Writer (b. 28 February 1940,
İstanbul – d. 1 Mayıs 2014, İzmir). He graduated from Adana High School for
Boys. He left his studies at Ankara University, Faculty of Law and worked as a
journalist and publisher. He managed Habora Publishing House, which he also
founded (1966-95).
His articles were firstly
published in the magazines Salkım, Sel,
Meşale in Adana in 1955, then in the magazines Ataç, Yelken, Yeni Ufuklar, Soyut
Yeditepe, Gerçek Sanat, İnsancıl, Forum, Yön and in the newspaper Evrensel. Because of his contributions
to Turkish-Bulgarian friendship, he was given a medal and a special decoration
by the Council of the Bulgarian People’s Republic.
WORKS:
RESEARCH: Yasak Kitaplar (Banned Books, 1969), Milliyetçi Cephe (Nationalist Front, 1975),
Faşizmden Sosyalizme Koprivştitsa
(Koprivshtitsa from Fascism to Socialism, 1976), Bir Kooperatif Mariza PAPZK (A Cooperative Mariza PAPZK, 1978), Güzel İşçiler (Good Workers, 1979), Maritza İztok (Maritza İztok, 1980), Türkiye’de İnsanlar, Bulgaristan’da Çocuklar (People in
Turkey, Children in Bulgaria, 1980), Sefaletten
Rezalete İşgal Altındaki Türkiye (Occupied Turkey from Misery to Scandal,
1987), 12 Eylülcülere 1000 Soru (1000
Questions for the Ones who Caused the 12 September Events, 1988), Turgut Özal Dosyası (The File of Turgut
Özal, 1988), Kenan Evren Ne Dedi Ne Oldu (What
Did Kenan Evren Say and What Happened?, 1989), Elhamdülillah Müslüman (Thanks God He is Muslim, 1989), ANAP (The Motherland Party, 1990), Semra Özal’a 333 Soru (333 Questions for Semra Özal, 1990),
TRAVEL LITERATURE: Merhaba Komşu (Hello Neighbour, 1976).
PLAY: Julyus Durgutyanus Sezal (Julyus Durgutyanus Sezal, 1991).
HUMOR: Bodur Başkan’ın Anıları (Memories of the
Squat Prime Minister, 1991), Politik
Fıkralar (Political Anecdotes, 1991), Bodur
Başkan’ın Öteki Dünya Anıları (Memories of the Squat Prime Minister on the
Other World, 1992), Başmusahip Sokağı
Anıları (Memories of Başmusahip Street, 2004).
CHILDREN’S
LITERATURE: Dünya Çocuk Masalları
(World Fairytales for Children, 1990).
