Ahmet Enis Batur (born 28 June 1952,
Eskişehir
Eskişehir ( , ; from "old" and "city") is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 898,369 with a metropolitan population of 797,708. The city is located on the banks of the ...
,
Turkey
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) is a
Turkish poet
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,
essayist
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,
novelist
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, and
editor
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.
Education
Born in
Eskişehir
Eskişehir ( , ; from "old" and "city") is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 898,369 with a metropolitan population of 797,708. The city is located on the banks of the ...
on 28 June 1952, Enis Batur studied at
St. Joseph High School Istanbul,
METU
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-
Sociology
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(
Ankara
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), and
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University (
Paris
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).
Career
Enis Batur is one of the leading figures in contemporary
Turkish literature
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with a large body of work, extending to over a hundred volumes. Some of his works have been translated into
Europea
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n languages including
French,
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and
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.
He was a chief-editor at the
Yapı Kredi Yayınları
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)
, postal_code_type = Postal code
, postal_code = 34000 to 34990
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since 2017.
Bibliography
* ''Nil'' (1975, Yapıt; 1998, 4. edition, Altıkırkbeş)
* ''Ayna'' (1977, Ada)
* ''İblise Göre İncil'' (1979, Yeni Ankara; 2001, 4. edition, Altıkırkbeş)
* ''Şiir ve İdeoloji'' (1979, Derinlik)
* ''Kandil'' (1981, Ada; 2001, 4. edition, Altıkırkbeş)
* ''Tahta Troya'' (1981, Yazko)
* ''Tuğralar'' (1985, Tan; 1993, expanded 3. edition, Remzi)
* ''Sarnıç'' (1985, Nisan; 1996, 4. edition, Altıkırkbeş)
* ''Alternatif: Aydın'' (1985, Hil)
* ''Babil Yazıları'' (1986, AFA)
* ''Viyana İçin Siyah Vals'' (1987, BFS)
* ''Estetik Ütopya'' (1987, BFS)
* ''Yazılar ve Tuğralar'' (1987, BFS)
* ''İki/z'' (1988, BFS)
* ''Bu Kalem Bukalemun'' (1988, Hil; 1997, 2001, YKY)
* ''Eşittir Sonsuz'' (1988, BFS)
* ''Kediler Krallara Bakabilir'' (1990, Remzi; 1996, İyi Şeyler; 2002, Sel)
* ''Koma Provaları'' (1990, 1998, Altıkırkbeş)
* ''Söz'lük'' (1990, Düzlem)
* ''Gönderen: Enis Batur''(1991, Remzi; 2000, Sel)
* ''Hatay'da Bir Rolls-Royce'' (1991, Altıkırkbeş)
* ''Perişey'' (1992, 1993, Remzi; 1998, 3. basım, Altıkırkbeş)
* ''Küçük Kıpırtı Tarihi'' (1992, Boyut)
* ''Kırkpâre'' (1992, Remzi; 2001, Sel)
* ''Şiir ve İdeoloji'' (1992, Mitos)
* ''Yazının Ucu'' (1993, 1994, YKY)
* ''Gesualdo'' (1993, 1994, YKY)
* ''Akabe'' (1994, Mitos)
* ''Ağlayan Kadınlar Lahdi'' (1994, Harf)
* ''Kandil, Yazı Şiirler'' 1973 - 1985 (1994, Altıkırkbeş)
* ''Ondört + X + 4'' (1994, © Yayın)
* ''Taşrada Ölüm Dirim Hazırlıkları'' (1995, Oğlak)
* ''Günebakan I: Alternatif: Aydın'' (1995, Ark)
* ''Günebakan II: Saatsız Maarif Takvimi'' (1995, Ark)
* ''Darb ve Mesel'' (1995, 1995, Altıkırkbeş)
* ''E/Babil Yazıları'' (1995, 2003 YKY)
* ''Modernlerin Gecesi'' (1995, Altıkırkbeş)
* ''Opera 1-4004'' (1996, Altıkırkbeş)
* ''Kesif - Saint-Nazaire Günlüğü'' (1996, Mitos)
* ''Yolcu'' (1996, İyi Şeyler)
* ''Ya/zar'' (1996, © Yayınları)
* ''İki Deniz Arası Siyah Topraklar'' (1997, YKY)
* ''Bu Kalem Melûn'' © (1997, 2001, YKY)
* ''Seyrüsefer Defteri'' (1997, YKY)
* ''Frenhoferolmak'' (1997, Sel)
* ''Doğu-Batı Dîvanı'' (1997, 1998, 2002, YKY)
* ''Aciz çağ, faltaşları'' (1998, 2003 YKY)
* ''Türkiye'nin Üçlemi'' (1998, Papirüs)
* ''Sütte Ne Çok Kan'' (1998, Altıkırkbeş)
* ''Issız Dönme Dolap'' (1998, YKY)
* ''Su, Tüyün Üzerinde Bekler'' (1999, Sel)
* ''Kurşunkalem Portreler'' (1999, 2000, Sel)
* ''Amerika Büyük Bir Şaka'' (1999, 2000, YKY)
* ''Kanat Hareketleri'' (2000, 2000, Altıkırkbeş)
* ''Cüz'' (2000, Sel)
* ''Başkalaşımlar I - X'' (1992, 2000, YKY)
* ''Başkalaşımlar XI - XX'' (2000, YKY)
* ''Acı Bilgi, Fugue Sanatı Üzerine Bir Roman Denemesi'' (2000, 2000, 2002 YKY)
* ''Smokinli Berduş, Şiir Yazıları 1974 - 2000'' (2001, YKY)
* ''Yazboz (2001, Sel)''
* ''Kum Saatından Harfler'' (2001, YKY)
* ''Elma, Örgü Teknikleri Üzerine Bir Roman Denemesi'' (2001, 2002, Sel)
* ''İçinizde Kaç Koridor Var?'' (2001, YKY)
* ''Son Kare'' (2002, Altıkırkbeş)
* ''Şehren'is'' (2002, Literatür Yayınları)
* ''Papirüs, Mürekkep, Tüy: Seçme Şiirler 1973-2002'' (June 2002, YKY)
* ''Başka Yollar'' (September 2002, YKY)
* ''Bir Varmış, Bir Okmuş'' (November 2002, Sel)
* ''Abdal Düşü: Düzyazı Şiirler 1998-2002'' (March 2003, Altıkırkbeş)
* ''Ağırlaştırıcı Sebepler Divanı'' (December 2003, Altıkırkbeş)
* ''Bekçi'' (March 2003, Oğlak)
* ''Kravat'' (April 2003, Sel)
* ''Bu Kalem Un Ufak'' (2004, Okuyanus)
* ''Kütüphane'' (2005, Sel)
* ''Gövde'm'' (2007, Sel)
* ''Sır:bir oynaşı'' (2009, İstanbul:Sel Yayıncılık)
* ''Basit Bir Es*'' (2015, İstanbul: Kırmızı Kedi)
External links
Enis BaturOfficial website
Enis Batur on YahooGroupsPoems of Enis Batur
Living people
1952 births
People from Eskişehir
St. Joseph High School Istanbul alumni
Middle East Technical University alumni
University of Paris alumni
Turkish writers
Turkish essayists
Turkish expatriates in France
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