi Donanması (Love Navy, 1982), Deryadil (Obsolete, 1985), Sevdakar
(Giving Love, 1988), Bir Sır Gibi
(Like a Secret, 1991).
NOVEL: Ahtopot (Octopus, 1995),
Güneşe Uçan Kelebek (A Butterfly that
Flies to the Sun, 2003), Aşkta Yanan Dede
(A Dervish who Burns in Love, 2003).
PLAY: Alpaslan (Alpaslan, 1965).
RESEARCH: Dünden Bugüne
REFERENCE: Ahmet Kabaklı (Türk Edebiyatı, c. 4. s. 400), Sevinç Çokum (Yeni Düşünce, 29 Ekim 1983), D. Mehmet Doğan (Zaman, 26 Kasım 1986), Mustafa Ruhi Şirin (Türk Edebiyatı, Şubat-1982), İlhan Geçer (Türk Edebiyatı, Aralık-1983), Bekir Oğuzbaşaran (Türk Edebiyatı, Temmuz-1991), İhsan Kurt (Türk Edebiyatı, Ekim 1985) A. Vahap Akbaş (Yeni Devir, 26 Mart 1983), İhsan Işık / Yazarlar Sözlüğü (1990, 1998) - Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) – Encyclopedia of Turkish Authors (2005) - Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, gen. 2. bas. 2007) - Ünlü Edebiyatçılar (Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 4, 2013) - Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013).