Nurullah Ataç (21 August 1898 – 17 May 1957) was a Turkish writer, poet and literary critic.

Life

He was born on 21 August 1898 in

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, then the capital of the

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. He studied in the

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and the Faculty of Letters of

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. After his father's death in 1921, he began serving as a French teacher in various schools in Istanbul. After the proclamation of the Turkish Republic he also served in

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and

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. In 1926 he married Leman Ataç. He was appointed as an official translator of the presidency. He also served as the chairman of the media branch of the

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. Ataç contributed to several publications, including '' Yedigün''. and '' Adımlar''. He died on 17 May 1957 in İstanbul.Literature teachers’ page

In literature

Ataç is known as a productive writer with an excellent memory. He translated more than 70 books to Turkish. He wrote essays and poems using modern Turkish words (see Modern Turkish). He was a champion of inverted sentences in his writings In his critics he was often relentless. His books are the following: *1946 – Günlerin Getirdiği (Brought by the days) *1952 – Sözden Söze (From word to word) *1953 – Karalama Defteri (Sketchbook) *1954 – Ararken (While searching) *1954 – Diyelim (Lets say) *1957 – Söz Arasında (During the talks) *1958 – Okuruma Mektuplar (Letters to my reader) *1960 – Günce (Diary) *1961 – Prospero ile Caliban (Prospero and Caliban) *1962 – Söyleşiler (Interviews) *1972 – Günce 1–2 (Diaries 1–2) *1980 – Dergilerde (In the periodicals)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ataç, Nurullah Writers from Istanbul Turkish male writers 1898 births 1957 deaths Galatasaray High School alumni Istanbul University alumni Turkish schoolteachers 20th-century Turkish translators 20th-century Turkish male writers

Life

In literature

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