Roni Margulies (May 5, 1955 – July 19, 2023) was a Turkish poet, author, translator and political activist resident in London.

Early life

Margulies was born in Istanbul to a

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family. His maternal grandparents were

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from

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and his paternal grandparents were

Ashkenazi Jews Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

from

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who settled in Turkey in 1925.About Roni Margulies
/ref> Margulies attended the English-medium

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and moved to London in 1972 to study Economics. He has lived in London ever since, although he has spent an increasing amount of time in Istanbul in recent years.Roni Margulies
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Literary career

Margulies started writing poetry in 1991 and won the prestigious Yunus Nadi Poetry Award in 2002 with his book of poems, ''Saat Fark'' (Time Difference). He has published selected translations of the poetry of

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and

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, as well as Hughes’ ''

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''.

Political activism

Margulies was a member of the Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party (DSİP)Sendika, 31 August 2009
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’s ''State Capitalism in Russia'' into Turkish.

References

External links

Roni Margulies Internet Archive
at Marxists.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Margulies, Roni 1955 births Turkish poets Turkish translators Writers from Istanbul Socialist Workers Party (UK) members Turkish Ashkenazi Jews Turkish expatriates in England Turkish Sephardi Jews Turkish people of Polish-Jewish descent 2023 deaths