Poet,
writer and translator (b. 1957, Yukarı Maden village / Artvin). He completed
his primary and elementary education in Artvin and completed his graduate
education in Ankara. He continued his working career as a social advisor for an
institution at same city.
He
brought up in a region where the minstrel tradition was prevalent and started
to play baglama when he was fourteen years old. His poetry, short stories,
translations and articles were published in various countries. He came first at
the poetry competition that was held by various cultural institutions with the
support of North Rhine-Westphalia State of Germany in 1996.
WORKS:
POETRY:
Yedi Yılın Şiirleri (Poetry of Seven
Years, 1996), Gecikmiş Şiirler (The
Delayed Poetry, 1999), Uzayda Bir Işık
(A Light at the Space, 1999), Gitmeli
Şiirler (Poems Must Go, 2000), Kervan
Oldum (I Becama a Caravan, 2000), Gün
Döndü (The Day Set, 2001).
STUDY-RESEARCH: Ela Gözlüm-Türküler (My Love with Hazel
Colored Eye – Songs, 1997), Kömür
Gözlüm-Türküler (My Love with Coal-Black Eyes – Songs, 1999), Gül Yüzlüm-Türküler (My Love with a Rose
Face – Songs, 2000), Hodlu Noksani-Yaşamı
ve Şiirleri (Hodlu Noksani – Life and Poetry, 2000), Artvinli Halk Şairleri (Folk Poets of Artvin, 2002), 1900’den
2000’e Halk Şiiri (Folk Poetry from
1900 to 2000, 2005).
He
has also translations.
