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Ahmet Enis Batur (born 28 June 1952,
Eskişehir Eskişehir ( , ; from "old" and "city") is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 898,369 with a metropolitan population of 797,708. The city is located on the banks of the ...
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) is a Turkish
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Education

Born in
Eskişehir Eskişehir ( , ; from "old" and "city") is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 898,369 with a metropolitan population of 797,708. The city is located on the banks of the ...
on 28 June 1952, Enis Batur studied at St. Joseph High School Istanbul,
METU Middle East Technical University (commonly referred to as METU; in Turkish, ''Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi'', ODTÜ) is a public technical university located in Ankara, Turkey. The university emphasizes research and education in engineering a ...
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Career

Enis Batur is one of the leading figures in contemporary
Turkish literature Turkish literature ( tr, Türk edebiyatı) comprises oral compositions and written texts in Turkic languages. The Ottoman and Azerbaijani forms of Turkish, which forms the basis of much of the written corpus, were highly influenced by Persian la ...
with a large body of work, extending to over a hundred volumes. Some of his works have been translated into
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n languages including French,
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and
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. He was a chief-editor at the
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since 2017.


Bibliography

* ''Nil'' (1975, Yapıt; 1998, 4. edition, Altıkırkbeş) * ''Ayna'' (1977, Ada) * ''İblise Göre İncil'' (1979, Yeni Ankara; 2001, 4. edition, Altıkırkbeş) * ''Şiir ve İdeoloji'' (1979, Derinlik) * ''Kandil'' (1981, Ada; 2001, 4. edition, Altıkırkbeş) * ''Tahta Troya'' (1981, Yazko) * ''Tuğralar'' (1985, Tan; 1993, expanded 3. edition, Remzi) * ''Sarnıç'' (1985, Nisan; 1996, 4. edition, Altıkırkbeş) * ''Alternatif: Aydın'' (1985, Hil) * ''Babil Yazıları'' (1986, AFA) * ''Viyana İçin Siyah Vals'' (1987, BFS) * ''Estetik Ütopya'' (1987, BFS) * ''Yazılar ve Tuğralar'' (1987, BFS) * ''İki/z'' (1988, BFS) * ''Bu Kalem Bukalemun'' (1988, Hil; 1997, 2001, YKY) * ''Eşittir Sonsuz'' (1988, BFS) * ''Kediler Krallara Bakabilir'' (1990, Remzi; 1996, İyi Şeyler; 2002, Sel) * ''Koma Provaları'' (1990, 1998, Altıkırkbeş) * ''Söz'lük'' (1990, Düzlem) * ''Gönderen: Enis Batur''(1991, Remzi; 2000, Sel) * ''Hatay'da Bir Rolls-Royce'' (1991, Altıkırkbeş) * ''Perişey'' (1992, 1993, Remzi; 1998, 3. basım, Altıkırkbeş) * ''Küçük Kıpırtı Tarihi'' (1992, Boyut) * ''Kırkpâre'' (1992, Remzi; 2001, Sel) * ''Şiir ve İdeoloji'' (1992, Mitos) * ''Yazının Ucu'' (1993, 1994, YKY) * ''Gesualdo'' (1993, 1994, YKY) * ''Akabe'' (1994, Mitos) * ''Ağlayan Kadınlar Lahdi'' (1994, Harf) * ''Kandil, Yazı Şiirler'' 1973 - 1985 (1994, Altıkırkbeş) * ''Ondört + X + 4'' (1994, © Yayın) * ''Taşrada Ölüm Dirim Hazırlıkları'' (1995, Oğlak) * ''Günebakan I: Alternatif: Aydın'' (1995, Ark) * ''Günebakan II: Saatsız Maarif Takvimi'' (1995, Ark) * ''Darb ve Mesel'' (1995, 1995, Altıkırkbeş) * ''E/Babil Yazıları'' (1995, 2003 YKY) * ''Modernlerin Gecesi'' (1995, Altıkırkbeş) * ''Opera 1-4004'' (1996, Altıkırkbeş) * ''Kesif - Saint-Nazaire Günlüğü'' (1996, Mitos) * ''Yolcu'' (1996, İyi Şeyler) * ''Ya/zar'' (1996, © Yayınları) * ''İki Deniz Arası Siyah Topraklar'' (1997, YKY) * ''Bu Kalem Melûn'' © (1997, 2001, YKY) * ''Seyrüsefer Defteri'' (1997, YKY) * ''Frenhoferolmak'' (1997, Sel) * ''Doğu-Batı Dîvanı'' (1997, 1998, 2002, YKY) * ''Aciz çağ, faltaşları'' (1998, 2003 YKY) * ''Türkiye'nin Üçlemi'' (1998, Papirüs) * ''Sütte Ne Çok Kan'' (1998, Altıkırkbeş) * ''Issız Dönme Dolap'' (1998, YKY) * ''Su, Tüyün Üzerinde Bekler'' (1999, Sel) * ''Kurşunkalem Portreler'' (1999, 2000, Sel) * ''Amerika Büyük Bir Şaka'' (1999, 2000, YKY) * ''Kanat Hareketleri'' (2000, 2000, Altıkırkbeş) * ''Cüz'' (2000, Sel) * ''Başkalaşımlar I - X'' (1992, 2000, YKY) * ''Başkalaşımlar XI - XX'' (2000, YKY) * ''Acı Bilgi, Fugue Sanatı Üzerine Bir Roman Denemesi'' (2000, 2000, 2002 YKY) * ''Smokinli Berduş, Şiir Yazıları 1974 - 2000'' (2001, YKY) * ''Yazboz (2001, Sel)'' * ''Kum Saatından Harfler'' (2001, YKY) * ''Elma, Örgü Teknikleri Üzerine Bir Roman Denemesi'' (2001, 2002, Sel) * ''İçinizde Kaç Koridor Var?'' (2001, YKY) * ''Son Kare'' (2002, Altıkırkbeş) * ''Şehren'is'' (2002, Literatür Yayınları) * ''Papirüs, Mürekkep, Tüy: Seçme Şiirler 1973-2002'' (June 2002, YKY) * ''Başka Yollar'' (September 2002, YKY) * ''Bir Varmış, Bir Okmuş'' (November 2002, Sel) * ''Abdal Düşü: Düzyazı Şiirler 1998-2002'' (March 2003, Altıkırkbeş) * ''Ağırlaştırıcı Sebepler Divanı'' (December 2003, Altıkırkbeş) * ''Bekçi'' (March 2003, Oğlak) * ''Kravat'' (April 2003, Sel) * ''Bu Kalem Un Ufak'' (2004, Okuyanus) * ''Kütüphane'' (2005, Sel) * ''Gövde'm'' (2007, Sel) * ''Sır:bir oynaşı'' (2009, İstanbul:Sel Yayıncılık) * ''Basit Bir Es*'' (2015, İstanbul: Kırmızı Kedi)


External links


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Poems of Enis Batur
Living people 1952 births People from Eskişehir St. Joseph High School Istanbul alumni Middle East Technical University alumni University of Paris alumni Turkish writers Turkish essayists Turkish expatriates in France {{Turkey-writer-stub