Storywriter (b.
December 1961, Malatya). He attended Malatya Melekbaba Primary School (1970),
Dörtyol Experimental High School (1978) and graduated from Hacettepe
University, Department of Turkish Language and Literature (1983). After working
as a teacher of literature at elementary schools in Sivas (1985-87), he was
recruited by the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. He began to work as
a producer on the Ankara Channel of the Turkish Radio and Television
Corporation in 1998.
His first short
story with the title Ana (Mother) was
published in the arts page of the newspaper Yeni
Asya in 1980. His other works appeared in the review Köprü and in the newspapers Tasvir
and Zaman. He collected the short
story award from the review Köprü in
1981; the Writers Union of Turkey Short Story Award in 1986 with his book Şehirleri Süsleyen Yolcu (The Traveler
who Adorns the Cities), in which he proved his success in writing stories; the
essay award in 1992 and the award for television programs in 1994 from the same
organization; the award for television programs from the Foundation for Turkish
National Culture in 1991 and the award for television programs from the Confederation of True Trade Unions of Turkey in 1994.
WORKS:
SHORT STORY: Şehirleri Süsleyen
Yolcu (The Traveler who Adorns the Cities, 1985), Gerçeği İnciten Papağan (The Parrot That Hurts Reality, 1992), Kuş Uykusu (Hibernation, 1996), Güzeran (Passing, 1998), Halvet Der Encümen (The Committee
Claims Isolation, 1999), Varlığın Evi (The
House of Existence, 2002).
NOVEL: Yakaza (Being Awake,
1992).
FAIRY-TALE: Mavi Kanatlı Bir Kuş (A Bird with Blue
Wings, 1991), Düş Bahçesi (Garden of
Dreams, 1996).
ESSAY: Korku ve Ümit ve Aşk (Fear
and Hope and Love, 1992), Düş Kırığı (Disillusion,
1998), Geçen Gün Ömürdendir (Yesterday
is a Spent Part of Life, 1998).
RESEARCH-STUDY: Rüya Sineması (Dream Cinema, 1994), Düş Gerçeklik ve Sinema (Dream,
Reality and Cinema, in collaboration with Ayşe Şasa and İhsan Kabil, 1996), Televizyon ve Kutsal (Television and
the Sacred, 1998).
COLLETION: Yeni Şiir Antolojisi (Anthology of New Poetry, 1985), Kur'an'dan Öyküler (Stories from the Koran, 2003), Öyküler Kitabı (Book of Stories, 2003), Erdem Öyküleri (Stories of Virtue, 2003), Hikmet Öyküleri (Stories of Wisdom, 2003), Huzur Öyküleri (Stories of Peace of Mind, 2003), Rehber Öyküler (Stories of Guidance, 2003).
