Hikmet Temel Akarsu
Encyclopedia
Hikmet Temel Akarsu is a Turkish
novelist, short-story writer, satirist and playwright. He was born in Gümüşhane
, Turkey
in 1960, and moved to Istanbul
with his family at the age of nine.
After graduating from Istanbul Technical University
with a degree in architecture
, he devoted himself to writing. Including essays, articles, critiques, plays and scenarios, he produced literal work in all fields. Besides his novel series, his satirical prose and critical essays found much acclaim in the society.
His novel
series, Kayıp Kuşak ("Lost Generation"), İstanbul Dörtlüsü ("Istanbul Quartet
") and Ölümsüz Antikite ("Everlasting Antiquity
") have all been printed by several publishers.
His essays appeared in literature magazines such as Varlık
, Gösteri, Radikal Kitap, Cumhuriyet Kitap, Notos, Sıcak Nal, Roman Kahramanları and Yasak Meyve. He wrote columns in newspapers for a certain period of time. His short stories were printed by İnkılap Yayınları under the title Babalar ve Kızları ("Fathers and Their Daughters") in 2005.
His radio play, Çalınan Tez (Stolen Thesis) received an award from the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
(TRT). Furthermore, he ventured into juvenile fiction with his Güzelçamlı'nın Kayıp Panteri (Güzelçamlı’s Lost Panther) which was published in 2006 by Can Yayınları. His radio play “Taşhan” was aired on TRT 1 between July 14–22, 2006. Antalya State Theater started to stage his adapted play from Ömer Seyfettin; Asilzadeler (Noblemen) in the 2008–2009 season.
He is the current editorial coordinator of Roman Kahramanları (Novel Heroes) Magazine. He is a member of the Pen Club, the Turkish Writers Syndicate and the Turkish Chamber of Architecture.
Dekadans Geceleri - "Nights of Decadence", Collection of Short Stories, Varlık Yayınları (2008)
Özgürlerin Kaderi - "Fate of the Free", Nefti Yayıncılık (2008)
Nihilist - Reddedilenlerin Risaleleri - Nihilist - The Codices of the Rejected, Doğan Kitap (2010)
Çevreci Peri (Çevreci Peri Masalları:1) - Green Fairy (Green Fairytales:1) - Çizmeli Kedi Yayınları (2010)
İlham Perisi (Çevreci Peri Masalları:2) - The Muse (Green Fairytales:2) - Çizmeli Kedi Yayınları (2011)
Uzaylı Peri (Çevreci Peri Masalları:3) - Extraterrestrial Fairy (Green Fairytales:3) - Çizmeli Kedi Yayınlar (2011)
Asilzadeler, "Noblemen", Play (Adaptation from Ömer Seyfettin), State Theater
Ekodekalog, Play, State Theater
Ottoman
Ambassador, Play, State Theater
Environmentalist Grandpa, Play, State Theater
Czarina's Trickery, Play, State Theater
Manzikert: Fate of the Free, Play, State Theater
Yurtdışı Sevdası, "Adoration for Abroad", Play, State Theater
Ruhbanlar (Teolojik Dörtlü:3), "The Clergy" (Theological Quartet:3), Tragedy, State Theater
Taşhan, Play, State Theater
Taşhan, "Taşhan", Radio Play, TRT
Yurtdışı Sevdası, "Adoration for Abroad", Radio Play, TRT
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
novelist, short-story writer, satirist and playwright. He was born in Gümüşhane
Gümüshane
-Features:Gümüşhane has a rich historical background so there are many historical places, mosques, churches, castles. Ancient city of Satala in the modern village of Sadak was the most important military camp of the ancient Roman Empire in the east. This place was ruled by the Hittites, Assyrians,...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
in 1960, and moved to Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
with his family at the age of nine.
After graduating from Istanbul Technical University
Istanbul Technical University
Istanbul Technical University is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey...
with a degree in architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
, he devoted himself to writing. Including essays, articles, critiques, plays and scenarios, he produced literal work in all fields. Besides his novel series, his satirical prose and critical essays found much acclaim in the society.
His novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
series, Kayıp Kuşak ("Lost Generation"), İstanbul Dörtlüsü ("Istanbul Quartet
Istanbul Quartet
Istanbul Quartet is considered to be novelist and satirist Hikmet Temel Akarsu’s magnum opus. Losers' Tale, The Englishman, Little Devil and Media are the four volumes that make up this series. The other name the author came up with for the quartet is Rock ’N’ Roman...
") and Ölümsüz Antikite ("Everlasting Antiquity
Everlasting Antiquity
Everlasting Antiquity is a Turkish novelist, short story writer and satirist Hikmet Temel Akarsu’s novel series he began in 2000. The first three books from the series of six, namely, Antiope, İphigeneia, Helen, Cassandra, Penthesilea ve Electra, have been published so far.In the first book,...
") have all been printed by several publishers.
His essays appeared in literature magazines such as Varlık
Varlik
Varlık is a Turkish literature and art magazine. Established by Yaşar Nabi Nayır in 1933, it often publishes poetry and works of famous Turkish poets and writers....
, Gösteri, Radikal Kitap, Cumhuriyet Kitap, Notos, Sıcak Nal, Roman Kahramanları and Yasak Meyve. He wrote columns in newspapers for a certain period of time. His short stories were printed by İnkılap Yayınları under the title Babalar ve Kızları ("Fathers and Their Daughters") in 2005.
His radio play, Çalınan Tez (Stolen Thesis) received an award from the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, also known as TRT , is the national public broadcaster of Turkey and was founded in 1964. Around 70% of TRT's funding comes from a tax levied on electricity bills and a sales tax on television and radio receivers...
(TRT). Furthermore, he ventured into juvenile fiction with his Güzelçamlı'nın Kayıp Panteri (Güzelçamlı’s Lost Panther) which was published in 2006 by Can Yayınları. His radio play “Taşhan” was aired on TRT 1 between July 14–22, 2006. Antalya State Theater started to stage his adapted play from Ömer Seyfettin; Asilzadeler (Noblemen) in the 2008–2009 season.
He is the current editorial coordinator of Roman Kahramanları (Novel Heroes) Magazine. He is a member of the Pen Club, the Turkish Writers Syndicate and the Turkish Chamber of Architecture.
Selected works
| Aleladelik Çağı | "The Age of the Ordinary The Age of the Ordinary The Age of the Ordinary is the first of the “Lost Generation” series by the author, satirist and playwright, Hikmet Temel Akarsu.The novel is based on how society has become “ordinary” due to the system of values exerted by the neo-liberal age and its merging with “the new right” to capture all its... " |
Lost Generation 1 | İnkılap Yayınları | 1989 |
| Çaresiz Zamanlar | "Desperate Times" | Lost Generation 2 | İnkılap Yayınları | 1992 |
| Yeniklerin Aşkı | "Love of The Defeated" | Lost Generation 3 | İnkılap Yayınları | 1991 |
| Sevgili Superi | "Dear Superi" | Lost Generation 4 | İnkılap Yayınları | 1988 |
| Kaybedenlerin Öyküsü | "Losers' Tale Losers' Tale Losers’ Tale, the first of the Istanbul Quartet series, is widely considered to be novelist Hikmet Temel Akarsu’s magnum opus. It met with great critical acclaim in 1998, the year it was published. It lived up to be one of the most important books of the counterculture in the following years... " |
Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... Quartet 1 |
İnkılap Yayınları | 1998 |
| İngiliz | "The Englishman" | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... Quartet 2 |
İnkılap Yayınları | 1999 |
| Küçük Şeytan | "Little Devil" | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... Quartet 3 |
İnkılap Yayınları | 1999 |
| Medya | "Media" | Istanbul Quartet Istanbul Quartet Istanbul Quartet is considered to be novelist and satirist Hikmet Temel Akarsu’s magnum opus. Losers' Tale, The Englishman, Little Devil and Media are the four volumes that make up this series. The other name the author came up with for the quartet is Rock ’N’ Roman... 4 |
İnkılap Yayınları | 2000 |
| Aseksüel Koloni ya da Antiope | "Asexual Colony or Antiope" | Everlasting Antiquity Everlasting Antiquity Everlasting Antiquity is a Turkish novelist, short story writer and satirist Hikmet Temel Akarsu’s novel series he began in 2000. The first three books from the series of six, namely, Antiope, İphigeneia, Helen, Cassandra, Penthesilea ve Electra, have been published so far.In the first book,... |
Telos | 2002 |
| Siber Tragedya ya da İphigeneia | "Cyber Tragedy or Iphigeneia" | Everlasting Antiquity 2 | Telos | 2003 |
| Casus Belli ya da Helena | "Casus Belli or Helen" | Everlasting Antiquity 3 | Telos | 2003 |
| Babalar ve Kızları | "Fathers and Their Daughters" | Collection of Short Stories | İnkılap Yayınları | 2005 |
Dekadans Geceleri - "Nights of Decadence", Collection of Short Stories, Varlık Yayınları (2008)
Özgürlerin Kaderi - "Fate of the Free", Nefti Yayıncılık (2008)
Nihilist - Reddedilenlerin Risaleleri - Nihilist - The Codices of the Rejected, Doğan Kitap (2010)
Children's Books
Güzelçamlı’nin Kayıp Panteri "Güzelçamlı’s Lost Panther" Collection of Short Stories Can Yayınları 2005Çevreci Peri (Çevreci Peri Masalları:1) - Green Fairy (Green Fairytales:1) - Çizmeli Kedi Yayınları (2010)
İlham Perisi (Çevreci Peri Masalları:2) - The Muse (Green Fairytales:2) - Çizmeli Kedi Yayınları (2011)
Uzaylı Peri (Çevreci Peri Masalları:3) - Extraterrestrial Fairy (Green Fairytales:3) - Çizmeli Kedi Yayınlar (2011)
Plays
Yazar Ajanı, "Writer Agent", Play, State TheaterAsilzadeler, "Noblemen", Play (Adaptation from Ömer Seyfettin), State Theater
Ekodekalog, Play, State Theater
Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
Ambassador, Play, State Theater
Environmentalist Grandpa, Play, State Theater
Czarina's Trickery, Play, State Theater
Manzikert: Fate of the Free, Play, State Theater
Yurtdışı Sevdası, "Adoration for Abroad", Play, State Theater
Ruhbanlar (Teolojik Dörtlü:3), "The Clergy" (Theological Quartet:3), Tragedy, State Theater
Taşhan, Play, State Theater
Radio Plays
Çalınan Tez, "Stolen Thesis", Radio Play, TRTTaşhan, "Taşhan", Radio Play, TRT
Yurtdışı Sevdası, "Adoration for Abroad", Radio Play, TRT
Works in English
- "Losers’ Tale" – Novel (Translated by Emre Karacaoğlu)(Original Name: "'Kaybedenler'in Öyküsü") (Amazon Kindle Book)
- "Full Moon Party" – Short Story (Translated by Emre Karacaoğlu)(Original Name: "Dolunay Partisi") (Amazon Kindle Book)
- "West End Girls" – Short Story (Translated by Emre Karacaoğlu)(Original Name: "West End Kızları") (Amazon Kindle Book)
- "CihangirCihangirCihangir is one of the neighborhoods of the Beyoğlu district in Istanbul, Turkey. The neighborhood has many narrow streets, a park, and street cafes. It is located between Taksim Square and Kabataş...
At Dawn" – Short Story (Translated by Emre Karacaoğlu)(Original Name: "Şafak Vakti Cihangir") (Amazon Kindle Book) - "My Canticle" – Short Story (Translated by Emre Karacaoğlu)(Original Name: "Neşide’m") (Amazon Kindle Book)
- "Fathers and Daughters" - Short Story (Translated by Emre Karacaoğlu)(Original Name: "Babalar ve Kızları") (Amazon Kindle Book)
External links
- MySpace Page
- Can Yayınları
- http://www.amazon.com - Kindle Store