Writer (b. 1 September 1942, Ankara).
He graduated from Ankara High School (1960). He did not complete his education
at İstanbul University, Faculty of Law. He worked at agencies, newspapers and
publishing houses. Since 1959 his essay and research works have been published
in reviews such as Varlık, Gerçekler Postası, which he published
(1966-68, 14 issues) and Ant, for which he worked as head of the
editorial department etc. He was imprisoned for eleven months because of an
article that was published in Ant.
He was part of the
publication committee of Tanzimattan
Cumhuriyete Türkiye Ansiklopedisi (Turkish Encyclopedia from the Tanzimat
Period to the Republic) and Cumhuriyet
Dönemi Türkiye Ansiklopedisi (Turkish Encyclopedia in the Republican Era).
He collected the İstanbul Journalists Association 1987 Press Research Award
with his research Türk Yayın Tarihi (History of Turkish Publication). He
has been a board member of the Writers Syndicate of Turkey (1967) and a member
of the PEN Association of Writers (a few terms as chairman).
WORKS:
1977
Yılında Sağcı Basın Ne Dedi?
(In 1977 What Did The Right Press Say?, 1980), Türkiye'de Yazarın Kazancı (A Writer’s Advantage in Turkey, 1981), Çeşitli Yönleriyle Neyzen Tevfik (Neyzen
Tevfik, His Different Sides, 1987), Türk
Yayın Tarihi (History of Turkish Publication, 1987, with the title of Türk
Kitap Tarihi - Turkish Book History, 1989), Türkçe'nin Sesi Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca (The Voice of Turkish, Fazıl
Hüsnü Dağlarca, 1987), Fıkralar Seçkisi (Anthology
of Anecdotes, 1988), Şair Eşref (Poet
Eşref, 1988), Sekseninci Yaşında Nadir
Nadi (Nadir Nadi, In his Eightieth Year,
1988), Turhan Selçuk (Turhan
Selçuk, 1989), Bir İhtilalcinin
Serüvenleri (Adventures of a Revolutionary, 1989), Türkiye'de Basın Sansürü (Censorship of the Press in Turkey, 1990),
Aziz Nesin (Aziz Nesin, 1990), Arap Çöllerinde Türkler (Turks in
Arabian Deserts, 1990), Melih Cevdet
Anday (Melih Cevdet Anday, 1991), Bütün
Yönleriyle Nasreddin Hoca (Nasreddin Hoca in All Aspects, 1991), Tarihimizde Kürtler ve Ayaklanmaları (Kurds
and Their Rebellion in Turkish History, 1991), Aşk Şiirleri Antolojisi (Love Poetry Anthology, 1991), Türkiye'de Gençlik Hareketleri (Youth
Movements in Turkey, 1992), Türkiye'de
Siyasal Cinayetler (Political Homicides in Turkey, 1993), Türk Basınında Demokrasi (Democracy in
the Turkish Press, 1994), Gözyaşından
Gülmeceye: Aziz Nesin (From Tears to Laughter: Aziz Nesin, 1995), Kültürümüzden İnsan Adaları (The Human
Island in Our Culture, 1995), Yakın
Tarihimizde Büyük Dönemeçler (Great Critical Points in Recent History,
1995), Aydınlanma Bilgesi: İlhan Selçuk
(Learned Luminary: İlhan Selçuk, 1996), Çok
Katmanlı Duyarlıklar Yazarı Peride Celal (Peride Celal, Writer on Many
Levels of Sensitiveness, 1996), Gül Yaprağını
Döktü Bugün - Ağıtlar (The Rose Cast Its Leaves Today –Laments, 1997), Türk Gezginlerin Gözüyle Yedi Deniz Beş
Bucak (With the Eyes of a Turkish Traveler - Seven Seas, Five Corners,
anthology, 1998), Cumhuriyet Öncesi ve
Sonrası Matbaa ve Basın Sanayii (The Printing and Press Industry Before and
After the Republic, 1999), Ali Fuad Erden
- Suriye Hatıraları (Ali Fuat Erdem
–Souvenir of Syria, publication preparation, 2003).