Poet and writer,
translator. He was born on May 29, 1934 in Ohrid, Macedonia. He completed
primary, secondary and high school education in Ohrid. He has completed
Belgrade University, Faculty of Philology, department of Turkish Language and
Literature. He worked in Ohrid as the teacher of children educated in Turkish.
He worked as a director at Ohrid Fraternity and Unity eight-year duration
school, as administrator in Ohrid provincial municipality at the section of
education, culture and fine arts. He was retired from there. He lived in Skopje
and wrote daily column in Makedoniya
Dener newspaper.
His poems and stories
were written in Turkish and in Macedonian. He published books for old people
and for children. He prepared a reading book for eight grade students taught in
Turkish. He has translated several poems and books from Turkish to Macedonian
and from Macedonian to Turkish languages. He translated poetry books of Turkish
poets such as Yahya Akengin, Ali Cengizkan, Bülent Ecevit, Dursun Özden, Eyüp
Şen into Macedonian; and poetry books of Macedonian poets such as Vesma
Stoyçeska, Duşko, Naverski, Razme
Kunebarovski into Turkish.
WORKS:
POETRY: Örgüler (Turkish Children Poetries), Ben
ve Çarşı (Turkish Poetries), Yaşlı Çocuk Ben, Yıldızlarla Öpücükler, Şen
Çocuklar (Macedonian Children Poetries), Yürekte Alfabe, Vergi,
Ben ve Çarşı, Canımın Sarayı (Macedonian).
STORY: Aliveli, Mutfak Pehlivanları (Turkish
Children Poetries), Gece Gezilerim, Divan, Ağaçkakan Yürek, Dünya Çelengi.
TRANSLATION: Çağdaş Türk Antolojisi (110 Turkish
poets), Türk Masalları.
REFERENCE: İhsan Işık (TEKAA, 2009).