Writer (b. 1954, Sivas). He has also
written under the pen name Recai Güllaptan. After completing his primary and
elementary education in Sivas, he graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of
Political Sciences, Department of Administration and Politics in 1978. He
worked for the local press in Sivas for three years. He has helped in the
publication of some reviews.
After being self-employed for three
years, he entered Cumhuriyet University in 1985. He completed his postgraduate
education in 1987 and received his doctorate degree in 1991. He became an
assistant professor in 1993. He transferred to the Faculty of Economics and
Administrative Sciences that was established in Cumhuriyet University. His
articles have been published in reviews such as Türkiye Günlüğü, Tarih ve Toplum, Aktüel, Dergâh, Türk Edebiyatı and Yeni Türkiye and in the newspaper Zaman.
WORKS:
MEMOIR: Ubeydullah
Efendi'nin Amerika Hatıraları (Memoirs of Ubeydullah Efendi in the United
States, 1989), Altıncı Şehir (The
Sixth City, 1992).
STUDY-RESEARCH: Birinci Meşrutiyet Devrinde Ordu ve Siyaset (Army and Politics in the Constitutional Monarchy, doctorate thesis, 1993), İstiklâl Mahkemeleri (The Independence Trials, 1993), Doğu ve Batı Karşısında Cemil Meriç (Cemil Meriç Against East and West, master’s thesis 1994), İkinci Meşrutiyet Döneminde Ordu ve Siyaset (Army and Politics in the Second Constitutional Monarchy, 2002).ESSAYS: Üç Noktanın Söylediği (The Things the Three Full Stops Said, 1994), Ateş Tecrübeleri (Experiences of Fire, 1996), Yatağına Kırgın Irmaklar (The Rivers Unhappy with Their Beds, 1997), Kalem İşleri (Written Works, 2002).
REFERENCE: Mahmut Temizyürek (Virgül, sayı: 6, Mart 1998), Beşir Ayvazoğlu / Zirvelere Taşrada Göz Diken Yazar: Ahmet Turan Alkan (Defterimde Kırk Sûret, 3. bas., 1999, s. 185-189), Kerem Öncül (Virgül, sayı: 41, Mayıs 2001), TBE Ansiklopedisi (2001), Sait Acar / Kalem İşleri - Ahmet Turan Alkan (Hece dergisi, Ekim 2002), Mehmet Nuri Yardım / Yazar Olacak Çocuklar (2004), İhsan Işık / Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006), Tanzimattan Bugüne Edebiyatçılar Ansiklopedisi (3. bas. 2010), Zaman gazetesi davasında karar (Anadolu Ajansı, ntv.com.tr, 06.07.2018), Zaman gazetesi davasında ceza yağdı (AA – Hürriyet Haber, 06.07.2018).
