Critic (b. 22 December 1937, İstanbul).
His full name is Mehmet Doğan Hızlan. He attended Davutpaşa 28th
Primary School, Pertevniyal High School (1956). He dropped out of İstanbul
University, Faculty of Law. He worked as a proofreader at the newspaper, Cumhuriyet (1963-68), and as a redactor
on different publications.
He published the review Yeni Edebiyat (24 volumes) between 1969
and 1971 and worked as the chief editor. He directed the art page of Yeni Gazete and the art page and columns
of the newspapers Cumhuriyet and Hürriyet. Since 1980 he has worked as
the editor-in-chief of the review Hürriyet
Gösteri and press advisor and columnist for the newspaper Hürriyet.
The articles of
Hızlan, one of the important critics of his period, featured in the reviews and
newspapers that he worked for and around twenty other reviews and newspapers
such as Forum (1954), Yankı (1959), Pazar Postası (1959), a
(1959), Türk Dili, Değişim (1960-63),
Şiir Sanatı, Soyut, Yeni Dergi, ABC and Hafta Sonu Gazetesi (1966-68).
In 1972, he
prepared and edited book programs on radios and TV channels starting with the
program Kitaplar ve Düşünceler at İstanbul Radio. The book preview
program Karalama Defteri on Turkish Radio and Television Corporation’s
Channel 2, continued on channels Nergis TV and CNN Türk with the same name.
WORKS:
ESSAY-RESEARCH-REVIEW: Ne İstiyoruz (What Do We Want?, 1968), Yazılı İlişkiler (Written Relations,
1983), Günlerde Kalan (Those Left in
the Days, 1983), Sanat Günah Çıkarıyor
(Art Confesses, 1992), Kitaplar Kitabı (The
Book in Books, 1996), Saklı Su
(Hidden Water, 1996), Ne Kadar Mozart O
Kadar Süt (How Much Mozart, That Much Water, 1996), Güncel'in Çağrısı (The Call of the Present, 1997), Mavi Bereli: Edebiyat ve Dil Yazıları
(The One with a Blue Beret: Literature and Language Writing, 2001), Şiir Çilingiri: Kitaplar Kitabı I (The
Poetry Locksmith: The Book in Books I, 2001), Düzyazı Ayracı: Kitaplar Kitabı 2 (The Prose Parenthesis: The Book
of Books, 2001), Onbirinci Kat Yazıları
(The Eleventh Floor Texts, 2001), Yalnızlık
Kahvesi (Loneliness Café, 2003).
CHILDREN’S SHORT STORY: Bayram Gömleği (The Festival Shirt,
1980), Haydi Anlat Anneciğim (Come
on, Explain Mom, 1980).
COLLECTION: Ercümend Behzad Lâv - Bütün Eserleri
(Ercümend Behzad Lâv, All Works, 1997),
Hüsran Filizleri (The Disappointment
Buds, the collected poems of Celal Sılay, with İhsan Yılmaz, 2000).
INTERVIEW: Söyleşiler (Conversations, 1997).
REFERENCE: Mehmet Seyda / Edebiyat Dostları (1970), TDE Ansiklopedisi (c. 4, 1976), A. Özkırımlı / Türk Edebiyatı Ansiklopedisi (c. 3, 1982), 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 Fikir ve Kültür Adamları (Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 3, 2013) - Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013), Şükran Kurdakul / Şairler ve Yazarlar Sözlüğü (gen. 6. bas. 1999), Behçet Necatigil / Edebiyatımızda İsimler Sözlüğü (2000), TBE Ansiklopedisi (2001), Hilmi Yavuz / Ceviz Sandıktaki Anılar (2001) - Yüzler ve İzler (s. 84-87, 2006), TDOE - TDE Ansiklopedisi (c. 5, 2004), Alpay Kabacalı / Doğan Hızlan’