Sabahattin Ali - Bütün Siirleri; Türk Kasikleri - 8

by Sabahattin Ali

140 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2019

About the author

Sabahattin Ali (February 25, 1907 – April 2, 1948) was a Turkish novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist.

He was born in 1907 in Eğridere township (now Ardino in southern Bulgaria) of the Sanjak of Gümülcine (now Komotini in northern Greece), in the Ottoman Empire. He lived in Istanbul, Çanakkale and Edremit before he entered the School of Education in Balıkesir. Then, he was transferred to the School of Education in Istanbul, where he graduated in 1926. After serving as a teacher in Yozgat for one year, he earned a fellowship from the Ministry of National Education and studied in Germany from 1928 to 1930. When he returned to Turkey, he taught German language in high schools at Aydın and Konya.

While he was serving as a teacher in Konya, he was arrested for a poem he wrote criticizing Atatürk's policies, and accused of libelling two other journalists. Having served his sentence for several months in Konya and then in the Sinop Fortress Prison, he was released in 1933 in an amnesty granted to mark the 10th anniversary of the declaration of the Republic of Turkey. He then applied to the Ministry of National Education for permission to teach again. After proving his allegiance to Atatürk by writing the poem "Benim Aşkım" (literally: My Love or My Passion), he was assigned to the publications division at the Ministry of National Education. Sabahattin Ali married on May 16, 1935 and did his military service in 1936. He was imprisoned again and released in 1944. He also owned and edited a popular weekly newspaper called "Marko Paşa" (pronounced "Marco Pasha"), together with Aziz Nesin.

Upon his release from prison, he suffered financial troubles. His application for a passport was denied. He was killed at the Bulgarian border, probably on 1 or 2 April 1948. His body was found on June 16, 1948. It is generally believed that he was killed by Ali Ertekin, a smuggler with connections to the National Security Service, who had been paid to help him pass the border.[2] Another hypothesis is that Ertekin handed him over to the security services, and he was killed during interrogation. It is believed he was killed because of his political opinions.

Sabahattin Ali's 100th birth anniversary was celebrated in Bulgarian city Ardino in March 31, 2007. Ali is a well-known author in this country because his books have been read in schools in Bulgaria since 1950s.

Reviews

[Ayda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sabahattin Ali’nin neredeyse her şiirinde çok hoşuma giden birkaç dize olsa da şiirlerin tamamıyla bir bağ kuramamama neden olan bir şeyler var. Bunun diliyle alakası olduğunu düşünmüyorum çünkü genelde şiirde yalın bir dili tercih edenlerdenim. Fakat sanırım sıradan bir insan yaşantısının dışında olan deneyimleri sert ve düz bir dille anlatması, detay veya betimleme yapmadan vermesi bunları yaşamamış bir okuyucu olarak beni, belirli bir mesafede bırakıyor gibi hissediyorum. Tahmin ediyorum ki bu yüzden Dağlar ve Rüzgar’daki ilk şiirlerle çok yakın bir bağ kuramasam da Rüzgar ve Öyle Günler Gördüm Ki…’ye aşık oldum.

“İçinde yaşanmaz bir dünyada yaşıyorum.
Görünce gülme sakın çırpınıp aktığımı:
Ilık ve aydınlık bir denize koşuyorum.”

[Bora · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bir kalemin ucundan hislerimiz akınca
Bir ince yol onları sıkıyor, daraltıyor;
Beni anlayamazsan gözlerime bakınca
Göğsümü parçala bak kalbim nasıl atıyor.
...
Hem bunları ne çıkar anlatsam bir dizeye?
Hisler kambur oluyor dökülünce yazıya.
Kısacası gönlümü verdim Ulu Gazi’ye.
Göğsümde şimdi yalnız onun aşkı yatıyor.

[Neşe · Rating 3 out of 5]

eh pek benlik değildi kullandığı tarz

[afra · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rate: 2/5⭐️
Genre: Turkish Literature
Didn't enjoy it. Do not recommended.