Bekir Sıtkı Erdoğan

Bekir Sıtkı Erdoğan (1926 – August 24, 2014) was a Turkish poet and songwriter.[1]

Bekir Sıtkı Erdoğan
Born1926
Karaman, Turkey
DiedAugust 24, 2014(2014-08-24) (aged 87–88)
Istanbul, Turkey
GenresOttoman classical music, Turkish makam music
Occupation(s)composer, lyrics author

He graduated in 1948 from a military college and served as a regimental officer. Later he graduated from the Faculty of Linguistics, History and Geography and taught literature at the Turkish Naval High School, the German Deutsche Schule and Marmara College.[2]

Career

Erdoğan has written folk poetry in syllabic metric and aruz. He used Turkish lyrics in a number of songs. His Ruba'ic poems were published by Hisar.

He wrote the lyrics for the 50th anniversary of the Turkish Republic; "Cumhuriyetin 50. Yıl Marşı". The musical was organized by Necil Kazım Akses.[3]

Bibliography
  • Bir Yağmur Başladı (1949-1957)
  • Dostlar Başına (1965)
  • Kışlada Bahar (1970)
  • Binbirinci Gece

Music lyrics
  • Kara gözlüm efkarlanma gül gayri (1963)
  • Ve Ben Yalnız (1968, Music by Selmi Andak)
  • Hancı (1977, Music by Gaston Rolland; Arrangement by Paul Mauriat - Toccata)
gollark: Against tit-for-tat, say, it would realize that it got a better score if it coooöoperated.
gollark: The opponent doesn't ALWAYS have that however.
gollark: Perhaps it should see what the next 2 turns are like if it does different things, and pick the best one.
gollark: I'm not sure how improved gollariosity should work.
gollark: Defect iff this would not cause its opponent to defect next?

See also

References
  1. Yagmur article by Şeref Yılmaz: Bekir Sıtkı Erdoğan ile Tanışma (in Turkish)
  2. "Şair Bekir Sıtkı Erdoğan vefat etti" (in Turkish). milliyet.com.tr. 2014-08-25.
  3. Edebi Bilgiler.com: Bekir Sıtkı Erdoğan


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