- Haydar Ergülen
Haydar Ergulen is one of the important
poet s of the recent generation in contemporaryTurkish literature . Born in 1956 inEskişehir , Türkeli, he graduated from the Sociology Department at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (Middle East Technical University ) inAnkara .Among his published poetry books are: "Sokak Prensesi" ("Street Princess"/1991), "Eskiden Terzi" ("Once a Tailor"), "40 Şiir ve Bir" ("40 Poems and One"/1997), "Karton Valiz" ("Cardboard Suitcase"/1999).
With "40 Poems and One", Ergulen won the prestigious 1997 "Behçet Necatigil Poetry Award" as well as the "Orhon Murat Arıburna Poetry Award". His "Once a Tailor" brought him the 1996 "Halil Kocagoz Poetry Award".
For some of his books, he used the pen name "Hafız".
External links
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