Mehmed Kemal (Kurşunluoğlu)

Yazar, Şair

Doğum
11 Nisan, 1921
Ölüm
14 Eylül, 1998
Eğitim
Ankara High School
Burç

Poet and writer (b. 11 April 1920, Ankara – d. 14 September 1998, İstanbul). He was a graduate of Ankara High School. He started in journalism after studying at Ankara University, Faculty of Language, History and Geography for three years. With his friends he published the newspaper Battal Gazi (1945-48). He worked at the Turkish News Agency and Demokrat Ankara newspaper (1950-53). After working as the Ankara correspondent for the journals and newspapers Yeni İstanbul (1953-60), Vatan and Ant (1961-67), he ran a tavern (Kalem Meyhanesi- The Tavern of the Pen, 1967-69). Later, he moved to İstanbul and worked as an interviewer at Yeni Gazete and as an anecdote writer for Akşam, Barış and Cumhuriyet newspapers.

His first poem appeared in Gençlik Dergisi (İstanbul, 10 January 1942). His first poetry book Birinci Kilometre (The First Kilometer, 1945) was confiscated. Apart form the journals and newspapers he worked in, his articles were published in the magazines Kaynak, Seçilmiş Hikâyeler, his own publication Meydan (only one issue, Ankara, 15 May, 1948), and Yeryüzü, Yeditepe, Dost, Türk Dili, Yansıma, and Sanat Olayı. Apart form his poetry books and novels, he wrote various anecdotes and memoirs. His memoirs are more significant than his novels. He won the Lions Literature Award with his poetry book Söz Gibi (Like a Promise) in 1978.  

WORKS:

POETRY: Birinci Kilometre (The First Kilometer, 1945), Dünya Güzel Olmalı (The World Should be Nice, 1954), Söz Gibi (Like a Promise, 1977, extended edition, 1982), Öğle Rakıları (Raki Drunk at Noon, 1986), Tükenmez (Endless, all his poems, 1990).

NOVEL: Sürgün Alayı (Exile Regiment, 1974), Pulsuz Tavla (Backgammon Without Playing Pieces, 1976), Kalenin Eteğinde (At the Foot of the Mountain, with Backgammon Without Playing Pieces, 1984).

MEMOIR-ESSAY-INTERVIEW: Acılı Kuşak (The Sorrowful Generation, 1968), Politika ve Ötesi (Politics and Beyond, 1970), 12 Mart / Öfkeli Generaller ve İşkence (12 March, Enraged Generals and Torture, 1974), Sol Kavgası (The Fight of the Left, 1975), Ara Rejim-Kara Rejim (The Temporary Military Regime-The Black Regime, 1979), Celal Bayar Efsanesi ve Raftaki Demokrasi (The Myth of Celal Bayar and Democracy on the Shelf, 1981), Şairler Dövüşür (Poets Are Fighting, 1982), Türkiye'nin Kalbi Ankara (Ankara, the Heart of Turkey 1983), Bir Deste İskambil (A Deck of Playing Cards, 1985), Bu Darbeler Kimin İçin (For Whom are these Coup D'états?, 1986), Gayrıresmî Yakın Tarih ve Nerde Eski Seçimler? (Unofficial Recent History and Where are those Old Elections?, 1991), Haber Peşinde 50 Yıl (50 Years in Pursuit of the News, 1993).
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