Poet (b. 24 September 1949, Prizren (Kosova), Yugoslavia). His full name is Altay
Suroy Recepoğlu. He graduated from the Faculty of Law (1971). He worked as a
journalist at Tan newspaper for a while (1969-72). He worked as the
Director of the Legal Office at Prizen Agriculture and Industry Corporation
(1972-77), as a judge at Prizren
Local Court (1977-90), as an independent lawyer
(1990-2000) and then served as the Attorney General of Prizren. He has come to Turkey
every year since 1968. He is the Chairman of the Turkish Writers Union of
Kosovo.
His first poem, Kırlangıçlar (Swallows), was published in Birlik
newspaper (Skopje)
in 1964. He has written for reviews and newspapers published in Serbian,
Albanian and Romanian in Yugoslavia.
The newspapers and reviews that his work have been published in since 1964 are,
Birlik, Sevinç, Tomurcuk, Sesler,
İzler (Skopje), Tan,
Kuş, Çevren, Çığ, Priştine, Doğru Yol, Esin, Filiz, Bay, Rumeliden Sesler,
Sesimiz; Türkiye'de Yedi İklim, Tarla, Güney'de Kültür, Balkanlarda Türk
Kültürü, Ozan, Yeni Dönem, Türk Edebiyatı.
WORKS:
POETRY: Yaya 73 (Pedestrian 73, 1974), Köprü (The Bridge, 1983), Dünden Yarına (From Yesterday to
Tomorrow, 1987).
THOUGHT-RESEARCH-STUDY:
Masal Gibi Bir Hayat (A Life like a
Fairytale, 1998), Kosova'da Türk Olmak (Being
Turkish in Kosovo, 2000), Prizrenli
Suzi'nin 500 Yılı (500 Years of Suzi from Prizen, 2000), Kosova'da Türkçe (The Turkish in Kosovo, 2000), Prizren Çeşmeleri (The Fountain of
Prizren, 2000), Kosova'da Türk Kültürü
veya Türkçe Düşünmek (Turkish Culture or Turkish Thought in Kosovo, 2001).
