Poet and writer (b. 19 December 1947, Prizren /
Macedonia). He attended Primary and Teachers School in Prizren and graduated
from the Faculty of Law in Pristina. He was one of the founders of the journal Tan (Pristina, 1969) for which he supervised
the culture, education and art pages. He worked as a judge in Prizren
Municipality.
He
has translated Turkish poems for journals published in the languages of the
peoples of Yugoslavia. His poetry, short story, novel, essay and critiques have
featured in many anthologies. He has presented communiqués at many
international conferences of language, folklore and science. In addition, his
translations of examples of Turkish Folk Poetry have appeared in many art
magazines published in the languages of the peoples of Yugoslavia. Also, he has
translated some examples from Yugoslavian literature. He is a member of True
Path Turkish Culture and Art Association (1968, 1988). In 1994, he helped
establish and was first chairman of the Yugoslavian Turkish Association of
Writers.
WORKS:
POETRY:
Kaynak (The Source, children’s
poetry, 1972), Yaşamak (To Live,
1975), Gerçek (Truth, 1983), Taşa Türküler (Songs to a Stone, 1987), Sülo (Sülo, 1998).
SHORT STORY: Sevil
(Sevil, 1974).
NOVEL:
Yanan Sevgiler (Love That is Burnt, a
series in Tan, 1970), Güneş Isıt
Beni (Sun, Warm Me, 1996).
MONOGRAPH:
30 Yıl Doğru Yıl KGSD 1951 (30 Years,
True Years Foundation of Culture and Fine Arts, 1952, 1981), Doğru Yol KGSD Nazım Hikmet Yazın Kolu
1968-1988 (True Path Foundation of Culture and Fine Arts Nazım Hikmet
Literature Branch, 1988).
ANTHOLOGY:
Tople Ruke (Tople Ruke, with Bayram
İbrahim, Kosovo; examples from Turkish Poetry, in Serbian, 1974).
His
translations have also been published.
