Sururi Baykal

Poet and writer, politician (B. January 1, 1942, Siirt- D. 2010, Ankara). He graduated from Siirt High School (1961), Ankara University Faculty of Law (1974). He worked as general director of TUIS, ULAS, IS (1967-75), as lawyer (1977), as congressman (1983-87), as group spokesman of HP and SHP, as vice president of DSP. He is a member of Men of Letters Association (he was the general secretary and vice general president of it for a while, 1999-2001), Turkey Writers Union.

His first poem was published in Siirt Petrol magazine (Ankara,1962), later his works were published in Damar, Varlık, Akköy, Kum, Karşı, Agora magazines and in Siirt Mücadele newspaper.

WORKS:

POETRY: Tazegüz (1992), Sevdalı Yazın (1993), Hüzünce (1994), Berroce (1995), Ğ (1995), Siirtlinin Şarkısı (1998), Sonbirinci (2002).

NOVEL: Roman Yolu (1996), Bir Soluk Yaz (1997).

ESSAY: Bu İlk El Hayat Sayılmaz (2000).

REFERENCE: Şükran Kozalı / Hüzünce (Varlık dergisi, March 1995), Cumhur Kılıççıoğlu / Nobel Adayımız (Mücadele gazetesi, 25.11.1996), Şükran Kozalı / İki Yükseklikte Kadın (Varlık Kitap eki, Eylül 1998), Şükran Kozalı / Matematik Midyeler ve Şiir (Varlık, 7.7.2000), Osman Nuri Poyrazoğlu / Kitap Kitap Şiir Gelir Bizlere (2000), İhsan Işık (TEKAA, 2009).