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'''Roni Margulies''' (born May 5, 1955 in [[Istanbul]], Turkey) is a [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[poet]], [[author]], [[translator]] and political activist resident in [[London]].
'''Roni Margulies''' (May 5, 1955 – July 19, 2023) was a Turkish poet, author, translator and political activist.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Margulies was born in İstanbul to a [[Jews in Turkey|Jewish]] family. His maternal grandparents were [[Sephardic Jews]] from [[İzmir]] and his paternal grandparents were [[Ashkenazi Jews]] from [[Poland]] who settled in Turkey in 1925.<ref name = "armenian">[http://www.armenianweekly.com/author/roni-margulies/ About Roni Margulies]</ref>
Margulies was born in Istanbul to a [[Jews in Turkey|Jewish]] family. His maternal grandparents were [[Sephardic Jews]] from [[İzmir]] and his paternal grandparents were [[Ashkenazi Jews]] from [[Poland]] who settled in Turkey in 1925.<ref name = "armenian">[http://www.armenianweekly.com/author/roni-margulies/ About Roni Margulies]</ref>


Margulies attended the [[English language|English]]-medium [[Robert College]] and moved to London in 1972 to study [[Economics]]. He has lived in London ever since, although he has spent an increasing amount of time in Istanbul in recent years.<ref name = "international">[http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/11621/11619/Roni-Margulies Roni Margulies]</ref>
Margulies attended the English-medium [[Robert College]] and moved to London in 1972 to study Economics. He moved to London in 1972 and settled there, before eventually moving back to Istanbul towards the end of his life,<ref>https://socialistworker.co.uk/obituaries/roni-margulies-1955-2023/</ref> following increasingly long stints spent in that city.<ref name = "international">[http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/11621/11619/Roni-Margulies Roni Margulies]</ref>


==Literary career==
==Literary career==
Margulies started writing poetry in 1991 and won the prestigious Yunus Nadi Poetry Award in 2002 with his book of poems, ''Saat Fark'' (Time Difference). He has published selected translations of the poetry of [[Ted Hughes]], [[Philip Larkin]] and [[Yehuda Amichai]] in [[Turkish language|Turkish]], as well as Hughes’ ''[[Birthday Letters]]''.<ref name = "armenian"/>
Margulies started writing poetry in 1991 and won the prestigious Yunus Nadi Poetry Award in 2002 with his book of poems, ''Saat Fark'' (Time Difference). He published selected translations of the poetry of [[Ted Hughes]], [[Philip Larkin]] and [[Yehuda Amichai]] in [[Turkish language|Turkish]], as well as Hughes’ ''[[Birthday Letters]]''.<ref name = "armenian"/>


==Political activism==
==Political activism==
Margulies is a member of the [[Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party (Turkey)|Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party]] (DSIP)<ref>[http://www.sendika.org/2009/08/odp-roni-marguliese-protestonun-arkasinda/ Sendika, 31 August 2009]</ref> and translated [[Tony Cliff]]’s ''State Capitalism in Russia'' into Turkish.<ref name = "armenian"/><ref name = "international"/>
Margulies was a member of the [[Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party (Turkey)|Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party]] (DSİP)<ref>[http://www.sendika.org/2009/08/odp-roni-marguliese-protestonun-arkasinda/ Sendika, 31 August 2009]</ref> and translated [[Tony Cliff]]’s ''State Capitalism in Russia'' into Turkish.<ref name = "armenian"/><ref name = "international"/> Margulies was also a member of the [[Trotskyist]] [[Socialist Workers Party (UK)|Socialist Workers Party]] in the UK, a sister organisation of DSIP, and was active in both Turkish and British political discourse <ref>https://socialistworker.co.uk/obituaries/roni-margulies-1955-2023/</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/writers/margulies/index.htm Roni Margulies Internet Archive] at Marxists.org


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Latest revision as of 07:33, 19 September 2024

Roni Margulies
Born(1955-05-05)May 5, 1955
Istanbul, Turkey
DiedJuly 19, 2023(2023-07-19) (aged 68)
OccupationPoet, writer
NationalityTurkish
EducationEconomics

Roni Margulies (May 5, 1955 – July 19, 2023) was a Turkish poet, author, translator and political activist.

Early life

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Margulies was born in Istanbul to a Jewish family. His maternal grandparents were Sephardic Jews from İzmir and his paternal grandparents were Ashkenazi Jews from Poland who settled in Turkey in 1925.[1]

Margulies attended the English-medium Robert College and moved to London in 1972 to study Economics. He moved to London in 1972 and settled there, before eventually moving back to Istanbul towards the end of his life,[2] following increasingly long stints spent in that city.[3]

Literary career

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Margulies started writing poetry in 1991 and won the prestigious Yunus Nadi Poetry Award in 2002 with his book of poems, Saat Fark (Time Difference). He published selected translations of the poetry of Ted Hughes, Philip Larkin and Yehuda Amichai in Turkish, as well as Hughes’ Birthday Letters.[1]

Political activism

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Margulies was a member of the Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party (DSİP)[4] and translated Tony Cliff’s State Capitalism in Russia into Turkish.[1][3] Margulies was also a member of the Trotskyist Socialist Workers Party in the UK, a sister organisation of DSIP, and was active in both Turkish and British political discourse [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c About Roni Margulies
  2. ^ https://socialistworker.co.uk/obituaries/roni-margulies-1955-2023/
  3. ^ a b Roni Margulies
  4. ^ Sendika, 31 August 2009
  5. ^ https://socialistworker.co.uk/obituaries/roni-margulies-1955-2023/


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