Necdet Evliyagil  -- Poet (b. 1926, İstanbul – d. 3 April 1992, Ankara). He graduated from İstanbul University, Faculty of Literature (1950). He took up journalism in 1945, when he was a student at high school. He worked in the newspapers Son Posta, Yeni Sabah and Cumhuriyet. In the following years, he became a possessor of journalism honor card. In 1953, he established the Agency Turkish Industry of Journalism and Publishers with Şevket Evliyagil. He was the manager and editorial writer of the agency for years. He served as the general secretary Turkey Tourism Center between 1967 and 1972. He was a deputy from Ankara at the Turkish Grand National Assembly between 1973 and 77. He was elected for membership to the European Council. By 1961, he participated in Struga Nights of Poetry Festival in Yugoslavia several times. He produced and presented the program titled “Şiir Dünyası” (World of Poetry) in Turkish radio and Television Corporation.

His first poems were published in 1945, when he was a student at high school. By 1960, he began expressing his ideas rather than feelings via poetry. In his book Eski Yalı (Old Seaside Residence) he described old seaside houses, old fishermen, the blue sky; the wind smelling of rain, the seasons, the gardens and İstanbul with its flowers.

WORKS:

POETRY: Eski Yalı (Old Seaside Residence, 1955), Duyabildiğine (As Much As You Can Hear, 1960), Yaşantı (Life, 1972), Düş ve Gerçek (Dream and Reality, 1973), Altınkum Vapuru (Ship to Altınkum, 1975), Çocukların Görkemli Düşü ve Acı Gülüşü (The Marvelous Dream and Bitter Smile of Children, 1979), İstanbul Düşü (İstanbul Dreaming, selected poems 1982), İstanbul Bulutu (İstanbul Cloud, 1987).

STUDY: Edebî Mektepler, Edebî Cereyanlar (Literary Schools, Literary Trends, 1949), Anlamsız Şiir (Meaningless Poetry, 1961), Divan Şiiri (Divan* Poetry), Nükleer Silahlardan da Büyük Kuvvet, Aile Planlaması (A Force Superior than Nuclear Weapons, Family Planning -notes for the Far East), Şiirde Lirizm ve Realizm (Lyricism and Realism in Poetry), Çankaya, Atatürk ve Anıtkabir (Çankaya, Atatürk and Atatürk’s Mosoleum).

PRESENTATION: Edebî Konuşmalar (Literary Conversations, 1958).

ANTHOLOGY: Aşk İçin Söylenenler (Words on Love, 1948), Divan Şiirinden Seçmeler (Selections from Divan* Poetry, 1958), Türk Şiiri Antolojisi (An Anthology of Turkish Poetry, 1958), Ajans-Türk Şiir Antolojisi (An Anthology of Poetry of Agency Turkish, in collaboration with B. K. Çağlar, 1959), Türk ve Dünya Edebiyatında Aşk (Love in Turkish and World Literature), Dünya Şiirinden Seçmeler (Selections of World Poetry- two volumes), Türk ve Dünya Şiiri (Turkish and World Poetry, 10 volumes), Seçme Şiirler Antolojisi (An Anthology of Selected Poems).

posted 9 March 2006