Poet and writer (b. 6 September 1946, Kurusarı village /
Yalvaç / Isparta). He completed his primary education in his village (1957). He
graduated from Isparta Gönen Primary Teacher School (1964), Konya Selçuk
Institute of Education, Department of Literature (1956). He worked as a teacher
at various schools in Adana (1966-73), Manisa (1973-78) and İzmir (1978-90). He
was known for his novels and radio plays as well as his poems.
He published his poetry, essays and critics in the
reviews such as Çağrı, Şölen (1965-66);
Ilgaz, Yelken (1966-69); Forum, Varlık (1968-70); Dönemeç, Gösteri, Yarın, Sanat Olayı, Türk Dili, Karşı Edebiyat, Yazko Edebiyat,
Çağdaş Eleştiri, Edebiyat Cephesi, Sesimiz, Yeni Düşün (1976-87), Hürriyet Gösteri,
Somut, Adam Sanat, Düşlem, Ünlem, Kum and Pencere.
His short stories and interviews (1970-71) and his book reviews (1968-88) were
published in the newspaper Cumhuriyet (1970-71).
He came third at the 1981 Mehmet Ali Yalçın Awards with his novel Yağmurlar
Nereye Yağar (Where Do the
Rains Pour Out?); he won the 1982 Nevzat Üstün Poetry Success Award with his
poetry book Hangi Leylasın Sen (Which
Leyla Are You), 1991 Ferit Oğuz Bayır Novel Award with his book Uykusu Derin
Şehir (The City That Has Dead Sleep) and 1993 Ceyhun Atuf Kansu Poetry Award
with Sesini Bana Bırak (Leave Your
Voice to Me).
He was selected one of the ten most successful children’s literature writer by
the Turkish and Foreign Language Research and Application Center in 1997 and
took the Golden Pen award. He came first at the Turkish Literature Award that
was held by the Voice of Germany Radio with his play Şeyh-i Sanan’ın Aşkı (Love of Şeyh-i Sanan) same year. His novel Bilgisayara Giren Tırtıl (Caterpillar That Is Inside of My Computer) was published
in Holland with name Purple Planet by Uitgeverij De Inktvis Publishing House.
He was given the Service to the Turkish Award at the 2003 İzmir 2nd Turkish
Days and 2004 Homer Labor Award by Karşıyaka Municipality.
WORKS:
POETRY:
Günaydın Gül Yaprağı (Good Morning
Rose Leaf, 1979), Kemeraltı Şiirleri (Kemeralti
Poems, 1982), Hangi Leylasın Sen
(Which Leyla Are You, 1986), Sesini Bana
Bırak (Leave Your Voice to Me, 1994), Ateş
Mektupları (Letters of Fire, 1995), Konuş
Benimle (Talk to Me, 1998), Sıcak
Sancı (The Hot Ache, 2002).
NOVEL: Yağmurlar
Nereye Yağar (Where Do the Rains Pour Out? 1981), Alyanaklı Mavi Balon (The Blue Balloon with Red Cheeks, children’s
novel, 1982), Uykusu Derin Şehir (The
City That Is Dead Asleep, 1991), Yalnız Seninle (Only With You, teenage novel,
2003).
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: Sıska Balıkçı (The Puny Fisherman, novel, 1980), Bilgisayara Giren Tırtıl (Caterpillar That Is Inside of My
Computer, 1994), Al Yanaklı Mavi Balon (The Blue Ballon
with Red Cheeks), Can Dede’nin Çocukları (Children of Grandpa Can), Can Dede’nin Oyuncakları (Toys of
Grandpa Can), Bilgisayar Amca (Uncle
Computer), Dedem Çocuk Oldu (My
Grandfather Became A Child), Sevgi
Kuşları (Birds of Love), Akıllı
Tavşanlar (The Clever Rabbits),
Kuyudaki Asker (The Soldier in the Well),
Serçenin Şiir Defteri (The Poetry Notebook of the Sparrow, Kardan Adam Kaçtı (The Snowman
Escaped), Yengeçten Korkan Köpek (The
Dog Which Afraid of Crab), Yaralı
Tavşanın Doktoru (The Doctor of the
Wounded Rabbit), Bilgisayarlı Şapka
(the Computerized Hat), Bir Kedinin
Anıları (The Memoirs of a Cat),
Annemin Mektupları (Letters of My Mother), Bahçeden Kovulan Çiçek (The Flower That was Expelled from Garden), İşte O Çocuk (There Is the Child).
RADIO PLAY: Sevgi
Nereye Gitti (Where Has the Love Gone, 1987), Yalnızlıkta Çoğalanlar (Things That Increase at the Loneliness,
1987), Boşluktaki Adam (Man That is
at the Emptiness, 1987), Karabataklar
(The Cormorants, 1988), Bencil
(Egoist, 1988), Şeyh-i Sana'nın Aşkı (Love of Şeyh-i Sanan, 1998), Rüzgarla Savrulanlar
(Things that were Scattered by the Wind),
Yabancı (The Stranger), Altın Köstek
(The Golden Clock Chain), Gizli Acıların
Gölgesi (Shadow of the Secret Pains),
Tutkulu Düşler (The Passionate Dreams),
Yağmurlar Nereye Yağar (Where Do the Rains Pour Out?, serial), Uykusu Derin Şehir (The City That Has Dead Sleep, serial), Yürekler
Yaprak Açınca (When The Hearts Produce Leaf, serial).