Poet, playwright and actor (b.
1944, Kayseri – d. 21 October 2004, İstanbul). He completed his primary and
secondary education in Kayseri. After publishing articles and poems in local
newspapers, he published his first poetry book and then embarked on theater. He
toured across Anatolia with theater groups he founded. He established the Hilal
Theater and directed the plays he wrote such as Moskof Sehpası (The
Russian Gallow), Dilsiz Şeytan (Silent Evil) and Günahkar Baba
(The Sinful Father); and he also played in these plays as an actor.
He started to publish novels
after 1980; however he did not leave theater. He founded the theater group
called Gece Oyuncuları. Then, he left this group and became one of the founders
of Birlik Sanat, together with Ulvi Alacakaptan. Later, he worked independently;
he took roles in movies, TV films and TV series.
BOOKS
WORKS:
Poetry: Yalnızlar
Rıhtımı (The Waterfront of the Lonely, 1967).
Play: Moskof
Sehpası (The Russian Gallows, 1972), Günahkâr Baba (The Sinful
Father, 1974), Dilsiz Şeytan (Silent Evil, 1982).
Novel: Bir Küçük
Osmancık Vardı (There was one Little Osmancık), Nur Dağındaki Çocuk (The
Child on the Mountain Nur), Yaralı Serçe (The Wounded Sparrow),
Günahkâr Baba (The Sinful Father), Yasemin (Jasmine), Bir Avuç
Ateş (A Handful of Fire).
CINEMA-SERIES WORK:
Films and series in which he starred:
Kalp Gözü
(Sütçü Dede, TV Dizisi 2004)
Kenan'da
Bir Kuyu (Hasan Baba, TV Filmi 2004)
Gülün
Bittiği Yer (Dede, Sinema Filmi 1998)
Deli Balta
(Hidayet Usta, TV Dizisi 1993)
Çizme
(Nail, Sinema Filmi 1993)
Sürgün
(Katırcı, Sinema Filmi 1992)
Reis Bey
(Mahkûm, Sinema Filmi 1990)
Films and series he wrote:
Çöküş
(Sinema Filmi 1992)
REFERENCE:
İhsan Işık / Yazarlar Sözlüğü (1990, 1998) - Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi
(2001, 2004) – Encyclopedia of Turkish Authors (2005) - Resimli ve Metin
Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, gen. 2.
bas. 2007) –- Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013), Zaman gazetesi
(22. 10.2004), Hasan Nail Canat (imdb.com, 20.03.2021).
