Researcher and writer (b. 1939,
Gökova / Muğla - d. 31 January 2021, Izmir). He attended Aydın Trade High School and graduated from Izmir
Academy of Economical Science (1962). He ran the arts page for the newspaper Ege
Ekspres (1959-67) and he worked for the Turkish Radio and Television
Corporation’s İzmir Radio (1967-80). He has been a lecturer at Ege University
since 1980. He was chosen as the journalist of the year in İzmir in 1967 and he
won the Turkish Language Association Radio and TV Language Award in 1975.
WORKS:
POETRY: Bir Yudum Hatır (A Sip of Remembrance, with H. Şenel, 1964).
ANTHOLOGY: Şiir ve Siz (Poetry and You, with A. N. Karahan, 1965).
RESEARCH: Şükran Kurdakul / Şairler ve Yazarlar Sözlüğü (1999), TBE Ansiklopedisi (c. 1, 2. bas. 2003), İhsan Işık / Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2004) – Encyclopedia of Turkish Authors (2005) - Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, gen. 2. bas. 2007), Gazeteci Prof. Dr. Şadan Gökovalı yaşamını yitirdi (birgun.net, 31.01.2021), Prof. Dr. Şadan Gökovalı hayatını kaybetti (sozcu.com.tr, 31.01.2021), Şadan Gökovalı yaşamını yitirdi (cumhuriyet.com.tr, 31.01.2021), Şadan Gökovalı kimdir, nereli? (milliyet.com.tr, 31.01.2021).
