Attilâ İlhan

Attilâ İlhan

Attilâ İlhan (June 15, 1925October 10,2005) was a Turkish poet, novelist, essayist, journalist and reviewer.

Early life

Attilâ İlhan was born in Menemen in İzmir Province, Turkey. He received most of his primary education in İzmir. However, because of his father's job, he completed his junior high school education in different cities. Aged 16 and enrolled in İzmir Atatürk High School, he got into trouble for sending a poem by Nazım Hikmet, a famous dissident communist Turkish poet, to a girl he was in love with. He was arrested and taken into custody for three weeks. He was also dismissed from school and jailed for two months. After his imprisonment, İlhan was forbidden from attending any schools in Turkey, thus interrupting his education.

Following a favourable court decision in 1941, he received permission to continue his education again and enrolled in Istanbul Işık High School. During the last year of his high school education, his uncle sent one of his poems to CHP Poetry Competition without telling Attilâ. The poem, "Cebbaroğlu Mehemmed" won the second prize among many poems written by famous poets. He gratuated from high school in 1942 and enrolled in İstanbul University's law school. However, he left midway through his legal education to pursue his own endeavours and published his first poetry book, "Duvar" ("The Wall").

Years in Paris

In his second year at Istanbul University, he went to Paris in order to take part in supporting Nazım Hikmet. His observations of the French and their culture were to influence many of his works.

After returning to Turkey, he repeatedly ran into trouble with the police. Interrogations in "Sansaryan Han" influenced his works based on death, thriller, etc.

Istanbul–Paris–İzmir triangle

He went back to Paris again in 1951 because of an official investigation about an article in "Gerçek" newspaper. In this period he learned to speak French and studied Marxist philosophy. In the 1950s Attilâ İlhan spent his days along an İstanbul–Paris–İzmir triangle and during this period he started to become popular in Turkey. After returning to Turkey, he resumed studying law. However, in his last year at law school, he left university and took up a journalistic career. His relationship with the cinema also started in this year. He began writing movie reviews and critiques in "Vatan" newspaper.

Artistic versatility

After performing his military service in Erzurum in 1957, İlhan returned to İstanbul and concentrated on his work with the cinema. He wrote screenplays for nearly 15 movies under the "nom de plume" Ali Kaptanoğlu. However, cinema didn't meet his expectations and he went back to Paris in 1960. In this period, he analyzed the development of socialism and television. The unexpected death of his father caused him to return to his hometown of İzmir, where he would remain for the next eight years. During this period, he served as the editorial writer and editor-in-chief of the "Democratic İzmir" newspaper. In the same years, he also wrote poetry books, "Yasak Sevişmek" and "Bıçağın Ucu" of the "Aynanın İçindekiler" series.

Political views

In his later life he appeared on television programs where he discussed literary and social issues. Although he was a devoted communist, he never espoused Stalinism and he always took a nationalistic point of view within communism. He was also an intellectual figure in Turkey where his nationalist ideas influenced the public. In his series of books entitled "Hangi …", he questioned the imitative intellectualism which dominated the cultural and political life of Turkey.

Personal life

He married in 1968 and remained so for 15 years.

He was the brother of famous Turkish actress Çolpan İlhan, wife of the late Sadri Alışık, himself a famous actor. Attilâ İlhan died of a heart-attack in İstanbul. [ [http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=74367 "Turkish Author Attila Ilhan Passes Away"] , Turkishpress.com] Attilâ İlhan was laid to rest at Aşiyan Asri Cemetery. [ [http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/344856.asp Attila İlhan’a veda NTV-MSNBC 2005-10-24] tr]

List of works

Poems

* Duvar (The Wall)
* Sisler Bulvarı
* Yağmur Kaçağı
* Ben Sana Mecburum
* Bela Çiçeği (Trouble Flower)
* Yasak Sevişmek
* Tutuklunun Günlüğü (A Prisoner's Diary)
* Böyle Bir Sevmek
* Elde Var Hüzün
* Korkunun Krallığı (Kingdom of Fear)
* Ayrılık Sevdaya Dahil
* Allende Allende

Novels

* Sokaktaki Adam
* Zenciler Birbirine Benzemez
* Kurtlar Sofrası
* Bıçağın Ucu
* Sırtlan Payı
* Yaraya Tuz Basmak
* Dersaadet'te Sabah Ezanları
* O Karanlıkta Biz
* Fena Halde Leman
* Haco Hanım Vay
* Allah'ın Süngüleri "Reis Paşa"

Essays

* Abbas Yolcu
* Yanlış Kadınlar Yanlış Erkekler
* Hangi Sol
* Hangi Sağ
* Hangi Batı
* Hangi Seks
* Hangi Atatürk
* Hangi Edebiyat
* Hangi Laiklik
* Hangi Küreselleşme
* Gerçekçilik Savaşı
* İkinci Yeni Savaşı
* Faşizmin Ayak Sesleri
* Batının Deli Gömleği
* Sağım Solum Sobe
* Ulusal Kültür Savaşı
* Sosyalizm Asıl Şimdi
* Aydınlar Savaşı
* Kadınlar Savaşı
* Bir Sap Kırmızı Karanfil
* Ufkun Arkasını Görebilmek

hort stories

* Yengecin Kıskacı

Translations

* "Kanton'da İsyan" ("The Conquerors" by André Malraux)
* "Umut" ("Man's Hope" by André Malraux)
* "Basel'in Çanları" ("The Bells of Basel" by Louis Aragon)

References

* [http://www.zaman.com/?bl=turkuaz&alt=&hn=25937 "Ecevit and Can Yucel Used to Make Fun of Me"] by Rahime Sezgin (1 November 2005), "Zaman Daily Newspaper"


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