Poet. He was born in Niğde in 1959. He graduated from Ataturk Education
Institute Turkish Department. He studied business, journalism and law. He
worked in Yankı and Yeni Gündem magazines for a while. His writings were published in Cumhuriyet and
Aydınlık newspapers. His poems
were publishd in Evrensel Kültür, Gösteri, Karşı Edebiyat, Milliyet Sanat,
Yasak Meyve, Atika, Aykırı, Damar, Eşik, Varlık etc. magazines and in 2001
Şiir Yıllığı which Mehmet H. Doğan prepared. He was in editorial
board of Mavi Yaka, Edebiyatta Seçki and Atika magazines. He published the magazine titled Şiir
Oku. He was member of Turkish Writers Union, then after 2005 he was the
vice president, and after 2014 he was the president of it.
“Mustafa Köz, has worked about ‘sea’ and worked
well. He made a deep impression on me as a person who saw the sea late and
would never forget again. And I also know that this book will tell a lot to
people who know sea since the beginning.” (Leyla Şahin)
WORKS (POETRY):
Ay Düşü (1990), Su Resimleri (1991), Yengeç
Sepeti (1992), Işıkları Karartmayın Çocuklar (çocuk şiirleri,1992), Salı’dan
Önceki Pazartesi (1995), Sonsuzluk Taşta (1998), Ateş Bağı
(2003), Açık Yara (2004).
REFERENCE: Şükran Kurdakul / Şairler ve Yazarlar Sözlüğü (gen. 6. bas. 1999), Oğuz Özdem / Hep, Şiir İçin Atan Bir Yürek… Mustafa Köz - Fikret Demirağ / Sonsuzluk Taşta - Leyla Şahin / Yepyeni Bir Ay - Bedrettin Aykın / Karşı Ada Şiirleri - Metin Cengiz / Bir Yolculuğun Şiirleri - Adil İzci / Saklı Su (Cumhuriyet Kitap, 20.4.2000), TBE Ansiklopedisi (2001), İhsan Işık / Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) - Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2007), Türkiye Yazarlar Sendikasi Başkanları (turkiyeyazarlarsendikasi.org, 27 Mayıs 2015).