Writer (b. 1948, Şarkışla / Sivas). He also wrote under the pen names
Ahmet Niyazi, Ahmet Kemal and Ahmet Şarkışlalı. He attended primary (1959) and
secondary (1962) schools in Sarkışla. He graduated from İzmir Military Aeronautical
School (1966), İstanbul University,
Faculty of Letters, Department of Turkish Language (1975). His undergraduate
thesis was “Sivas Halk Hikâyeleri Geleneği” (The
Tradition of Sivas Folk Stories, 1975). He embarked on journalism and worked in
the reviews Hergün (1969-75), İstiklal (1975-77), Hürses (1977-79) and Ortadoğu
(1979-89). He has served in the Press Advertising Organization since 1989.
He is a member of Turkey Press Association, Yesevi Foundation, Turkish Heart
Foundation, Turkish Folklore Association, Turkic World Writers and Artists
Foundation (founder) and the Professional Union of the Owners of Scientific,
Literary and Art Works).His first essay was
published in the magazine Pancar and
his other works have been published in
the newspapers and the magazines Hergün,
Almanya Postası (since 1969), Tarla,
İstiklal, Hürses, Ortadoğu, Türk Dili, Türk Edebiyatı, Eflatun, Defne, Yesevi,
Pirelli, etc. He received the first rank award in the short story branch of
the competition of Turkish Aeronautical Association in 1990, the Field Cultural
Service Award in 1997. He prepared and presented the programs “Halk
Şairlerimiz” (Folk Poets) and “Folklor Penceresi” (The Window of Folklore) for
the radio channel of Turkish Radio Television Corporation and “Bir Şiirdir
Yaşamak” (Living is a Poem) for the television channel of the same corporation.
WORKS:
POETRY:
Bir Dal Erguvan (A Branch of Redbud,
1999).
BIOGRAPHY:
Cenap Şahabettin (Cenap Şahabettin,
1975), Kelkitli Serdari (Kelkitli
Serdari, 1976), Maraşlı Hüdai
(Maraşlı Hüdai, 1976), Şarkışlalı Serdari
(Sarkışlalı Serdari, 1979), Âşık Cafer
(Aşık Cafer, 1988), Ahmet Haşim
(Ahmet Haşim, 1990), Abdülhak Hamit
(Abduülhak Hamit, 1998), Tevfik Fikret
(Tevfik Fikret, 1998), Sait Faik
(Sait Faik, 1998), Hacı Bayram Veli ve
Eşrefoğlu Rumi (Hacıbayram Veli and Eşrefoğlu Rumi, 2002).
SHORT
STORY: Sevgi Çıkmazı (The Dilemma of
Love, 1990), Bir Yaz Günü Üşütmek (To
Get Cold on a Summer Day, 2002).
STUDY-RESEARCH:
Cönklerden Günümüze Halk Şairleri
(Folk Poet from the Past to Present, 1992), Folklor
Penceresi (The Window of Folklore, 1993), Eşref Bey Hikâyesi (The Story of Eşref Bey, 1980), Şarkışla Çevresi Halk Ozanları (Folk Poets of Sarkışla District, 1999).
NOVEL:
Bir Avuç Toprak (A Handful of Earth,
1970), Elif'in Türküsü (The Song of
Elif, 1971).
RADIO
THEATRE (1990-91, Turkish Radio Television Corporation): Duble Kaynana (Double Mother-in-law), Kuşku (Doubt), Kuzguncuk
Vapuru (Steamer to Kuzguncuk), Armudun
Sapı (The Stalk of the Pear).
ANTHOLOGY:
Gönül Dostları Güldestesi (The
Antology of the Friends of the Heart, 1996), Şiir İkindileri I, II (Poetry Afternoons I, II, 1999), 75. Yılda Türk Şiiri Güldestesi
(Anthology of Turkish Poetry on the 75th Anniversary, 1998), Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türk Hikâyesi (Turkish
Short Story in the Republican Era, 2002).
He
also has translations and simplifications.
