Journalist, writer
and storywriter (b. 1961, Malatya - d. 11 November 2020, Istanbul). He graduated from Malatya Atatürk High
School (1978) and the Gazi Institute of Education. He worked as a writer and
graphic artist at the newspapers Millî
Gazete (1985), Zaman (1986), Vahdet (1988) İmza (1989), Yeni Haber, Akit and Yeni
Şafak (1999). He was one of the founders of the review İmza. He has
been a columnist on the newspaper Yeni Şafak and broadcaster on Channel
7 Television.
His first comic stories were published
in the humor magazine Gırgır when he was nineteen. His stories, essays
and critiques have been published in the newspapers and reviews Aylık Dergi, Mavera, Yönelişler, Kayıtlar,
Kırkayak (Kırklar), Millî
Gazete, Zaman, Vahdet, Kitap Dergisi, Girişim, İmza since 1980. More recently
he has concentrated on stories and novels. He was selected as the Writer of the
Year by the review Gençlik in
His first book “Son İyi Şeyler (Last Good Things), “in the axis of conscious
technique, the overall story can be considered as rhetoric of this technique”
(Necip Tosun), was well appreciated.
WORKS:
SHORT STORY: Son İyi Şeyler (Last Good Things, 1985).
NOVEL: Yağmurdan Sonra (After the Rain, 2000).
ESSAY: Beni Türk İmamlarına Emanet Ediniz (Please Commend Me Turkish
Imams, 1991), Atam Sen Kalk Ben Yatam
(Atam, You Get up, I Am Lying Down, 1993), İnek
Sosyalizmi (Cow Socialism, 1996), Maalesef
Türkiye (Unfortunately Turkey, 1996), Yurtta
Sus Cihanda Sus (Peace at Home, Peace in the World, 1996), Gazeteciyim
Ama Tedavi Görüyorum (I Am A Journalist but I Am Cured, 1999).
STUDY-RESEARCH: CIA ve 12 Eylül / Bir İhtilalin Romanı (CIA and 12 September / Novel of a Coup, 1993), Ali Şükrü Bey Cinayeti (Murder of Ali Şükrü Bey, 1996).
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) - Ünlü Fikir ve Kültür Adamları (Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 3, 2013) - Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013)., Ahmet Rıdvan / Ahmet Kekeç Ve!.. (Yeni Şafak, 8.11.1999), Zeki Bulduk / Yağmur Sonrası (Yeni Dünya, Mart 2000), Fadime Özkan Yazdım / Kurtuldum - Ahmet Kekeç’le Söyleşi (Yeni Şafak, 30.3.2000), Taha Kıvanç / Bayram Okuması (Yeni Şafak, 11.3.2000), Ahmet Rıdvan / Devam mı, Red mi? (Yeni Şafak, 14.2.2000), Gazeteci yazar Ahmet Kekeç vefat etti (Aişe Hümeyra Bulovalı haberi aa.com.tr, 14.11.2020), Duayen gazeteci Ahmet Kekeç vefat etti (yenisafak.com.tr, 14.11.2020).