Poet and writer (b. 1955,
Tunceli). He was among the sustainers of the poetry wave rising from prisons
after 12 September. He gave the name of his poem, Dayanır Yürek (Heart Tolerates) that he wrote in prison to his
novel which is his second book. He is an artist known as musician as well as
poet.
WORKS:
POETRY: Yanardağ Sıcağında (In The Heat of a Volcano, 1988), Bir Sevgi Kırılmasıydı (It Was a
Cracking of Love, 1993), Ağıtlara Yazıldı
Zaman (Time Written on Elegies), Yıkık
Duvarlar Gibi Kaldı Gözlerim (My Eyes Were Like Dilapidated Walls, 1995), Cumartesi Anneleri (The Saturday
Mothers, 1996), Yağmur Yürekli Mektuplar
(The Rain-Hearted Letters, poem in prose, 1998), Ölülerle Hatıra Fotoğrafı (Memory Photograph with Deads, 1999), Şehriban (2001), Saklı Sevdiğim (My Secret Lover, 2001).
NOVEL: Bilirim Dayanır Yürek (I Know That Heart Tolerates, 1990).
NARRATIVE:
Yürek Sapağı (Crossroads of the
Heart, 1998).
ESSAY: Derin Nehirler Gibi (Like Deep Rivers, 1991), Ezberletilmiş Yalnızlıklar (Loneliness got Memorized, 1997 the
writings in the second part of the book are new edition of the book, Derin Nehirler Gibi (Like Deep Rivers)
that was published before).