Storywriter and novelist (b. 9 March
1942, Bolvadin / Afyon). He attended primary, secondary and high schools in
Bolvadin. He worked as finance officer in Bolvadin (1965-66), as chief and
assistant manager at the Department of Religious Affairs Personnel Directorate
(1966-75), as an assistant manager at the Office of the Prime Ministry State
Ministry (1975-79), Principal Assistant Clerk at the Ministry of Labor and
Social Security (1979-86) and Principal Assistant Clerk at the Ministry of
Health (1986-99) from where he retired. He is a member of the Writers Union of
Turkey (general vice chairman for three terms).
He began his
writing career with poetry. His first poem, Arayış (The Search),
was published in
WORKS:
Novel:
Dikenli Yollar (Thorny Ways,
1976),
Çalkantı (Agitation,
1978),
Korkunun Bedeli (Cost of Fear,
1980),
Baharı Beklerken (While Waiting
for the Spring, 1984),
Son Kavşak (Last
Intersection, 1984),
Kıyam Vakti (Time for
Rebellion, 1984),
Hasretin İlk Durağı (The First Stop
of Longing, 1989),
Gönlüme Cemre Düştü (My Heart has
Warmed, 1991),
Düşlerin Rengi Soldu (The Faded Color
of Dreams, 1993),
Dört Mevsim Ölüm (Death for the
Four Seasons, 2002).
Short Story:
Küllenmiş Acılar (Pains Which
Were Wiped Away, 1990).
Study:
Türkiye'de Roman Sanatı ve Gelişimi
Üzerine Bir Deneme (An Essay on the
Art of the Novel and Its Development, 1999).
Memoir:
Bir Bürokratın Hatıraları - Mavi
Defter (Memories of a Bureaucrat- The Blue
Notebook, 2002).
Simplification:
Sarı Esirler (Yellow Captives, from P.S. Puck,
1990),
Suç ve Ceza (Crime and Punishment, by
Dostoyevski, 1992).
REFERENCE: Semih
Güngör / Çalkantı Romanı (Suffe Kültür ve Sanat Yıllığı, 1984), Mehmet Sılay /
Son Kavşak Romanı (Hatay Kültür ve Sanat dergisi, 1986), İhsan Işık / Yazarlar
Sözlüğü (1990, 1998) - Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) –
Encyclopedia of Turkish Authors (2005) - Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye
Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2007) – Ünlü Edebiyatçılar
(Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 4, 2013) - Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous
People (2013), Dr. Ömer Uluçay / Şiir-Öykü ve Roman Yazarı İbrahim Ulvi
Yavuz’un Eserleri Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme (Güney Anadolu, 1992), Ayhan
Katırcıkara / Ana Hatlarıyla Türkiye’de Roman sanatı ve Gelişimi Üzerine Bir
Deneme (Türkiye, 1999), Mavi Defter - Bir Bürokratın Hatıraları (Türkiye Kültür
ve Sanat Bülteni, Ocak-Şubat 2003).