Güven Turan (born 2 December 1943 , Gerze), a Turkish poet, writer, translator.[2]

Güven Turan
Born (1943-12-02) December 2, 1943 (age 80)
Sinop
OccupationPoet, writer, translator
NationalityTurkey
EducationAnkara University
Years active1981–present
Notable awards2016 PEN Turkey Poetry Award[1]

Biography

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He was born in Sinop, Gerze in 1944, and completed his secondary education at Maarif College in Samsun. He graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Language, History, and Geography, Department of English Language and Literature in 1968. He completed his master's degree at the same university in 1973 and worked as an English lecturer.[3] 1976–1995 working advertising unit in Istanbul.[4]

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Awards

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Güven Turan won the 1979 Turkish Language Association Novel Award with Dalyan, the 1990 Yunus Nadi Published Story Book Award with Dream Günler, the 1991 Yunus Nadi Unpublished Poetry Book Award with Four Seasons in an Album, the 2004 Golden Orange Poetry Award with Cendere' nude won.[5]

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  1. ^ "PEN Türkiye Şiir Ödülü Güven Turan'ın".
  2. ^ Sözlüğü, Türk Edebiyatı İsimler. "Güven Turan". teis.yesevi.edu.tr. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ Söylemez, Derya (2016). "Güven Turan şiirinde varoluşçuluk". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Necatigil, Behçet (2016). Edebiyatımızda isimler sözlüğü : 901 Türk edebiyatçısının hayatı ve eseri. Ömer Ṣiṣman (YKY'de 1. baskı ed.). İstanbul. ISBN 978-975-08-3594-0. OCLC 949855105.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Söylemez, Derya (2016). "Güven Turan şiirinde varoluşçuluk". Article.