İsmet Özel
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İsmet Özel (born 19 September 1944, in
Kayseri Kayseri () is a large List of cities in Turkey, city in Central Anatolia, Turkey, and the capital of Kayseri Province, Kayseri province. Historically known as Caesarea (Mazaca), Caesarea, it has been the historical capital of Cappadocia since anc ...
, Turkey) is a Turkish poet and writer.


Biography

Özel was born in Kayseri in September 1944. His parents were Ahmet and Sıdıka Özel, and his father was a police officer from
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. He attended primary and secondary school in
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,
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and
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. In 1963, he attended classes at
Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University The Faculty of Political Science of the University of Ankara (, more simply known as "''SBF''") is the oldest institution of administrative sciences in Turkey. It is the successor of the "Mekteb-i Mülkiye" ('), also known simply as "Mülkiye," wh ...
, and graduated from the
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department of Hacettepe University in 1976. Özel was among the contributors of the literary magazine '' Papirüs'' which was edited by
Cemal Süreya Cemâl Süreya (born Cemâlettin Seber; 1931 – 9 January 1990) was a Turkish poet and writer of Kurdish– Zaza descent. Biography Süreya and his family were deported to Bilecik, a city in the Marmara Region of Turkey after the Dersim R ...
.


Bibliography


Poetry

#Geceleyin Bir Koşu (A Run in the Night) #Evet, İsyan (Yes, Rebellion) #Cinayetler Kitabı (The Book of Murders) #Celladıma Gülümserken (Whilst I Smile at My Executioner) #Erbain (The Poems of 40 Years) #Bir Yusuf Masalı (A Yusef Fairytale) #Çatlıycak Kadar Aşkî (Enough Love to Crack) # Of Not Being A Jew


Books

#Üç Mesele (Three Problems) #Zor Zamanda Konuşmak (Speaking in Hard Times) #Taşları Yemek Yasak (It is Prohibited to Eat the Stones) #Bakanlar ve Görenler (Lookers and Seers) #Faydasız Yazılar (Useless Writings) #İrtica Elden Gidiyor (Reaction is Getting Out of Hand) #Surat Asmak Hakkımız (Our Right to Frown) #Tehdit Değil Teklif (An Offer Not a Threat) #Waldo Sen Neden Burada Değilsin? (Waldo, Why Aren't You Here?) #Sorulunca Söylenen (Things That are Said When Asked) #Cuma Mektupları - 1 (Juma Letters -1) #Cuma Mektupları - 2 #Cuma Mektupları - 3 #Cuma Mektupları - 4 #Cuma Mektupları - 5 #Cuma Mektupları - 6 #Cuma Mektupları - 7 #Cuma Mektupları - 8 #Cuma Mektupları - 9 #Cuma Mektupları - 10 #Tahrir Vazifeleri (Tahrir Missions) #Neyi Kaybettiğini Hatırla (Remember What You've Lost) #Ve'l-Asr #Tavşanın Randevusu (The Date of the Rabbit) #Bilinç Bile İlginç (Even the Conscious is Interesting) #Şiir Okuma Kılavuzu (Guide to Reading Poetry) #40 Hadis (40 Hadith) #Henry Sen Neden Buradasın-1 (Henry, Why Are You Here?-1) #Henry Sen Neden Buradasın-2 (Henry, Why Are You Here?-2) #Kalıntürk (Thickturk) #Çenebazlık (Roistering) #Şairin Devriye Nöbeti 1 - Tok Kurda Puslu Hava (Poet's Patrol Duty 1 - A Smoky Day for a Satiated Wolf) #Şairin Devriye Nöbeti 2 - Bileşenleriyle Basit (Poet's Patrol Duty 2 - Simple with Its Components) #Şairin Devriye Nöbeti 3 - Neredeyizim (Poet's Patrol Duty 3 - Whereareweism) #Şairin Devriye Nöbeti 4 - Ebruli Külah (Poet's Patrol Duty 4 - Mottled Cap) #Şairin Devriye Nöbeti 5 - Evet mi Hayır mı? Sınıf Savaşı Evet Milli Mücadele Hayır (Poet's Patrol Duty 5 - Yes or No? Yes to Class Battles No to National Struggle)


Interview and Letters

#Sorulunca Söylenen #Genç Bir Şairden Genç Bir Şaire Mektuplar (Letters from a Young Poet to a Young Poet, correspondence with Ataol Behramoğlu, 1995)


Translations

#Siyasi Felsefenin Büyük Düşünürleri (Great Political Thinkers by William Ebenstein) #Gariplerin Kitabı (The Book of Strangers by Ian Dallas) #Osmanli İmparatorluğu ve İslami Gelenek (Ottoman Empire and Islamic Tradition by Norman Itzkowitz) #Bilim Kutsal Bir İnektir (Science is a sacred cow by Anthony Standen)


References


External links

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İsmet Özel biography
at Dictionary of Turkish Literature Names {{DEFAULTSORT:Ozel, Ismet 1944 births People from Kayseri Ankara University alumni Converts to Islam from atheism or agnosticism Turkish Islamists Living people 20th-century Turkish writers