Poet and writer (b. 16
December in 1927, İstanbul). His full
name is Beki Luiza Bahar. He is the son
of the poet and writer Natan Malki. He began his high school education at Beyoğlu
Jewish High School and graduated from Ankara College (1945). He discontinued
his education at Ankara University, Faculty of Law. He continued his studies in İstanbul. He is among the founders of the Turkish
Theatre and Television Writers Association and the 500th Anniversary
Foundation.
His articles, poems (some of which were
translated in to Hebrew) and his other poem translations were published in Varlık Yeni Şiirler Antolojisi (Varlık
Anthology of New Poems), in the newspaper Şalom
and in the reviews Tiryaki, Gelişim
(Israel) and Eflatun beginning in 1959. His play Alabora (Capsize) was performed at
Ankara Yeni Sahne in 1970. He won the
achievement award in the playwriting competition held by Bakırköy Municipality
with Donna Grasya Nasi (Donna Grasya
Nasi) in 1995.
WORKS:
POETRY: Yakamozlar (Phosphores–cence, 1963), Kişi Bunalımı Dişi Bunalımı (The Crises
of Man is the Crisis of Woman, 1970), Doğada
Düğün (Wedding in Nature, 1989).
PLAY: Pudu-Hepa (Pudu-Hepa, 1970), Sıradan Bir Şey (A Simple Thing, 1985), İkiyüzbininci Gece (The Two Thousandth
Night, 1986), İkizler (Twins, 1986), Dona Grasya Nasi (Donna Grasya Nasi,
1993).
MEMOIR: Ordan Burdan Altmış Yılın Ardından (From
There, from Here, after Sixty Years, 1995).
ESSAY: Ne Kendi Tanır, Ne De Söz Edeni Vardır (Neither Does He Have an Acquaintance Nor Does He Have Someone to Speak to, 2001).
REFERENCE: Metin And / Devlet Tiyatrosunun Mevsim Sonu (Ulus gazetesi, 29.5.1970), 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 (2006, gen. 2. bas. 2007) - Ünlü Kadınlar (Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 4, 2013) - Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013), Ayhan Hünalp / İlginç Bir Oyun: Donna Grasya Nasi (Çağrı dergisi, Ağustos 1994), Didem Eryar / "Beki Bahar: Seeing memories in her mirror" (Hürriyet Daily News, 10.11.1996), Sibel Almelek / "Kumların Örttüğü Yollar" (Şalom Gazetesi, 18.02.2002), Tanzimat’tan Bugüne Edebiyatçılar Ansiklopedisi (c. I, 2001), Serkan Öztürk (Virgül, Sayı: 63, Haziran 2003), "Çan Hazan Ezan öksüz kaldı - Beki L. Bahar yaşama veda etti" (Şalom Gazetesi, 24 Ağustos 2011, Erişim 25.1.2012), Ali Kocatepe / "Çan, Ezan, Hazan" (Yeni Asır, 28 Ağustos 2011), "Beki Bahar'ın ardından" (mimesis-dergi.org, 25.1.2012), Sevilay Saral / "Beki L. Bahar Üzerine" (Mimesis Tiyatro Çeviri Araştırma Dergisi, Sayı 13, Ekim 2007, mimesis-dergi.org, erişim 25.1.2012), Beki L. Bahar (istanbulkadinmuzesi.org, 29.01.2019), Beki L. Bahar ile yahudi tiyatrosu hakkında röportaj (youtube.com, 02.02.2019).
