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Turkish poet and writer (1920–1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ahmet Köksal (1920 – 24 January 1997) was a Turkish poet and writer.
Ahmet Köksal | |
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Born | 1920 Kızılkeçili, Turkey |
Died | [1] Istanbul, Turkey | January 24, 1997
Nationality | Turkish |
Alma mater | Ankara Gazi Eğitim Enstitüsü |
Ahmet Köksal was born in Kızılkeçili a village of Çanakkale in 1920.[1] He went to primary and middle school in Çanakkale and in 1936 went to the Edirne Boys Pedegogical School graduating in 1939. For two years he was a primary school teacher at Ayvacık. After finishing his military service, Köksal was a student at the Ankara Gazi Eğitim Enstitüsü painting works department from 1943 to 1946. After completing his education here, he started teaching middle school.[2]
Köksals spoems were published in the Servet-i Fünûn -Uyanış magazine in 1940. Later his poems were also to be seen in Ülkü, Yirminci Asır, Edebiyat Dünyası, Varlık, Yeditepe, Kaynak, and Seçilmiş Hikayeler.[2]
He wrote both criticisms and promotions of books which appeared in the Papirüs[3], Yeni Edebiyat, Yeni Gazete and Yansıma. His travel memoirs titled Yollar Boyunca were published in Cumhuriyet in 1970. His critical writings about art were published in Milliyet.[2]
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