Poet (b. 1915, Antalya – d.
15 September 1972, İstanbul). He graduated from Istanbul Hayriye High School
(1936). He didn’t complete his education at İstanbul University, Faculty of Law
or Ankara University, Faculty of Language, History and Geography. He began to
work as a journalist and wrote for the newspapers Tan, Akşam, Cumhuriyet (1934-40), then he worked at Ankara Radio
and at the General Directorate of Press and Broadcasting. After, he worked as
the Chief Broadcaster for İstanbul Radio and as the Director of İzmir Radio
(1950-56). He worked as an assistant director at İstanbul Radio (1966) and
finally as a consultant.
His poems, stories and
articles on various subjects were published in magazines and newspapers such as
Servet-i Fünûn (1929), Ülkü, Aile (1942-48), Varlık (1934-70) and Cumhuriyet.
He read selected poems for radio programs. He also wrote plays and stories for
radio.
WORKS:
POETRY: Cenup (The South, 1942), Gece Yağmuru (Night Rain, 1947), İşaret (Sign, 1953), Karanlıkta Geçen Gemiler (Ships Sailing
in the Darkness, 1958).
SHORT STORY: Sel Geliyor (A Flood is Coming, 1944).
ANTHOLOGY: Türk Şiirinden Örnekler (Examples from
Turkish Poetry, 1944), Atatürk İçin Bütün
Şiirler (All Poems Written for Atatürk, anthology, in collaboration with
Faruk Çağlayan, 1962).
BIOGRAPHY: Fatih Rıfkı Atay Konuşuyor (Fatih Rıfkı
Atay is Speaking, 1946), Ünlü Türk
Bestekarları (Famous Turkish Composers, 1962).
MEMOIR: Bizim Kuşak ve Ötekileri (Our Generation and Beyond, memoirs of 36
poets, 1968).
