Born in Turkey in 1951. Şakir Bilgin graduated from Bolu Male Teacher's School in 1968. After working as a primary school teacher for 4 years, he entered Istanbul Atatürk Education Institute - Department of Physical Education and graduated from there in 1976. Later, he went to Germany to specialize in sports and studied at Cologne Sports College between 1977-1980.
Bilgin, who worked as a Turkish and Sports Teacher in Cologne between
1980-2003, is married and has two children. He has been operating in the
commercial field since 2003.
Şakir Bilgin, who has been active in the political and trade union field
for many years, was arrested in Istanbul at the beginning of 1983, trialed by
military courts and held as a political prisoner in Istanbul Military Prisons
for more than three years. His arrest aroused great repercussions in Germany
and a strong solidarity campaign was carried out by trade unionists,
politicians and artists. He gained his freedom after this campaign, which was
also supported by the German government.
After life in prison, Bilgin returned to Germany, where he has conducted
activities in the field of human rights for many years. He is the founding
chair of Tüday (Turkey-Germany Human Rights Association) and, in addition, led
the founding of various peace initiatives and was their spokesperson.
Şakir Bilgin, who has published many books in German and Turkish, is a
member of the German Writers Association and the owner of DÜNYA VERLAG, a
publishing house founded in Cologne in 2020.
Publications:
§ Güneş Her Gün Doğar (The Sun Rises Every Day), Memoir–Narrative, Turkish
Over 3 years (1983-1986) military
detention in Turkey
1st edition, Yön Verlag -
İstanbul, 1987
2nd edition, Ner Verlag -
İstanbul, 1988
3rd edition, Kibele Verlag -
İstanbul, 2020
§ Jeden Tag
weint die Sonne (The sun weeps every day), Memoir–Narrative
Pahl Rugensein Verlag, 1988 -
Cologne,
German version of “Güneş Her Gün
Doğar”
§ Devrimden Konuşuyorduk, (We Were Talking About the Revolution)
Roman, Turkish
1st edition, Gerçek Sanat Verlag
- İstanbul, 1990
2nd edition, Kibele Verlag -
İstanbul, 2020
§ Lasst die
Berge unsere Geschichte erzählen (Let the
mountains tell our story)
- Reports from Kurdistan -
Dipa Verlag - Frankfurt, 1991
§ Sürgündeki Yabancı (Stranger in Exile)
Roman, Turkish
1st edition, Pencere
Verlag-İstanbul, 1988
2nd edition, Kibele Verlag -
İstanbul, 2020
§ Der Fremde
(The stranger), Roman
Zambon Verlag - Frankfurt, 1997
German version of “Sürgündeki
Yabancı”
§ Bir Daha Susma Yüreğim (Don't be silent again, my heart), Roman, Turkish
1st edition, Önel - Verlag -
Cologne, 2001
2nd edition: An Verlag - İstanbul
2004
§ Güzellikler Yeter Bana (Beauties are enough for me), Roman
1st edition, Önel Verlag -
Cologne, 2003
2nd edition, An Verlag -
İstanbul, 2004
§ Ich heiße Meryem,
nicht Miriam (My name is Meryem, not Miriam) - Roman
Internationales Kulturwerk -
Hildesheim, 2005
German version of “Bir Daha Susma
Yüreğim” and
"Güzellikler Yeter
Bana"
§ Kirli Çoraplar (Dirty Socks), Story, Turkish
Önel Verlag - Cologne, 2019
REFERENCE: Vitrindekiler / Sürgündeki Yabancı (Cumhuriyet Kitap,
20.8.1998), İhsan Işık / Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) - Resimli
ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006,
gen. 2. bas. 2007), Kemal Yalçın - confirmation of information(01.06.2021).