Haydar Ergülen
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Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
s of the recent generation in contemporary Turkish literature
Turkish literature
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. Born in 1956 in Eskişehir
Eskisehir
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, Türkeli, he graduated from the Sociology Department at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (Middle East Technical University
Middle East Technical University
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) in Ankara
Ankara
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Among his published poetry books are: "Sokak Prensesi" (Street Princess/1991), "Eskiden Terzi" (Once a Tailor), "40 Şiir ve Bir" (40 Poems and One/1997), "Karton Valiz" (Cardboard Suitcase/1999).
With "40 Poems and One", Ergulen won the prestigious 1997 "Behçet Necatigil Poetry Award" as well as the "Orhon Murat Arıburna Poetry Award". His "Once a Tailor" brought him the 1996 "Halil Kocagoz Poetry Award".
For some of his books, he used the pen name "Hafız".