Hüseyin Yurdabak

Poet (b. 1931, Beypazarı / Ankara - d. 10 January 2008, Ankara). He moved to Ankara with his mother when he was ten. He wrote with the name Hüseyin Çolak in 1948-1950 periods before he changed his surname as Yurdabak. He completed his elementary and high school education in this city and graduated from İstanbul High School of Journalism (1954). He was the chairman of Ankara Chamber of Grocers (1975-80), Ankara Consumer Cooperative of Grocers (1980- 85), general director of Wholesale Foodstuff Selling Cooperative (GÜRPAK) that is an institution of Ankara Wholesalers Association (1978- 81), a member at the directors of board of Turkish Cooperative Institution, a member at Turkey Grocers Federation (1977- 79), editor in chief in the review Karınca and director of the review Beypazarı Kültür-Sanat Dergisi (1975- 1998). He worked as an insurance agency in Ankara besides his office as the chairman of Turkey Grocers Federation. He is a member of The Professional Association of Scientific and Literary Work Owners of Turkey, Writers Union of Turkey, Authors and Artists Foundation of Turkish World and Turkish Folklore Center.

He published the reviews Bahçe (9 and 29 issues) twice in 1950 and 1975 with his friend Erdoğan Ünver and some friends, Çağdaş with Şahinkaya Dil in 1965; moreover the review Beypazarı (three years), Nilüfer (took over from Fahri Dalsar, 1955- 56), Rüzgar (Ahmet Yüzendağ) and the newspapers Bakkalın Sesi and Bakkala Haber. His poetry was published in the reviews such as Bakkalın Sesi ve Bakkala Haber gazetelerini çıkardı. Şiirleri ayrıca Yedigün, Filiz, Çağrı, Eflatun, Defne, Doğu, Pınar, Hazine, Eflatun, Size, Yesevi, Tarla, Türk Edebiyatı, Türk Dili, Dil, Rüzgâr, Ozan, Yeni Yıldız, Tarla, 20. Asır, Her Hafta, Nilüfer,Yeşilay, Ürün,Türk Sanatı, Sanat Yolu, Karınca, Erciyes, Gülpınar, Türk Sanatı, Ufuk and in the newspapers Memleket, Edebiyat Alemi, Hakimiyet and Yeşil Bursa.

His poems were "Her Mevsim İçimden Gelir Geçersin" (You Come Through Me Every Season) by Semahat Özdenses, "Yar Peşinde Koşa Koşa Yoruldum" (I am Tired off Running in Pursuit of Beloved) by Zeki Duygulu, "Yine Dargın Kapattın Pencereleri" (Again You Closed Windows Annoyed) by Vecdi Seyhun, "Bu Sevdaya Düşeli Ben" (Since I Fell in Love) by Osman İper and "Ömrüme Güneş Doğdu" (Sun Rose in My Life) by Hüseyin Soysal were composed in various kinds of Turkish Art Music and sang by famous singers.

He took 1992 Jury Special Award of Sweden Humanist International with his work Ateşe Esen Rüzgar (The Wind That Blows to Fire). He won Turkish World Union of Young Authors Literature Award in 2002. He has also books that are ready to be published such as Uzaklardayım (I am Far Away, poetry), Beypazarı İpek Yolunda Bir İlçe (Beypazarı a District on the Silk Road, research).

WORKS:

POETRY: Dört Kardeştik (We were Four Brothers, 1946), Altın Kumlar (The Golden Sands, 1962), Ateşe Esen Rüzgâr (The Wind That Blows To Fire, poetry in free verse, 1993), Hüzün Durağı (Stop of Sadness, 1993), Beypazarı'ndan Geçerken Hüznün Tadı (The Taste of Sadness While Near Beypazarı, roba’is, 2003).

STUDY-RESEARCH: Liman (The Harbor, poetry of Halil Soyuer, editor, 1950), Türk Halk Edebiyatı Terimler Sözlüğü (Dictionary of Turkish Folk Literature, 1999). Terazi (The Balance, profession book, 1994),

ANTHOLOGY: Bahçe Şairleri Antolojisi (Dictionary of Garden Poets, with Abdullah Satoğlu and Erdoğan Ünver, 1992), Gönül Sohbetleri Güldestesi I-II-III-IV (Anthology of Heart Conversations, F. Halıcı and A. Satoğlu, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001), Şiirle Yaşayanlar (Ones Who Live with Poetry, 2002).      REFERENCE: İhsan Işık / Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, 2007).