Novelist, writer (b. 8 May
1942, Akyazı / Adapazarı - d. 11 May 2018, Istanbul). He attended the Akyazı Primary School (1953),
İstanbul Haydarpaşa High School (1959) and graduated from İstanbul University,
Faculty of Law (1964). He conducted research in the universities of Marburg,
Bonn and Köln in Germany. He stayed in Germany for years. He engaged in
publishing when he returned home.
He published his first
article titled Vatan (Homeland) in
the review Millî Hareket in 1067 and
his other works in the newspapers Türkiye,
Babıalide Sabah, Gündüz, Zaman (1987), Muhalif
(1999), Tercüman and in the reviews
Yeni Akademi, Yeni Hafta, Ufuk Çizgisi,
Türk Yurdu, İnsan ve Kâinat, Türk Edebiyatı and Beyan (1999). He won the Turkey National Culture Foundation’s Novel
of the Year Award in 1982 with his novel Ölüm
Daha Güzeldi (Death Was Better) which was adapted to the radio and TV. He
also received the Writers Union of Turkey Novel Award in 1999 with his work “Çanakkale” (Çanakkale). His novel Ölüm Daha Güzeldi (Death Was Better) was
translated into Arabian. He is famous for his novels written under the pen name
of Mehmet Niyazi. He attached importance to national issues in his works. He
explains his opinions on the social structure of Turkey in his works.
WORKS:
NOVEL: Varolmak Kavgası (The Fight of
Existence, 1969; with a new arrangement, 1988), Çağımızın Aşıkları (The Lovers of our Age, 1977; new script with
the name İki Dünya Arasında-Between
Two Worlds, 1992), Ölüm Daha Güzeldi
(Death was Better, the life of Tahir Mihmandarlı, 1982), Yazılmamış Destanlar (The Unwritten Legends, 1989), Çanakkale Mahşeri (The Hell of
Çanakkale, documentary novel, 1998), Dâhiler
ve Deliler (The Genius’ and the Mads, 2001).
SHORT STORY: Bayram Hediyesi (The Present of the
Religious Festival, 1971; new edition, 2001).
STUDY-RESEARCH: Millet ve Milliyetçilik (Nation and Nationalism, 1980), İslâm Devlet Felsefesi (The Phi1osopy of State in Islam, 1988), Türk Devlet Felsefesi (The Philosophy of Turkish State, 1989), Medeniyet Ülkesini Arıyor (Civilization Looking for its Country, 1991), Türkiye’nin Meseleleri I-Kültür (The Issues of Turkey I-Culture, 1992), Türkiye’nin Meseleleri II-Devlet (The Issues of Turkey II-State, 1992), Medeniyetimizin Analizi ve Geleceği (Analysis and Future of our Civilization, 2000), Millet ve Şark Milliyetçiliği (The Nation and the Oriental Nationalism, 2000), Mütareke ve Kurtuluş Savaşının Başlangıç Döneminde Türk Demir Yolları: Yapısal ve Ekonomik Sorunlar: 1918 – 1920 (Turkish Railway System in the Beginning Years of Armistice and the National Struggle: Structural and Economical Problems 1918-1920, 2003).
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