Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca (26 August 1914,
Istanbul
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– 15 October 2008,
Istanbul
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) was one of the most prolific
Turkish poets of the
Turkish Republic with more than 60 collections of his poems published as of 2007. He was a laureate of the
Struga Poetry Evenings Golden Wreath Award.
Biography
DaÄŸlarca's purist use of the
Turkish language
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brought a new dimension to contemporary
Turkish literature. His poems treat themes such as the prehistory of mankind and the cosmos, but also antimilitarist themes and the
Turkish War of Independence
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.
A selection of his poems have been translated into English by
Talat Sait Halman (''Selected Poems'', Pittsburgh, PA:
University of Pittsburgh Press
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, 1969).
Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca died on 16 October 2008 in İstanbul at the age of 94. He was laid to rest at the
Karacaahmet Cemetery on 20 October 2008 following a funeral ceremony held in the
Süreyya Opera House that was attended by politicians and high-ranking officials.
DaÄŸlarca was among the contributors of the literary magazine ''
Papirüs'' which was edited by
Cemal Süreya.
Bibliography
*Havaya Çizilen Dünya (1935)
*Çocuk ve Allah (1940)
*Daha (1943)
*Çakırın Destanı (1945)
*TaÅŸdevri (1945)
*Üç Şehitler Destanı (1949)
*Toprak Ana (1950)
*Aç Yazı (1951)
*İstiklâl Savaşı – Samsun'dan Ankara'ya (1951)
*İstiklâl Savaşı – İnönüler (1951)
*Sivaslı Karınca (1951)
*İstanbul – Fetih Destanı (1953)
*Anıtkabir (1953)
*Asû (1955)
*Delice Böcek (1957)
*Batı Acısı (1958)
*Hoolar (1960)
*Özgürlük Alanı (1960)
*Cezayir Türküsü (1961)
*Aylam (1962)
*Türk Olmak (1963)
*Yedi Memetler (1964)
*Çanakkale Destanı (1965)
*Dışardan Gazel (1965)
*Kazmalama (1965)
*YeryaÄŸ (1965)
*Viyetnam Savaşımız (1966)
*Açıl Susam Açıl (1967)
*Kubilay Destanı (1968)
*Haydi (1968)
*19 Mayıs Destanı (1969)
*HiroÅŸima (1970)
*Malazgirt Ululaması (1971)
*KuÅŸ Ayak (1971)
*Haliç (1972)
*Kınalı Kuzu Ağıdı (1972)
*Bağımsızlık Savaşı – Sakarya Kıyıları (1973)
*Bağımsızlık Savaşı – 30 Ağustos (1973)
*Bağımsızlık Savaşı – İzmir Yollarında (1973)
*Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1973)
*Arka Üstü (1974)
*Yeryüzü Çocukları (1974)
*Yanık Çocuklar Koçaklaması (1976)
*Horoz (1977)
*Hollandalı Dörtlükler (1977)
*Balinayla Mandalina (1977)
*Yazıları Seven ayı (1978)
*Göz Masalı (1979)
*Yaramaz Sözcükler (1979)
*Çukurova Koçaklaması (1979)
*Åžeker Yiyen Resimler (1980)
*CinoÄŸlan (19819
*Hin ile Hincik (1981)
*Güneş Doğduran (1981)
*Çıplak (1981)
*Yunus Emre'de Olmak (1981)
*Nötron Bombası (1981)
*Koşan Ayılar Ülkesi (1982)
*DiÅŸiboy (1985)
*İlk Yapıtla 50 Yıl Sonrakiler (1985)
*Takma Yaşamalar Çağı (1986)
*Uzaklarla Giyinmek (1990)
*Dildeki Bilgisayar (1992)
References
Sources
* Ahmet Necdet, ''Modern Türk Şiiri Yönelimler, Tanıklıklar, Örnekler'', Broy Yayınevi, October 1993.
* Biyografi.net â€
''Biography of Fazıl Hüsnü DaÄŸlarca''* Siirdostu.com â€
''Biography and Poetry of Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca''* Ahmet Soysal, "Arzu ve Varlık, Dağlarca'ya Bakışlar", Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 1999 (2nd edition: 2007)
* Ahmet Soysal, "Eşsiz Olana Yakınlık", Kanat Yayınları (2006)
* Yasemin Arpa, ''Dağlarca ile Söz Kuşlarından Kalan Parıltı'', Yazı Kitap (2010)
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1914 births
2008 deaths
Writers from Istanbul
Kuleli Military High School alumni
Turkish Army officers
Burials at Karacaahmet Cemetery
Turkish male poets
Struga Poetry Evenings Golden Wreath laureates
20th-century Turkish male writers
20th-century Turkish poets