Poet and writer (b. 1914, Trabzon - d. 18 April 1988, Istanbul). He was the son of the poet and linguist Samih Rifat, who was also the governor of Trabzon. He attended Ankara High School for Boys (1932) and graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Law (1936). He studied for three years at the University of Paris, Faculty of Political Sciences aided by the Ministry of Finance; however, he did not have the opportunity to complete his studies.
He worked at the General Directorate of Press and Publishing (1943).
He worked as a legal practitioner in Ankara and Istanbul. He retired when he was still a legal adviser at Turkish State Railways, Istanbul Directorate Head Office (1961-73).
His first poems were published in the review Varlik (1936-44), and he came to be known for his poems published in the reviews Aile (1947), Yaprak (1949-50) and Yeditepe (1951-57).
He became one of the pioneers of the movement called "New Poetry", or "Strange", with his poems published in the book Garip (Strange), which he published in collaboration with Orhan Veli Kanik and Melih Cevdet Anday in 1941.
He focused on social issues in his poems, in which he employed the features of folk poetry and thus reinvented himself. He followed the vogue of the surrealistic understanding of poetry like the other poets of the Second New movement.
Besides poetry, he wrote plays and translated works from French. He collected the Yeditepe Poetry Prize in 1955 with Karga ile Tilki (The Crow and the Fox) and the Turkish Language Association Poetry Award in 1970 with his book Siirler (Poems).
His play Yagmur Sikintisi (Oppressive Air) was selected as the Best Play of the Year by the Ankara Art Lovers Association and won the achievement award at the Turkish Radio and Television Art Awards Contest in 1970.
He also won the Sedat Simavi Foundation Award in 1980 with his book Bir Cigara Içimi (Smoking a Cigarette), the Madarali Novel Award in 1981 with Danaburnu (Calf Nose) and the Necatigil Poetry Award in 1984 with Dilsiz ve Çiplak (Mute and Naked). All his works were published by Adam Publications with the title Bütün Siirleri (All Poems).
WORKS:
POETRY: Garip (Strange, in collaboration with Orhan Veli and Melih Cevdet, 1941), Güzelleme (Folk Song of Praise, 1945), Yasayip Ölmek, Ask ve Avarelik Üzerine Siirler (Poems on Living and Dying, Love and Idleness, 1946), Aþagi Yukari (More or Less, 1952), Karga ile Tilki (The Crow and the Fox, 1954), Perçemli Sokak (Perçemli Street, 1956), Ask Merdiveni (Love Stairs, 1958), Ýkilik (Double; second edition of Asagi Yukari – More or Less and Karga ile Tilki – The Crow and the Fox, 1963), Elleri Var Özgürlügün (Freedom Has Hands, 1966), Siirler (Poems, 1969), Yeni Siirler (New Poems, 1973), Çobanil Siirler (Shepherd-like Poems, 1976), Bir Cigara Içimi (Smoking a Cigarette, 1979), Elifli (Cherry, 1980), Denize Dogru Konusma (Speech Toward the Sea, 1982), Dilsiz ve Çiplak (Mute and Naked, 1984), Koca Bir Yaz (A Whole Summer, 1987), Bütün Siirleri (All Poems, 1991).
PLAY: Kadinlar Arasinda (Among Women, staged in 1948, published in 1966), Oyun Içinde Oyun (Play in a Play, 1949 -50), Bir Takým Ýnsanlar (Some People, staged in 1960, published in 1961), Atlar ve Filler (Horses and Elephants, 1962), Çil Horoz (Speckled Rooster, 1964), Zabit Fatma'nin Kuzusu (Lamb of the Officer Fatma, 1965), Yagmur Sikintisi (Opressive Air, 1969 / 70, five plays published in one, 1988), Dirlik Düzenlik (Peace and Quiet, 1975).
NOVEL: Bir Kadinin Penceresinden (Through a Woman's Window, 1976), Danaburnu (Calf Nose, 1980), Bay Lear (Mr. Lear, 1982).
Besides these, he did translations about Greek anthlogy and translations from Latin poets.
He worked at the General Directorate of Press and Publishing (1943).
He worked as a legal practitioner in Ankara and Istanbul. He retired when he was still a legal adviser at Turkish State Railways, Istanbul Directorate Head Office (1961-73).
His first poems were published in the review Varlik (1936-44), and he came to be known for his poems published in the reviews Aile (1947), Yaprak (1949-50) and Yeditepe (1951-57).
He became one of the pioneers of the movement called "New Poetry", or "Strange", with his poems published in the book Garip (Strange), which he published in collaboration with Orhan Veli Kanik and Melih Cevdet Anday in 1941.
He focused on social issues in his poems, in which he employed the features of folk poetry and thus reinvented himself. He followed the vogue of the surrealistic understanding of poetry like the other poets of the Second New movement.
Besides poetry, he wrote plays and translated works from French. He collected the Yeditepe Poetry Prize in 1955 with Karga ile Tilki (The Crow and the Fox) and the Turkish Language Association Poetry Award in 1970 with his book Siirler (Poems).
His play Yagmur Sikintisi (Oppressive Air) was selected as the Best Play of the Year by the Ankara Art Lovers Association and won the achievement award at the Turkish Radio and Television Art Awards Contest in 1970.
He also won the Sedat Simavi Foundation Award in 1980 with his book Bir Cigara Içimi (Smoking a Cigarette), the Madarali Novel Award in 1981 with Danaburnu (Calf Nose) and the Necatigil Poetry Award in 1984 with Dilsiz ve Çiplak (Mute and Naked). All his works were published by Adam Publications with the title Bütün Siirleri (All Poems).
WORKS:
POETRY: Garip (Strange, in collaboration with Orhan Veli and Melih Cevdet, 1941), Güzelleme (Folk Song of Praise, 1945), Yasayip Ölmek, Ask ve Avarelik Üzerine Siirler (Poems on Living and Dying, Love and Idleness, 1946), Aþagi Yukari (More or Less, 1952), Karga ile Tilki (The Crow and the Fox, 1954), Perçemli Sokak (Perçemli Street, 1956), Ask Merdiveni (Love Stairs, 1958), Ýkilik (Double; second edition of Asagi Yukari – More or Less and Karga ile Tilki – The Crow and the Fox, 1963), Elleri Var Özgürlügün (Freedom Has Hands, 1966), Siirler (Poems, 1969), Yeni Siirler (New Poems, 1973), Çobanil Siirler (Shepherd-like Poems, 1976), Bir Cigara Içimi (Smoking a Cigarette, 1979), Elifli (Cherry, 1980), Denize Dogru Konusma (Speech Toward the Sea, 1982), Dilsiz ve Çiplak (Mute and Naked, 1984), Koca Bir Yaz (A Whole Summer, 1987), Bütün Siirleri (All Poems, 1991).
PLAY: Kadinlar Arasinda (Among Women, staged in 1948, published in 1966), Oyun Içinde Oyun (Play in a Play, 1949 -50), Bir Takým Ýnsanlar (Some People, staged in 1960, published in 1961), Atlar ve Filler (Horses and Elephants, 1962), Çil Horoz (Speckled Rooster, 1964), Zabit Fatma'nin Kuzusu (Lamb of the Officer Fatma, 1965), Yagmur Sikintisi (Opressive Air, 1969 / 70, five plays published in one, 1988), Dirlik Düzenlik (Peace and Quiet, 1975).
NOVEL: Bir Kadinin Penceresinden (Through a Woman's Window, 1976), Danaburnu (Calf Nose, 1980), Bay Lear (Mr. Lear, 1982).
Besides these, he did translations about Greek anthlogy and translations from Latin poets.
Poet and writer (b. 1914, Trabzon - d. 18 April 1988, Istanbul). He was the son of the poet and linguist Samih Rifat, who was also the governor of Trabzon. He attended Ankara High School for Boys (1932) and graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Law (1936). He studied for three years at the University of Paris, Faculty of Political Sciences aided by the Ministry of Finance; however, he did not have the opportunity to complete his studies.
He worked at the General Directorate of Press and Publishing (1943).
He worked as a legal practitioner in Ankara and Istanbul. He retired when he was still a legal adviser at Turkish State Railways, Istanbul Directorate Head Office (1961-73).
His first poems were published in the review Varlik (1936-44), and he came to be known for his poems published in the reviews Aile (1947), Yaprak (1949-50) and Yeditepe (1951-57).
He became one of the pioneers of the movement called "New Poetry", or "Strange", with his poems published in the book Garip (Strange), which he published in collaboration with Orhan Veli Kanik and Melih Cevdet Anday in 1941.
He focused on social issues in his poems, in which he employed the features of folk poetry and thus reinvented himself. He followed the vogue of the surrealistic understanding of poetry like the other poets of the Second New movement.
Besides poetry, he wrote plays and translated works from French. He collected the Yeditepe Poetry Prize in 1955 with Karga ile Tilki (The Crow and the Fox) and the Turkish Language Association Poetry Award in 1970 with his book Siirler (Poems).
His play Yagmur Sikintisi (Oppressive Air) was selected as the Best Play of the Year by the Ankara Art Lovers Association and won the achievement award at the Turkish Radio and Television Art Awards Contest in 1970.
He also won the Sedat Simavi Foundation Award in 1980 with his book Bir Cigara Içimi (Smoking a Cigarette), the Madarali Novel Award in 1981 with Danaburnu (Calf Nose) and the Necatigil Poetry Award in 1984 with Dilsiz ve Çiplak (Mute and Naked). All his works were published by Adam Publications with the title Bütün Siirleri (All Poems).
WORKS:
POETRY: Garip (Strange, in collaboration with Orhan Veli and Melih Cevdet, 1941), Güzelleme (Folk Song of Praise, 1945), Yasayip Ölmek, Ask ve Avarelik Üzerine Siirler (Poems on Living and Dying, Love and Idleness, 1946), Aþagi Yukari (More or Less, 1952), Karga ile Tilki (The Crow and the Fox, 1954), Perçemli Sokak (Perçemli Street, 1956), Ask Merdiveni (Love Stairs, 1958), Ýkilik (Double; second edition of Asagi Yukari – More or Less and Karga ile Tilki – The Crow and the Fox, 1963), Elleri Var Özgürlügün (Freedom Has Hands, 1966), Siirler (Poems, 1969), Yeni Siirler (New Poems, 1973), Çobanil Siirler (Shepherd-like Poems, 1976), Bir Cigara Içimi (Smoking a Cigarette, 1979), Elifli (Cherry, 1980), Denize Dogru Konusma (Speech Toward the Sea, 1982), Dilsiz ve Çiplak (Mute and Naked, 1984), Koca Bir Yaz (A Whole Summer, 1987), Bütün Siirleri (All Poems, 1991).
PLAY: Kadinlar Arasinda (Among Women, staged in 1948, published in 1966), Oyun Içinde Oyun (Play in a Play, 1949 -50), Bir Takým Ýnsanlar (Some People, staged in 1960, published in 1961), Atlar ve Filler (Horses and Elephants, 1962), Çil Horoz (Speckled Rooster, 1964), Zabit Fatma'nin Kuzusu (Lamb of the Officer Fatma, 1965), Yagmur Sikintisi (Opressive Air, 1969 / 70, five plays published in one, 1988), Dirlik Düzenlik (Peace and Quiet, 1975).
NOVEL: Bir Kadinin Penceresinden (Through a Woman's Window, 1976), Danaburnu (Calf Nose, 1980), Bay Lear (Mr. Lear, 1982).
Besides these, he did translations about Greek anthlogy and translations from Latin poets.
He worked at the General Directorate of Press and Publishing (1943).
He worked as a legal practitioner in Ankara and Istanbul. He retired when he was still a legal adviser at Turkish State Railways, Istanbul Directorate Head Office (1961-73).
His first poems were published in the review Varlik (1936-44), and he came to be known for his poems published in the reviews Aile (1947), Yaprak (1949-50) and Yeditepe (1951-57).
He became one of the pioneers of the movement called "New Poetry", or "Strange", with his poems published in the book Garip (Strange), which he published in collaboration with Orhan Veli Kanik and Melih Cevdet Anday in 1941.
He focused on social issues in his poems, in which he employed the features of folk poetry and thus reinvented himself. He followed the vogue of the surrealistic understanding of poetry like the other poets of the Second New movement.
Besides poetry, he wrote plays and translated works from French. He collected the Yeditepe Poetry Prize in 1955 with Karga ile Tilki (The Crow and the Fox) and the Turkish Language Association Poetry Award in 1970 with his book Siirler (Poems).
His play Yagmur Sikintisi (Oppressive Air) was selected as the Best Play of the Year by the Ankara Art Lovers Association and won the achievement award at the Turkish Radio and Television Art Awards Contest in 1970.
He also won the Sedat Simavi Foundation Award in 1980 with his book Bir Cigara Içimi (Smoking a Cigarette), the Madarali Novel Award in 1981 with Danaburnu (Calf Nose) and the Necatigil Poetry Award in 1984 with Dilsiz ve Çiplak (Mute and Naked). All his works were published by Adam Publications with the title Bütün Siirleri (All Poems).
WORKS:
POETRY: Garip (Strange, in collaboration with Orhan Veli and Melih Cevdet, 1941), Güzelleme (Folk Song of Praise, 1945), Yasayip Ölmek, Ask ve Avarelik Üzerine Siirler (Poems on Living and Dying, Love and Idleness, 1946), Aþagi Yukari (More or Less, 1952), Karga ile Tilki (The Crow and the Fox, 1954), Perçemli Sokak (Perçemli Street, 1956), Ask Merdiveni (Love Stairs, 1958), Ýkilik (Double; second edition of Asagi Yukari – More or Less and Karga ile Tilki – The Crow and the Fox, 1963), Elleri Var Özgürlügün (Freedom Has Hands, 1966), Siirler (Poems, 1969), Yeni Siirler (New Poems, 1973), Çobanil Siirler (Shepherd-like Poems, 1976), Bir Cigara Içimi (Smoking a Cigarette, 1979), Elifli (Cherry, 1980), Denize Dogru Konusma (Speech Toward the Sea, 1982), Dilsiz ve Çiplak (Mute and Naked, 1984), Koca Bir Yaz (A Whole Summer, 1987), Bütün Siirleri (All Poems, 1991).
PLAY: Kadinlar Arasinda (Among Women, staged in 1948, published in 1966), Oyun Içinde Oyun (Play in a Play, 1949 -50), Bir Takým Ýnsanlar (Some People, staged in 1960, published in 1961), Atlar ve Filler (Horses and Elephants, 1962), Çil Horoz (Speckled Rooster, 1964), Zabit Fatma'nin Kuzusu (Lamb of the Officer Fatma, 1965), Yagmur Sikintisi (Opressive Air, 1969 / 70, five plays published in one, 1988), Dirlik Düzenlik (Peace and Quiet, 1975).
NOVEL: Bir Kadinin Penceresinden (Through a Woman's Window, 1976), Danaburnu (Calf Nose, 1980), Bay Lear (Mr. Lear, 1982).
Besides these, he did translations about Greek anthlogy and translations from Latin poets.
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