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Gülten Akın

ギュルテン・アキン

Gülten Akın

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1933-01-23 (Yozgat)
Died
2015-11-04 age 82
Nationality
Turkey
Languages
Turkish
Residence History
Yozgat → Ankara

Career

Occupations
poet, lawyer, teacher
Active Years
1951-2015
Affiliations
Turkish Language Association, Ministry of Culture, Human Rights Association, Halkevleri, Dil Derneği
Influenced By
Turkish folklore
Influenced
Most influential Turkish poet since Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca

Education

Ankara University Law School
Faculty of Law / Law
Degree: 法学士
Period: ~1955
Year of Graduation: 1955
Country: Turkey
Beşiktaş Atatürk Anatolian High School
Country: Turkey

Awards

Varlık poetry contest
1955
Organization: Varlık
Result: 1位
Turkish Language Association poetry contest
1964
Organization: Turkish Language Association
Result: 受賞
Turkish Radio and Television Corporation Artistic Awards Contest
1972
Organization: Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
Result: 業績賞
Yeditepe poetry award
1976
Organization: Yeditepe
Result: 受賞
Halil Kocagöz Poetry Awards
1991
Result: 受賞
Sedat Simavi Literature Award
1992
Result: 受賞
Akdeniz Golden Orange Poetry Award
1999
Result: 受賞
Dünya Book of the Year Award
2003
Organization: Dünya
Result: 受賞
Erdal Öz Literature Award
2008
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Rüzgar Saati (Hour of the Wind)

1956 Poetry

Poetry collection

nature

Kestim Kara Saçlarımı (I Cut My Black Hair)

1960 Poetry

Poetry collection

loveseparation

Sığda (In the Shallow)

1964 Poetry

Poetry collection

Kırmızı Karanfil (Red Clove)

1971 Poetry

Poetry collection

social issues

Maraş'ın ve Ökkeş'in Destanı (The Epic of Maraş and Ökkeş)

1972 Epic

Epic poem

Ağıtlar ve Türküler (Laments and Odes)

1976 Poetry

Poetry collection

Seyran Destanı (Epic of Seyran)

1979 Epic

Epic poem

İlahiler (Hymns)

1983 Poetry

Poetry collection

Sevda Kalıcıdır (Love Stays Forever)

1991 Poetry

Poetry collection

Sonra İşte Yaşlandım (Then I Aged)

1995 Poetry

Poetry collection

Sessiz Arka Bahçeler (Silent Back Gardens)

1998 Poetry

Poetry collection

Uzak Bir Kıyıda (On A Far Coast)

2003 Poetry

Poetry collection

Bibliography

  • See major works

Adaptations

  • Poems turned into songs

Translations of Works

  • Translated into many languages

Style & Themes

Literary Style
folklore-inspiredaccessible to general populace
Recurring Motifs
natureloveseparationyearningsocial issuesfolklore

Legacy

Culturally significant Turkish poet, considered the most influential since Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca.

In Popular Culture

  • Poems set to music by Sezen Aksu and others

Trivia

  • Moved around Turkey due to husband's governorship
  • Had five children