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

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School of Economics and Administrative Sciences in 1942. Büyükarkın worked at

Türk Ticaret Bankası Türk Ticaret Bankası A.Ş (TTB, en, Turkish Trade Bank), also known as Türkbank, was founded in 1913 in Adapazarı by private investors as a regional bank under the name of ''Adapazarı İslam Ticaret Bankası''. It was renamed ''Türk Ticaret ...

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 Known for his novels and plays, he also wrote two unpublished poetry books.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)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buyukarkin, Bekir Turkish novelists Turkish poets Turkish dramatists and playwrights Composers of Ottoman classical music Composers of Turkish makam music 1921 births 1998 deaths 20th-century novelists 20th-century poets 20th-century dramatists and playwrights

Writings

Poetry

Novels

Theatre

See also

References