Mehmet Tanju Akerman

Poet and journalist-writer (b. 1942 - d. 24 August 2016, İstanbul). He is originally from Istanbul. He graduated from Istanbul Commercial High School (1962). He began with his banking career at Etibank and he became Marmara Region Intelligence and Financial Analysis vice director. He has also worked as ESBANK Istanbul Region vice manager and Credit Marketing director. During this period, he established Bank Market Intelligence Association and became the president of it. He continues to work as editor of Haberde Ekspres newspaper published in Istanbul. He is the member of Journalists’ Association of Turkey and Turkey Writers’ Syndicate.

He published his poems and articles in several journals and newspapers since 1958. He was the Chief Editor of Kadıköy Newspaper between the years 1970 and 1975. He has more than forty published books (2003).

“It was a Broken Wing is the forty third book of Akerman. The main theme of his essays is our children. The internal and external world of our children, their possible future in these worlds, our stance and responsibilities….for the children differing from home-cared and homeless. Answers for more questions can be found in the essays of Akerman.”(Ahmet Özdemir)

“Author is writing for beauties in the world, for humanity. As he criticizes the problematic sides of the society, he also thinks about how it should be.

“Tanju Akerman “Dances with Globalization” and questions our century, calls people to hold hands for a better world.” (Hasan Akarsu)

WORKS:

POETRY: Vur Dünyanın Onikisine (1976), İşçi Kızlar Elleri (1993), Zor Ekmek (1993), Çıraklar (1993), Osmanlı’da Zaman (1993), Aşka Çağrı, Kırk Yıl Ardından İzmit (1993), Yeni İstanbullular Türküsü (1993), Öylesine Yazılmış Şiirler (1993), Sevda Bölünmüşlüğü (1993), Sıcaklık Kırıntıları (1993), Atatürkçüler Ayağa Kalksın (1994), Osmanlı-İttihad ve Kurtuluş (1994), Kent Kenarlılar (1994), Vatandaş Zorlukları (1994), Felsefede Düş Gezintileri (1994), Nasıl Bir Dünya O Öyle (1994), Denizi Yıkamak (1994), Yalnız Emekli (1994), Kar Güneşi (1994), Kağnı Tekeri (1994), Medyaya Sırtı Dönük Şiirler (1994), Siyah ile Kara, Bir de Batıdan Doğuya, Sevgiler İçiçe Girer (1994), Kaygısız Sevgilemek (1995), Hey İstanbullu (1995), Millî Kurtuluş Destanı (1995), Sentez (1995), Çeşitlemeler (1995), Öyle Bir Kuşaktı Altmışsekiz (1995), İstanbul’u Sel Aldı (1995), Buruşuk Bürokrat (1995), Dünyayı Anlamayan Çocuk (1995), Sevgi Sürüyorlar İçimizden (1995), Bir Tutam Islak (1998), Gökçatı (2002), Küreselleşmeyle Dans (2003), Kırık Bir Daldı (2004), Ben Sana Hayır (2004).

ESSAY: İstanbullu (2001), On Güzel Can (2002), Atlanta’da Aşk Yoktu (2002), İki Avuç İstanbul (2004).

INTERVIEW: Radio Light’ın Anısına - Mehmet Tanju Akerman’la Şimdi Söz Konukların (2006).

REFERENCE: Mehmet Tanju Akerman / On Güzel Can (2002), Nail Güreli / Bir Şiir (Milliyet gazetesi (10.11.2004), Hasan Akarsu / “Küreselleşme ile Dans1 Üzerine (Türk Dili Dergisi, Mart-Nisan 2005), Tanju Akerman Üretmeye Devam Ediyor (Gazete Kadıköy), Nusret Karaca / ‘Kırık Bir Dal’ – Ahmet Özdemir / Bir Deste Gül (Gazete Kadıköy, 10-16 Aralık 2004), İhsan Işık / Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) –Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2007), Gazeteci Mehmet Tanju Akerman vefat etti (DHA - hurriyet.com.tr, 14.08.2016).