Writer (b. 1926, Istanbul - d. 19 December 2002, Istanbul). His full name was Memet Fuat Bengü. He was the son of Vedat Örfi Bengü, the actor, director and scenarist. He also used the name Mehmet Bengü. He attended Haydarpasha High School (1946) and graduated from Istanbul University, Department of English Language and Literature (1950). He worked as teacher, translator, correspondent and assistant architect in construction. He published the review Kitaplar together with Tuna Baltacioglu and Oktay Verel (1950-51). He established and managed De Publishing House 1960). He published the monthly literary review Yeni Dergi (1964-75). He published the almanacs, consisting of selected poems, essays and short stories of the previous year, with the title Türk Edebiyati (Turkish Literature, ten volumes, 1963-72). He had been passionate about sport since his childhood and made use of his passion by introducing children to sport. He managed the football, table tennis and volleyball teams at the Altinyurt club, which was a neighborhood sports club. Between the years 1972 and 1980, he worked as a coach for the men's national volleyball team where he trained famous players. From 1979 to 1982, he gave volleyball lessons at the Anadoluhisari Youth Sports Academy. From 1980 to 1983, he was the editorial manager of the review Yazko Edebiyat. In 1981, he edited local publications at Adam Publishing House and retired in 1987. He was the general publishing manager of the review Adam Sanat, which was first published in 1985 until 1999.

His poems, essays and critiques were published beginning in 1945, in newspapers and reviews such as Kitaplar, Yeryüzü, Yeni Ufuklar, Varlik, Milliyet Sanat, Politika. He emphasized latitude of thought and tolerance in his writings and engaged himself in contemporary Turkish poetry. He collected the Ataç Critics Award in 1959 with his essays published in reviews, and the Turkish Language Association Award in 1961 with the first edition of his book Düsünceye Saygi (Respect for Thought). He shared the Sedat Simavi Award in 1992 with Gülten Akin, for his book Çaðdaþýmýz Makyavel (Our Contemporary Machiavelli). He was acknowledged with the ‘Culture and Arts Grand Prize' in 1995 by the Ministry of Culture, and with the Turkish Authors Association Honorary Award Golden Medal in 1996. He has a son called Kenan Bengü and a grandson called Arda Bengü.

WORKS:

NARRATIVE: Ask ve Sümüklüböcek (Love and Snail, in collaboration with Tuna Baltacýoglu, 1946), Yasadigimiz (What We Lived, novel, 1951; rewritten edition, 1998), Bir Ayrilisin Öyküsü (Story of a Separation, short stories, 1998).

MEMOIR: Gölgede Kalan Yillar (Overshadowed Years, 1997), Tribünden Palavra Anilar (Made-Up Memories from the Football Stand, 1999), Yazarligin Eteklerinde (At the Base of Authorship, 2002).

ESSAY-CRITIC-RESEARCH: Unutulmus Yazilar (Forgotten Writing, 1986), Düsünceye Saygi (Respect for Thought, 1960), Çaðýný Görebilmek (To See One's Age, 1982), Elestiri Sorumluluðu (Responsibility of Criticism, 1994), Ýki Yönlü Yozlaþma (Mutual Corruption, 1995), Her Yer Tiyatrodur (Everywhere is Theatre, 1997), Çagdaþýmýz Makyavel (Our Contemporary Machiavelli, 1992), Özgünlük Avi (Hunt for Authenticity, 1996), Konusan Toplum (Talking Society, 1996), Daglarda Yüreðim (My Heart on the Mountains, 1996), Sömürüsüz Bir Dünya (World Without Exploitation, 1998), Coðunluðun Gücü (Power of the Majority, 1998), Duyumsanmayan Karanlik (Darkness not Perceived, 1998), Biçimden Biçeme (From Form to Style, 1999), Yasli Bir Saire Mektuplar (Letters to an Old Poet, 1999), Aykiriliklar (Incongruities, 1999), Din ile Felsefe (Religion and Philosophy, 2000), Demokrasi Kültürü (Culture of Democracy, 2000), Memet Fuat'in Nâzim Hikmet'i (Nazim Hikmet of Memet Fuat, 2000), Ýkinci Yeni Tartýsmasi (Debate on the Second New, 2000), Nâzim Hikmet Üzerine Yazilar (Writings on Nazim Hikmet, 2001), Yirminci Yüzyilda Yazinimiza El Verenler (Those Who Help Our Literature in the Twentieth Century, 2001), Kitap Elestirileri (Criticism of Books, 2002), Toplum ile Insan (Society and Culture, 2002), Ýncelemeler (Research, 2002).

RESEARCH: Tiyatro Tarihi (History of Theatre, 1961), Voleybol (Volleyball, 1983, with the name Mehmet Bengü).

BIOGRAPHY: Yunus Emre (Yunus Emre, 1976), Pir Sultan (Pir Sultan, 1977), Karacaoglan (Karacaoðlan, 1977), Sinasi (Sinasi, 1977), Namik Kemal (Namik Kemal, 1999), Tevfik Fikret (Tevfik Fikret, 1979), Ahmet Hasim (Ahmet Hasim, 1977), Dadaloðlu (Dadaloðlu, 2002).
ANTHOLOGY: Türk Edebiyati (Turkish Literature, De almanacs, 1963-1972, ten volumes), ilkokul Çocuklari için siirler (Poems for Primary School Students, 1968), Çagdaþ Türk siiri Antolojisi (Anthology of Contemporary Turkish Poetry, 1985; enlarged 14th edition, 1999), Dünya Yazinindan Çeviri siirler (Translated Poems from World Literature, 1992), Dünya Yazinindan Seçilmis Kýsa Oyunlar I (Selected Short Plays from World Literature I, 1993), Dünya Yazinindan Seçilmis Kisa Oyunlar II (Selected Short Plays from World Literature II, 1993), Dünya Yazinindan Seçilmis Kisa Öyküler (Selected Short Stories from World Literature, 1993), Türk Yazinindan Seçilmis Çocuklar için siirler (Selected Poems for Children from Turkish Literature, 1993), Türk Yazinindan Seçilmis Denemeler (Selected Essays from Turkish Literature, 1993), Türk Yazýnýndan Seçilmiþ Elestiri Yazilari (1993).

COLLECTION (Selected Poems): Nâzim Hikmet (Nâzim Hikmet, 1997), Orhan Veli Kanik (Orhan Veli Kanik, 1997), Oktay Rifat (Oktay Rifat, 1997), Cahit Külebi (Cahit Külebi, 1997), Sabri Altinel (Sabri Altinel, 1997), Edip Cansever (Edip Cansever, 1997), Cahit Irgat (Cahit Irgat, 1998), Nâzým Hikmet: Portreler (Nazim Hikmet: Portraits, 2001), 'A'dan Z'ye Nâzim Hikmet (Nazim Hikmet from A to Z, 2002), Nasrettin Hoca (Anecdotes of Nasreddin Hoca, 2002).
In addition, he made many translations from famous writers such as Jack London, John Steinbeck, Edgar Allen Poe and Ernest Hemingway.