Researcher
of literature (b. 1948, Bolvadin / Afyon). He graduated from Bolvadin High
School, İstanbul University Faculty of Literature, Department of Turkish
Language and Literature and Çapa School of Teacher Training (1969). Between
1969 and 1973 he worked as a teacher in Tokat and Van Primary Teacher Schools.
He became a lecturer of Turkish at Ege University, School of Foreign Languages
in 1973 and a research assistant of New Turkish Literature at Ege University in
1976. He accomplished his graduate (1976) and doctorate (1981) studies at
İstanbul University, Faculty of Literature. He became an assistant associate
professor in 1982, associate professor in 1988 and professor in 1993 at Ege
University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Turkish Language and
Literature. In the same department, he continued as a faculty member of the New
Turkish Literature Department.
His
research articles have been published in the reviews, Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Araştırmaları,
Millî Kültür, Türk Dili, Yağmur and collaborative books since the
beginning of the 1980s. He has attended many meetings and presented numerous
papers related to his area.
WORKS
(Research):
Hüseyin
Cahit Yalçın'ın Hayatı, Hikâye ve Romanları Üzerinde Bir Araştırma (A Research on Hüseyin Cahit Yalçın’s Life, Stories and
Novels, 1982), Hüseyin Cahit Yalçın'ın
Hayatı ve Edebî Eserleri Üzerinde Bir Araştırma (A Research on Hüseyin
Cahit Yalçın’s Life and Literary Works, 1984), Necip Türkçü (Necip Türkçü, his life, Turkism and his thoughts on
language, 1988), Mehmet Akif Ersoy,
Safahat, Orijinal Metin-Sadeleştirilmiş Metin- Notlar (Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Safahat-Phases, the original text –
simplified text, notes, with Rıza Bağcı and Fazıl Gökçek, 2 volumes 1994), Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil. Hayatı, Eserleri,
Eserlerinden Seçmeler (Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil. His Life, Works and Selections
from His Works, 1995), 1928'e Kadar
İzmir'de Çıkmış Türkçe Kitap ve Süreli Yayınlar Kataloğu (Catalogue of
Periodicals and Turkish Books Published in İzmir until 1928, 1996), İzmir Millî Kütüphanesi (İzmir National
Library, 1997), İzmir Fikir ve Sanat
Adamları 1850-1950 (İzmir Intellectuals and Artists 1850-1950, 2000).
