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Writer (b. 1948, Şarkışla / Sivas). He also wrote under the pen names Ahmet Niyazi, Ahmet Kemal and Ahmet Şarkışlalı. He attended primary (1959) and secondary (1962) schools in Sarkışla. He graduated from İzmir Military Aeronautical School (1966), İstanbul University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Turkish Language (1975). His undergraduate thesis was “Sivas Halk Hikâyeleri Geleneği” (The Tradition of Sivas Folk Stories, 1975). He embarked on journalism and worked in the reviews Hergün (1969-75), İstiklal (1975-77), Hürses (1977-79) and Ortadoğu (1979-89). He has served in the Press Advertising Organization since 1989. He is a member of Turkey Press Association, Yesevi Foundation, Turkish Heart Foundation, Turkish Folklore Association, Turkic World Writers and Artists Foundation (founder) and the Professional Union of the Owners of Scientific, Literary and Art Works).His first essay was published in the magazine Pancar and his other works have been published in  the newspapers and the magazines Hergün, Almanya Postası (since 1969), Tarla, İstiklal, Hürses, Ortadoğu, Türk Dili, Türk Edebiyatı, Eflatun, Defne, Yesevi, Pirelli, etc. He received the first rank award in the short story branch of the competition of Turkish Aeronautical Association in 1990, the Field Cultural Service Award in 1997. He prepared and presented the programs “Halk Şairlerimiz” (Folk Poets) and “Folklor Penceresi” (The Window of Folklore) for the radio channel of Turkish Radio Television Corporation and “Bir Şiirdir Yaşamak” (Living is a Poem) for the television channel of the same corporation.

WORKS:

POETRY: Bir Dal Erguvan (A Branch of Redbud, 1999).

BIOGRAPHY: Cenap Şahabettin (Cenap Şahabettin, 1975), Kelkitli Serdari (Kelkitli Serdari, 1976), Maraşlı Hüdai (Maraşlı Hüdai, 1976), Şarkışlalı Serdari (Sarkışlalı Serdari, 1979), Âşık Cafer (Aşık Cafer, 1988), Ahmet Haşim (Ahmet Haşim, 1990), Abdülhak Hamit (Abduülhak Hamit, 1998), Tevfik Fikret (Tevfik Fikret, 1998), Sait Faik (Sait Faik, 1998), Hacı Bayram Veli ve Eşrefoğlu Rumi (Hacıbayram Veli and Eşrefoğlu Rumi, 2002).

SHORT STORY: Sevgi Çıkmazı (The Dilemma of Love, 1990), Bir Yaz Günü Üşütmek (To Get Cold on a Summer Day, 2002).

STUDY-RESEARCH: Cönklerden Günümüze Halk Şairleri (Folk Poet from the Past to Present, 1992), Folklor Penceresi (The Window of Folklore, 1993), Eşref Bey Hikâyesi (The Story of Eşref Bey, 1980), Şarkışla Çevresi Halk Ozanları (Folk Poets of Sarkışla District, 1999).

NOVEL: Bir Avuç Toprak (A Handful of Earth, 1970), Elif'in Türküsü (The Song of Elif, 1971).

RADIO THEATRE (1990-91, Turkish Radio Television Corporation): Duble Kaynana (Double Mother-in-law), Kuşku (Doubt), Kuzguncuk Vapuru (Steamer to Kuzguncuk), Armudun Sapı (The Stalk of the Pear).

ANTHOLOGY: Gönül Dostları Güldestesi (The Antology of the Friends of the Heart, 1996), Şiir İkindileri I, II (Poetry Afternoons I, II, 1999), 75. Yılda Türk Şiiri Güldestesi (Anthology of Turkish Poetry on the 75th Anniversary, 1998), Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türk Hikâyesi (Turkish Short Story in the Republican Era, 2002).

He also has translations and simplifications.