Cahit Zarifoğlu

Abdurrahman Cahit Zarifoğlu (1 July 1940 – 7 June 1987)[1][2] was a Turkish poet and writer.

Cahit Zarifoğlu
BornAbdurrahman Cahit Zarifoğlu
(1940-07-01)1 July 1940
Ankara, Turkey
Died7 June 1987(1987-06-07) (aged 46)
Istanbul, Turkey
GenrePoem, novel
Notable worksPoems, Yaşamak
Signature
Website
www.zarifce.com

Life

Zarifoğlu was born in Ankara in 1940 and he grew up in Kahramanmaraş. He started writing poetry during his highschool years at Kahramanmaraş High School. After highschool, he went to İstanbul and studied German Language and Literature in Istanbul University. He published his poems in Diriliş magazine. In 1976, he published some of his poems, stories, diaries and conversations in Mavera Dergisi. He was also one of the founders of this magazine.

He worked as a teacher several times. When he was publishing Mavera Dergisi, he was also working in TRT as a translator. He died in 1987. His grave is in Küplüce Cemetery in Beylerbeyi.[3]

Bibliography

Poetry
  • İşaret Çocukları (1967)
  • Yedi Güzel Adam (1973)
  • Menziller (1977)
  • Korku ve Yakarış (1986)
  • Gülücük (1989)
  • Ağaç Okul (1990)

Diaries
  • Yaşamak (1980)

Stories and Novels
  • İns (1974)
  • Serçekuş (1983)
  • Ağaçkakanlar (1983)
  • Katıraslan (1983)
  • Yürek Dede ile Padişah (1984)
  • Savaş Ritmleri (1985)
  • Motorlu Kuş (1987)

Theatre
  • Sütçü İmam (1987)

Essays
  • Bir Değirmendir Bu Dünya (1987)
  • Zengin Hayaller Peşinde (2006)

Other
  • Okuyucularla (2009)
  • Mektuplar (2010)

References
  1. "Haber 7»KÜLTÜR Zarifoğlu 25'inci ölüm yıl dönümünde anılacak". haber7. 5 June 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  2. Yürekli, Mustafa (7 June 2009). "Cahit Zarifoğlu üçüncü askeri müdahalede öldü." haber7. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. "He introduces himself". Archived from the original on 11 December 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
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