Poet and writer (b. 2 December 1943, Gerze / Sinop). He graduated from
His poems, critiques and translations were published in such reviews as Yelken, Ataç, Devinim, Dönem, Alan, Soyut and others from 1962. He collected the Turkish Language Association Novel Award in
1979 with Dalyan (Fish Trap, 1978),
the Yunus Nadi Short Story Award in 1990 with his book Düş Günler (Dream Days) and the Yunus Nadi Unpublished Poetry Book
Award with Bir Albümde Dört Mevsim
(Four Seasons in One Album).
WORKS:
NOVEL: Dalyan (Fish Trap,
1978), Yalnız mısın? (Are You Lonely?
1987), Soğuk Tüylü Martı (The Sea
Gull with Cool Feathers, 1992), Üçlü
-Dalyan-Yalnız mısın?-Soğuk Tüylü Martı (Three novels collected in one
book- Dalyan -Fish Trap, Yalnız mısın? -Are You Lonely?, Soğuk Tüylü Martı - The Gull with Cool
Feathers, 2002).
POETRY:
Güneşler... Gölgeler... (The Suns...The Shadows, 1981), Pes (That’s the Limit! 1982),
Sevda Yorumları (Comments on Love, 1990),
Bir Albümde Dört Mevsim (Four Seasons in One Album, 1991), İkaros'un Uçuşu (Icarus’s Flight,
1993), Toplu Şiirler 1963-1993 (Collected
Poems, 1963-1993, 1995), 101 Bir Dize (101
One Lines, 1996), Gizli Alanlar (Hidden
Areas, 1997).
ESSAY- CRITIQUE: Kendini Okumak (Reading
Yourself, 1987), Bakır Çalığı (Turquoise,
1994), Yazıyla Yaşamak (Living on
Writing, 1996).
SHORT STORY: Düş Günler (Dream
Days, 1990).