Abdurrahman Cahit Zarifoğlu (1 July 1940 – 7 June 1987) was a Turkish poet and writer.
Life
ZarifoÄŸlu was born in
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
in 1940 and he grew up in KahramanmaraÅŸ. He started writing poetry during his high school years at
KahramanmaraÅŸ High School. After high school, he went to
Istanbul
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and studied German language and literature at
Istanbul University
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. He published his poems in ''DiriliÅŸ'' magazine. He was a contributor to the magazines ''
Yeni Dergi'', ''Soyut'', and ''
Papirüs
''Papirüs'' () was a literary magazine which was published in Istanbul between 1960 and 1981 with some interruptions. The magazine is known for its founder and editor Cemal Süreya who was a poet and its well-known contributors.
History and pro ...
'' between 1961 and 1971. In 1976, he published some of his poems, stories, diaries and conversations in ''
Mavera''. He was also one of the founders of this magazine.
He worked as a teacher several times. When he was publishing the ''Mavera'' magazine, he was also working in
TRT as a translator. He died in 1987. His grave is in Küplüce Cemetery in
Beylerbeyi
Beylerbeyi is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 5,168 (2022). It is located on the Asian shore of the Bosporus, to the north of the Bosphorus Bridge. It is bordered on the ...
.
Bibliography
Poetry
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İşaret Çocukları (1967)
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Yedi Güzel Adam (1973)
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Menziller (1977)
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Korku ve Yakarış (1986)
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Gülücük (1989)
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Ağaç Okul (1990)
Diaries
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YaÅŸamak (1980)
Stories and Novels
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Ä°ns (1974)
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Serçekuş (1983)
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Ağaçkakanlar (1983)
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Katıraslan (1983)
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Yürek Dede ile Padişah (1984)
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SavaÅŸ Ritmleri (1985)
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Motorlu KuÅŸ (1987)
Theatre
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Sütçü İmam (1987)
Essays
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Bir Değirmendir Bu Dünya (1987)
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Zengin Hayaller PeÅŸinde (2006)
Other
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Okuyucularla (2009)
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Mektuplar (2010)
References
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1940 births
1987 deaths
Turkish male poets
People from Ankara
Burials at Küplüce Cemetery
20th-century Turkish translators
20th-century Turkish poets
20th-century Turkish male writers
Turkish magazine founders