Behçet Necatigil

Behçet Necatigil

Behçet Necatigil (b. 16 April 1916 – 13 December 1979) was a leading Turkish author, poet and translator.

Biography

Behçet was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, in 1916. He graduated from the Teachers' High School (Turkish: İstanbul Yüksek Öğretmen Okulu) in Istanbul in 1940, and served as a teacher of literature at Kabatas Erkek Lisesi 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. Behçet is also well known for 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 (13 December) until 1993 but is now given at the date of his birth, which is 16 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 (Turkish)
• Biyografi.net - Biography of Behçet Necatigil (Turkish)

External links

• Behçet Necatigil's official website