Ahmet Köksal (1920 – 24 January 1997) was a Turkish poet and writer.
Ahmet Köksal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1920 Kızılkeçili, Turkey |
| Died | January 24, 1997[1] Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Alma mater | Ankara Gazi Eğitim Enstitüsü |
Early life and education
editAhmet Köksal was born in Kızılkeçili a village of Çanakkale in 1920.[1] He went to primary and middle school in Çanakkale and in 1936 went to the Edirne Boys Pedegogical School graduating in 1939. For two years he was a primary school teacher at Ayvacık. After finishing his military service, Köksal was a student at the Ankara Gazi Eğitim Enstitüsü painting works department from 1943 to 1946. After completing his education here, he started teaching middle school.[2]
Career
editKöksals spoems were published in the Servet-i Fünûn -Uyanış magazine in 1940. Later his poems were also to be seen in Ülkü, Yirminci Asır, Edebiyat Dünyası, Varlık, Yeditepe, Kaynak, and Seçilmiş Hikayeler.[2]
He wrote both criticisms and promotions of books which appeared in the Papirüs[3], Yeni Edebiyat, Yeni Gazete and Yansıma. His travel memoirs titled Yollar Boyunca were published in Cumhuriyet in 1970. His critical writings about art were published in Milliyet.[2]
Works
editPoetry books
edit- 1958: Yanık Sar
- 1963: Sonsuz Haziran
- 1991: Çoğul Mavilik
Poetry anthology
edit- 1953: Atatürk İçin (B. Gider ve Ş. Saba)
- 1973: Aşk Şiirleri Antolojisi (Poems for Children)[1]
Analysis
edit- 1988: Ressam, Eğitimci ve Yazar Malik Aksel [1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Ahmet Köksal Kimdir? Hayatı ve Eserleri | Türk Edebiyatçılar İnternet Ansiklopedisi" (in Turkish). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ^ a b c Sözlüğü, Türk Edebiyatı İsimler. "Ahmet Köksal". teis.yesevi.edu.tr. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ^ YILDIRIM, TANER (2017). "PAPİRÜS DERGİSİ ÜZERİNE BİR İNCELEME" (PDF). Istanbul University (Masters Thesis). Istanbul: 39–41, 66, 71.
- Necatigil, Behçet (1960). Edebiyatımızda İsimler Sözlüğü. Istanbul: Varlık Publishings. p. 103.
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