Journalist-writer (b. 27 May 1927,
Malatya - d. 21 August, Ankara). He was born in a family that is full of men of science and politics.
His grandfather Evliyazade Hacı Abdullah Efendi was müferris and professor, his
brother Kâmuran Evliyaoğlu was Samsun deputy in 1961 and 1965 and Minister of
Tourism and Promotion (1961).
He attended İstanbul Kadırga Primary School and graduated
from Malatya High School (1946), İstanbul University, Faculty of Law (1950),
Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Press Vocational School
(1970). He studied applied and experimental psychology in Germany (1979- 83).
He completed his postgraduate education at Gazi University, Institute of Social
Sciences. His master thesis was on "İletişimin
Olgusunun Psikolojik Süreçleri" (Psychological Process of the
Communication Phenomenon- 1986). He was elected Balıkesir Deputy from the
Justice Party list at the 1961-64 terms. Afterwards, he worked as an adviser
and Publications Department Director at Prime Minister’s Office Press and Publication
Directorate (1970- 72), Undersecretary of Press and Public Relations of Prime
Minister’s Office Atom Energy Commission (1972- 73), Education Attaché at Köln
Consulate General in Germany, Working Head Undersecretary and Press
Undersecretary at Bonn Embassy (1973- 81) and as an academician at Gazi
University (1983- 86).
He worked as a manager and writer in the reviews Son Havadis (1960-61) and Yeni İstanbul (1961-64). He was the head
columnist and owner of the daily newspaper Medeniyet
in Ankara (1962- 65) and editor of the review Düşünen Adam. He published the review Düşünen Adam (1961- 63) when
he was elected a deputy in 1961. He is publishing Düşünen Adam Elektronik Dergisi on the internet since 1992
(www.dusunenadam.com.tr, 2003)
WORKS:
ESSAY:
Nerede Duruyoruz? (Where Do We Stand,
1971), Yunus Emre - Anadolu'nun İç
Aydınlığı (Yunus Emre – The Inner Light of the Anatolia, 1963), Mevlana Sevgisi (Mevlana Love,
Turkish-English, 1955), Çocuk ve Dua
(Child and Prayer).
STUDY-RESEARCH: Türk İktisat Tarihi (History of Turkish
Economics, 1972), Milliyetçiliğimizin Ön
Hedefleri (The Prior Purposes of our Nationalism, 1962), Dil-Edebiyat Sorunlarına Giriş (Introduction
to the Language- Literature Problems, 1971), Konuşma Sanatı (Rhetoric, 1973), İletişim Psikolojisi (Communication Psychology, 1987), Kitle İletişim Araçlarının Toplumsal
Organizasyonu (Social Organization of the Mass Media Devices, 1987), Praktische Psychologie (Practical
Philosophy), Türkische
Existenzphilosophie.
POETRY: Kostantiniye Kızıl Elması - İstanbul'un Fethine Destan (Red Apple
of Constantinople, 1953), Dördüncü Cemre (The
Fourth Fire, 1952), Nerede Duruyoruz (Where
Do We Stand, 1971), Kemâlname (The
book of Kemal, 1982), Atatürk'e
Sevgilerle (With Love to Atatürk, for children, 1982), Filozofça (Philosophically, 2000).
REFERENCE: TDE Ansiklopedisi (c. 1,1976), Feyzi Halıcı / Parlamenter Şairler (1990), Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Albümü 1920-1991 (1994), TBE Ansiklopedisi (2001), Birsen Pekçolak - Zeki Büyüktanır / Homeros’tan Günümüze Anadolu Destanları (2002), TDOE-TDE Ansiklopedisi 2 (2002), dusunenadam.com.tr, Mehmet Atilla Maraş / Şair Milletvekilleri 1 - 22. Dönem 1920-2005 (2005), İhsan Işık / Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, 2007), Gökhan Evliyaoğlu vefat etti (dunyaulteni.net, 21 Ağustos 2011), Türkiye Yazarlar Birliği / Türkiye Kültür Sanat Yıllığı (2012), Yitirdiklerimiz (gazetecilercemiyeti.org.tr, erişim 08.08.2016).