- Behçet Necatigil
Behçet Necatigil (b.
April 16 1916 –December 13 1979 ) was a leading Turkish author and poet.Biography
He was born in
Istanbul ,Ottoman Empire , in 1916. He graduated from the Teachers' High School ( _tr. İstanbul Yüksek Öğretmen Okulu) inIstanbul in 1940. He served as a teacher of literature until the year 1972. His first poem was published in "Varlık" journal during his high school years in 1935. From then on, he continued to write poetry for over 40 years. Besides poetry, he is also well-known with hisradio drama s.Necatigil Poetry Award
To commemorate his life, an annual poetry award was instituted in 1980. It was given on the date of Necatigil's death (13th of December) until 1993, but is now given at the date of his birth which is the 16th of April. [http://www.necatigil.com/ www.necatigil.com.]
Bibliography
;Poetry:
* "Kapalıçarşı" (1945)
* "Çevre" (1951)
* "Evler" (1953)
* "Eski Toprak" (1956)
* "Arada" (1958)
* "Dar Çağ" (1960)
* "Yaz Dönemi" (1963)
* "Divançe" (1965)
* "İki Başına Yürümek" (1968)
* "En/Cam" (1970)
* "Zebra" (1973)
* "Kareler Aklar" (1975)
* "Beyler" (1978)
* "Söyleriz" (1980)ee also
*
List of contemporary Turkish poets References
* Biyografi.info - [http://www.biyografi.info/kisi/behcet-necatigil "Biography of Behçet Necatigil"] tr icon
* Biyografi.net - [http://www.biyografi.net/kisiayrinti.asp?kisiid=1179 "Biography of Behçet Necatigil"] tr iconExternal links
* [http://www.necatigil.com/ Behçet Necatigil's official website]
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