Mehmet Aydın (Poet)

Poet and writer. He was born on March 4, 1923 in Bayat / Emridağ / Afyon. He comes from a family which has professors, poets and calligraphers. He completed his primary education in Bayat. He graduated from Afyon High School (1943) and Istanbul University Faculty of Literature, Department of Turkish Language and Literature (1948). He worked as a teacher and administrator in Pazarören (Kayseri, 1939), Cılavuz (Kars, 1950-52), Pulur (Erzurum,1952-54) Village Institutes, Çanakkale Teachers’ School (1954-1958) and at Bursa Education Institute (1959-1960). He stayed in France for a year, and he worked at Belgrade University as lecturer (1965-1968) and as literature teacher at Ankara Gazi Education Institute (1969-1980). He worked as a delegate at the sub committees preparing the Education institutes’ legislation, training curriculums and draft of Basic Training Law. He worked as a Term Branch expert in Turkish Linguistic Association for a while. He worked as a member of the committee for determination of writing principles of Turkish. He has been a lecturer at Bilkent University since 1998.

His first article (Sarıdan Yeşile Doğru), was published in Varlık journal (1953). His poems and all other products were written by using the folk poem tradition were published in the journals of Çağdaş Türk Dili (1994-95), İnsancıl (1995-96), Kıyı (1995), Damar (1995-96) and in Cumhuriyet newspaper (1992, 95-96). He received TRT Grand Prize in 1970 with his poetry book named Özgürlüğe Açılan Eller; he received the first prize of Oluşum journal in 1980; mention at 1989 Abdi İpekçi Essay Contest; 1998 Ankara Governorate Service to Turkish Education; 1998 Serving to Turkish Folklore Award and 2001 TYS Ankara Men of Letters Association Respect for Labor Award. He is a member of Ankara Men of Letters Association (he is one of the founders), Contemporary Turkish Language Association, Turkish Folklore Research Association and Ankara Art Institution.

WORKS:

POETRY: Özgürlüğe Açılan Eller (1971), Halkın Soluğu (1978), Işığın Kavgası (1979), Şiirsiz Kalmasın (1985), Yeryüzü Sancısı (1985), Yürekte Yanan Dünya (1988), Mavi Ter (1992), Işıltılar (1995), Derin Bir Aynadan (1999), Bozkırı Aydınlatan Mavi (2004).

ESSAY-RESEARCH: Bayat-Bayat Boyu ve Oğuzların Tarihi (1984), Şairlerden İzler (1992), Ne Yazıyor Bu Kadınlar / Osmanlıdan Günümüze Örnekleriyle Kadın Şair ve Yazarlar (1995), Yunus Emre, Nasrettin Hoca ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Düşüncesinde Hoşgörü (ortak yapıt, 1995), Türlü Yönleriyle Tekerlemeler (1998), Edebiyatın Kıyılarında (1998), Oğuz ve Türkmen Kültür Şöleni (2000), Meşhur Olan Fakir Çocuklar (2001), Ankara’da Resim Sergilerinden Notlar (2001), Ömrün Derin Sularında (2002), 17. Yüzyıl Divan Şairlerinden Vecdî Divanı (2003).

COMPILATION-DICTIONARY: İlkokullar İçin Türkçe Geliştirilmiş Sözlük (1990), Yazım Kılavuzu (1990), Açıklamalı Deyimler Sözlüğü (1990), Geliştirilmiş ve Açıklamalı Atasözleri (1992), Türk ve Dünya Edebiyatından Şairler ve Yazarlar Sözlüğü (1992), Düşünceler ve Sohbetler.

BIOGRAPHY: Hasan Hüseyin Korkmazgil– Yaşamı-Sanatı-Eserleri (2002).

INTERVIEW: Sözden Yazıya (co-op book, 1996).

Also he has textbooks and simplifications.

REFERENCE: Muzaffer Hacıhasanoğlu / Halkın Soluğu (Ilgaz dergisi, January 1980), Ali Dündar / Bayat’ta Sözcükler Bayatlamaz (Çağdaş Türk Dili, June 1992), C. Gürlek / Mehmet Aydın’la Röportaj (abc dergisi, January 1993), M. Yaşar Bilen / Sonra Yazı Vardı (1993), Osman Bolulu / Sevecenlik Bohçası Bir Şair Osman Nuri Poyrazoğlu / Kitap Kitap Şiir Gelir Bizlere (2000), Atilla Aşut / Delikanlı Bir Çınar İçin (Damar dergisi, November 2001), İhsan Işık (TEKAA, 2009).