Poet and writer (b. 11 July 1909, Sivas
- d. 8 January 1979, Eskişehir). He started secondary education at Sivas High
School and finished at Izmir Teacher Training School for Boys (1930). After
teaching at a primary school in Merzifon for seven years, he graduated from the
Gazi Institute of Education. After 1938, he worked as a teacher at secondary
and high schools in Sivas and Erzincan and finally at Eskişehir Atatürk High
School (1953-69). He retired in 1969.
He was famous for his research on
literature and folklore, besides his poems, short stories and novels. He
introduced many unknown folk poets to the public. He also used the pen names
Ahmet Yılmaz, Çağatay and O. Tekin.
WORKS:
POETRY: Ulusal Duyuşlar (National Feelings, 1936), Yayladan Sesler (Voices from the Plateau, 1943), Çocuklara Şiirler (Poems for Children,
1943), Göllerin Musikisi (Music of
Lakes, 1949), Fetih Destanı (Epic of
Conquest, 1955), Geçmiş Günler (The
Days that Went By, 1960), Ölümsüz Atamız (Our
Eternal Ancestor, 1963).
RESEARCH: Merzifon Şairleri (Poets of Merzifon,
1937), Sivas Folkloru (Folklore of
Sivas, 2 volumes, 1941-43), Âşık Ruhsatî (Âşık
Ruhsatî, 1945), Sivas Şairleri (Poets of Sivas, 1948), Sivas Sultanı Kadı Burhanettin (Kadı Burhaneddin, the Sultan of Sivas,
1964).
PLAY: Oğuz Destanı (Epic of Oğuz, 1935), Atatürk Köyünde Uçak Günü (Airplane Days
at Atatürk Village, 1936).
SHORT STORY: Öksüz Yusuf (Orphan Yusuf, 1958).
NOVEL: Kader (Destiny, 1962).
