Writer (b.
1901, İstanbul – d. 9 March 1967). He was the son of the governor of
Thessalonica, Vala Nureddin Bey. He graduated from
His anecdotes,
interviews, art and literature articles were published in newspapers such as Haber that he published with Rasim Us, Cumhuriyet, Köroğlu, Tercüman and Havadis. He published his poetry in
monthly poetry reviews run by Celal Sahir Erozan such as Birinci Kitap, İkinci Kitap etc. He is known mostly for his book Bu Dünya'dan Nazım Geçti (Nazım Passed
Through This World, 1965) in which he wrote about his shared memories with
Nazım Hikmet. His children’s novel Korkusuz
Murat (Fearless Murat, 1966) that he wrote with his wife Nihal Karamağralı
came second in the Doğan Kardeş Novel Competition.
WORKS:
PLAY: Ayak Takımı Arasında (The
Lower Depths, by Gorky, performed in 1936, published in 1941), İflas (Bankruptcy, by Byornson., 1943), Batak (Swamp, by Gorki, 1943, with VâNû'nun
Karşılık Görmeyen Aşkı -VâNû’s Unrequited Love), Tarihin Kaybettiği Kız (The Girl Whom History Lost, 1944),
MEMOIR: Bu Dünyadan Nazım Geçti (Nazım Passed
Through This World, 1965).
CHILDREN’S
LITERATURE: Korkusuz Murat (Fearless
Murat, with his wife Müzehher VâNû and Nihal Karamağralı, 1966).