Ahmet Köksal (1920 - 24 January 1997) was a Turkish poet and writer.
Early life and education
Ahmet Köksal was born in
Kızılkeçili a village of Çanakkale in 1920.
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
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, 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.
Career
Köksals 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
''Varlık'' is a monthly Turkish literature and art magazine. Established by Yaşar Nabi Nayır, Sabri Esat Siyavuşgil, and Nahit Sırrı Örik in 1933, it often publishes poetry and works of famous Turkish poets and writers.
History and pr ...
'', ''
Yeditepe'', ''
Kaynak'', and ''
Seçilmiş Hikayeler''.
He wrote both criticisms and promotions of books which appeared in the ''Papirüs''
'', Yeni Edebiyat, Yeni Gazete'' and ''Yansıma.'' His travel memoirs titled ''Yollar Boyunca'' were published in
Cumhuriyet
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in 1970. His critical writings about art were published in
Milliyet.
Works
Poetry books
* 1958: ''Yanık Sar''
* 1963: ''Sonsuz Haziran''
* 1991: ''Çoğul Mavilik''
Poetry anthology
* 1953: ''Atatürk İçin'' (B. Gider ve Ş. Saba)
* 1973: ''Aşk Şiirleri Antolojisi'' (Poems for Children)
Analysis
* 1988: ''Ressam, Eğitimci ve Yazar Malik Aksel''
References
*
20th-century Turkish poets
1997 deaths
1920 births
Gazi Eğitim Enstitüsü alumni
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