Fatih Kırtorun (born 1985,
Görele
Görele is a town and a district of Giresun Province on the Black Sea coast of eastern Turkey. The population was 16,033 in 2010.
Geography
The district is mainly mountainous and watered by streams and rivers running into the Black Sea, the h ...
,
Giresun
Giresun (), formerly Cerasus (Ancient Greek: Κερασοῦς, Greek: Κερασούντα), is the provincial capital of Giresun Province in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey, about west of the city of Trabzon.
Etymology
Giresun wa ...
) is a Turkish poet and translator.
Personal life
Born in
Giresun
Giresun (), formerly Cerasus (Ancient Greek: Κερασοῦς, Greek: Κερασούντα), is the provincial capital of Giresun Province in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey, about west of the city of Trabzon.
Etymology
Giresun wa ...
,
Görele
Görele is a town and a district of Giresun Province on the Black Sea coast of eastern Turkey. The population was 16,033 in 2010.
Geography
The district is mainly mountainous and watered by streams and rivers running into the Black Sea, the h ...
, he moved to
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
and attended primary and high school in this city. He studied the English Language and Literature.
Poetry
He published his poem "Yitik Sayfalar Bilmecesi" (Lost Pages' Puzzle) in
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 pro ...
in 2006. He wrote a poem devoted to Bilge Karasu named "Öldürsen (G)e(ce)" (Night Tale) in Sözcükler. He took part in the Contemporary Turkish Language Magazine with his poem "Gölgesizlik". (Shadowless) He penned poems in Koridor Literary Magazine. He also publishes works in several literary magazines and reviews.
[Kirtorun, Fatih – Koridor – 21 – November 2011 – Istanbul – 1307-1025]
Short stories
One of his early works a short story was translated into Greek at
Democritus University of Thrace
The Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH; el, Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης), established in July 1973, is based in Komotini, Greece and has campuses in the western Thrace, Thracian cities of Xanthi, Komotini, Alex ...
and also used as a text material in a dissertation at the same university.
External links
Varlık Literary Magazine issue: February 2006Sözcükler Magazine and His PageHis Page in Koridor Review
Notes
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Turkish poets
1985 births
Living people
Turkish translators