Serdar Koçak

       Poet and writer (b. 15 August 1961, İstanbul). He dropped out of Kadıköy Maarif College. He worked at his father’s workplace for some time in Üsküdar. His first essay Rick'in Yeni Yerinden (From Ricky’s New Place) was published in the journal Şiir Atı in 1986. He has published his poems in the journals Sombahar, Gösteri, Varlık, Ludingirra, Göçebe and Şiir Oku. He is a member of the Writers Syndicate of Turkey.      WORKS:      POETRY: Pervazda (On the Cornice, 1991), Barışmalar (Peace, 1996), Son Yaz Sokaklarında (On the Streets of Last Summer, 2002).      NARRATION: Ben Napoli Radyosu (The Radio of Ben Napoli, 1995), Gemi Zamanları (Ship Times, 2001), Kırmızı Yalılar (Red Mansions, 2001), Tika Lima Tu (Tika Lima Tu, 2001), Erenköyü' nde Bahar (Spring in Erenköy, 2001). ESSAY: Gezgin Aklın Günlüğü (Diary of the Wisdom of Traveling, 2001), Zem Şehri (The City of Zem, 2001).

REFERENCE: Engin Turgut / Okurun Sesine Doğru Büyümek Şairin Çocuksu Tutkusudur (Varlık, Temmuz 1992), TBE Ansiklopedisi (2001), Mehmet Çetin / Tanzimattan Günümüze Türk Şiiri Antolojisi (c. 4, 2002), Şeref Birsel / İradesini Şiire Devreden Bir Şair: Serdar Koçak (Yasakmeyve, Mart-Nisan 2004), Vitrindekiler (Cumhuriyet Kitap, 3.3.2005), İhsan Işık / Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, 2007).