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Recep Küpçü
Recep Küpçü (; 28 September 1934 – 26 April 1976) was a Bulgarian poet and writer of Turkish people, Turkish origin who wrote in both Bulgarian language, Bulgarian and Turkish language, Turkish. Born in 1934 in the town of Kuklen, he spent most of his life in Burgas, where he met various and influential Bulgarian writers. He met Turkish communist authors such as Aziz Nesin as well. While he was alive, he published three collections of poems. In some of his poems, he strongly expresses his Turkish identity and thus managed to attract the attention of the Bulgarian Communist Party. He remained unemployed, but nevertheless he did not stop writing. He died in 1974 due to unknown circumstances. To this day, the cause of his death is unclear. Early life Recep Küpçü was born on September 28, 1934, in the village of Kuklen, Plovdiv Province, Plovdiv region. His parents were farmers. From an early age he felt love and interest in literature. He completed his primary and seconda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuklen
Kuklen ( ) is a town in southern Bulgaria, part of Plovdiv Province. It is located 7 km to the south of the nearest major city, Plovdiv, and is approximately 140 km south east of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. Kuklen was proclaimed a town on 23 May 2006, and had a population of 6,877. It is the center of Kuklen Municipality. Kuklen is notable for having, despite its low population, not only a majority Bulgarian Orthodox population with several Orthodox church (building), Orthodox churches, but also Islam in Bulgaria, Muslim residents and a mosque, as well as a Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church, Greek Catholic community and a Catholic place of worship, with all three religious communities living on good terms with each other. Geography Kuklen is located in the plains of the Rhodope Mountains, Rhodopes, 7 km. east of Plovdiv. Population The number of permanent residents in Kuklen is 6,881, and 6,000 more are temporary. As of February 2011, Kuklen has 5,858 residents. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
