Rakım Çalapala

Journalist-writer (B. Istanbul, 1909- D. February 12, 1997).  He also used Adamoğlu, Küçük Bey pseudonyms. He was graduated from Istanbul University, Ankara University Faculty of Law. He worked as a teacher in German and Jew High Schools. He worked in Osmanlı Bank for a while. He began with his journalism career as editor in Turkey Publishing.

He wrote as editor, secretary, writer in newspapers and magazines such as Resimli Mecmua, Resimli Ay, Çocuk Haftası, Yavrutürk, Yıldız, Cumhuriyet Çocuğu, Hafta, Yıldız, Yedigün, Karikatür, Akbaba, Resimli Hayat, Son Posta, Pazar, Hürriyet. He established Atlas Publishing and directed it. He published his literature works and also textbooks.

WORKS:

PLAY: Eski Bir Dost (1933), Köye Giden Vazo (1933).

CHILDREN’S NOVEL: 87 Oğuz (1933), Mustafa (1944).

NOVEL: Köye Giden Gelin (1950, sinemaya da uyarlandı).

STORY: Aşk İnsanı Güzelleştirir (1965), Işıklı Pencere (1965).

COMPILATION: Yavrukurt Şiirleri (1968).

REFERENCE: Alpay Kabacalı / Kültürümüzden İnsan Adaları (1995), Behçet Necatigil / Edebiyatımızda İsimler Sözlüğü (ed. 18, 1999), Şükran Kurdakul / Şairler ve Yazarlar Sözlüğü (exp. ed. 6, 1999), TBE Ansiklopedisi (2001), Mehmet Nuri Yardım / Yazar Olacak Çocuklar (2004), İhsan Işık (TEKAA, 2009).