Tuğrul Asi Balkar

Poet. He was born on June 16, 1960 in Izmir. His real name is Mustafa Esim. He graduated from Kemal Atatürk Primary School, Hürriyet Secondary School, İzmir Atatürk High School (1977) and Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine (1987). After completing his medical training, he worked as a physician and as an administrator at community clinics and dispensaries in Kars (1987-1989) and Keşan (1990- ). He is a member of Language Association and Association of Men of Letters.

His poems were published in journals and anthologies such as Yaşam İçin Şiir, Nitelik Seçki, Yarın, Adam Sanat, Sanat Rehberi, Parantez, Varlık, Kıyı, Cumhuriyet Kitap, Dünya Kitap, Damar, Morca, Promete, Yeni Biçem, Su, Şiir-lik (Germany), Yamaç, Önder, Pencere, İmece (web magazine). He managed the journal named Sanat Rehberi which was published in Ankara for a while. He won 1986 Peace and Health Poetry First Prize and 1993 Sabri Altınel Poetry Award.

WORKS:

POETRY: Bir Sevinç Depremi (1994), Vazgeçmeler Ustası  (2000), Buzdan Parantez (2005).

TRANSLATION: Hişt (poetry, from Cumings, 1984).

EDITING: Kahramanlık Mitosu ve Keşanlı Ali (festival book, 2004).

REFERENCE: Hasan Akarsu / Şiirler Değdi Sevdaya (2000), TBE Ansiklopedisi (2001), İhsan Işık (TEKAA, 2009).