Bekir Büyükarkın

Bekir Büyükarkın (1921 – 7 August 1998) was a Turkish poet, novelist and playwright. He graduated from Istanbul Vefa High School in 1939 and from the Istanbul University School of Economics and Administrative Sciences in 1942.

Bekir Büyükarkın
Born	1921 Constantinople, Turkey
Died	7 August 1998 Istanbul, Turkey
Genres	Ottoman classical music Turkish makam music
Occupation	Lyrics author

Büyükarkın worked at Türk Ticaret Bankası as a freelance accountant. Known for his novels and plays, he also wrote two unpublished poetry books. His play, Dökmeci, won the competition for stage plays organized by CHP in 1947.

Writings

Poetry

• Eski Dost (1959)
• Rüzgâr (1965)

Novels

• Cadıların Kırbacı (1946)
• Maske (1955)
• Bir Sel Gibi (1962)
• Son Akın (1963)
• Belki Bir Gün (1965)
• Suların Gölgesinde (1966)
• Bozkırda Sabah (1969)
• Tanyeri (1967)
• Kutlu Dağ

Theatre

• Dökmeci (1954),
• Yarısı (1967)
• Üç Oyun (Armutlar - Yolcular - Tanyeri / 1970)
• Duman (1970)
• İki Oyun (Duman - Keçiler / 1970)
• Soytarı (1974)

See also

• List of composers of classical Turkish music