Behçet Necatigil

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 (Template:Lang-tr) in Istanbul 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 his radio dramas.

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.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)

See also

• List of contemporary Turkish poets

References

• Biyografi.info - Biography of Behçet Necatigil Template:Tr icon
• Biyografi.net - Biography of Behçet Necatigil Template:Tr icon

External links

• Behçet Necatigil's official website