Poet and writer (B. March 23, 1925, Şile / Istanbul – D. December 19, 1989, Söke / Aydın). He graduated from Haydarpaşa High School. He worked as an officer and as an expert in Sumerbank General Directorate. He was retired in 1969 and later he worked as Turkish Historical Institution Printing House vice director.
His poems and articles were published in journals such as Yücel, Türk Dili, Pazar Postası, Akis and in Ulus newspaper. He was the editor of weekly journal Aktüalite.
WORKS:
POETRY: Muhteşem Kavga (1951), Mustafa Kemal Türküsü (1953), Yaban Mavisi (1961), Dışa Vuran Karanlık (1961), Yanlış Yaşadık (1970), Sabrın Gülü (1980), Garipler Treni (1984), Islığını Sessiz Çal (2003).
ANTHOLOGY: Deste (1951), Türk Hiciv ve Mizah Antolojisi (1967), Türk Halk Şiiri Antolojisi (1985).
NOVEL: Karapürçek (1958), Tedirginin Biri (long story, 1962).
EDITING: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’ün Söyleyip Yazdıkları (Atatürk’ün söylev ve demeçleri, günümüz Türkçesiyle, 1st book, 1983).
REFERENCE: Behçet Necatigil / Edebiyatımızda İsimler Sözlüğü (ed.18, 1999), Şükran Kurdakul / Şairler ve Yazarlar Sözlüğü (gen. 6. bas. 1999), TBE Ansiklopedisi (2001), Murat Batmankaya / Ödün Vermeyen Bir Kişilik (Radikal Kitap, 10.1.2003).
