Researcher of folklore (b. 1915, İstanbul - d.
1980). He graduated from İstanbul University, Faculty of Law (1940). For a
period, he worked as a district director and as a district governor. After his
service in departments of the General Directorate of Press and Publishing and
the Ministry of Commerce, he worked as the General Director of the Employment
Agency twice (1958-68) and as an advisor at the Social Insurance Institution
(1960-66). He retired in 1971.
He was known for his research and collections of
folklore and folk tales. His articles were published in the periodicals and
newspapers Yeni Türk, Halk Bilgisi
Haberleri, Varlık, Türk Dili, Hisar, Ulus, Cumhuriyet and Dünya.
WORKS:
SHORT STORY: Yıkılan
Köprü (Collapsing Bridge, 1944).
COLLECTION-RESEARCH: Keloğlan Masalları (Keloğlan Tales, 1936), İstanbul Masalları (İstanbul Tales, 1936), Köroğlu Masalı (The Tale of Köroğlu, 1939), Bilmeceler ve Maniler (Riddles and Quatrains, 1941), Altın Tas (Golden Bowl, 1942), Beybörek (Pastry, 1942), Alabalık (The Trout, 1944), Çocuk Masalları (Child Tales, 1944), Altın Araba (The Golden Cart, 1944), Peri Kızı (Fairy Girl, 1945), Yeşil Kuş (Green Bird, 1945), Elmas İşlemeli Kılıç (Sword with
Diamonds, 1946), Konuşan Kaval (The
Talking Shepherd’s Pipe, 1946), Seksen
Göz (Eighty Eyes, 1946), Şamdan Kızı (The
Candlestick Girl, 1946), Kırk Kardeş (Forty
Siblings, 1949), Fatma Nine (Grandma
Fatma, 1950), Altın Bülbül (The
Golden Nightingale, 1953), Küçük
Sultan'ın Güvercini (The Pigeon of the Little Sultan, 1953), Limon Kız (Lemon Girl, 1955), Talih Kuşu (The Fortune Bird, 1960), Korkusuz Sultan (The Fearless Sultan,
1961), Kayıp Sultan (The Lost Sultan,
1962), Türk Halk Bilmeceleri (Turkish
Folk Riddles, 1969), Türk Folklor ve
Etnografya Kılavuzu (Guide to Turkish Folklore And Ethnography, 1964), Türk Halk Masalları (Turkish Folk
Tales, 2 volumes, 1971).
REFERENCE: Afşin Oktay - Kemal Bağlum / Biyografiler Ansiklopedisi (1959), TDE Ansiklopedisi (c. 8, 1976-98), Behçet Necatigil / Edebiyatımızda İsimler Sözlüğü (18. bas. 1999), Mehmet Behçet Yazar / Edebiyatçılar Alemi - Edebiyatımızın Unutulan Simaları (yay. haz. Mustafa Everdi, 1999), TBE Ansiklopedisi (2001), İhsan Işık / Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2. bas., 2009).