Bekir Sıtkı Erdoğan
Bekir Sıtkı Erdoğan (1926 – August 24, 2014) was a Turkish poet and songwriter.[1]
Bekir Sıtkı Erdoğan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1926 Karaman, Turkey |
| Died | August 24, 2014 (aged 87–88) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Genres | Ottoman 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)
References
- Yagmur article by Şeref Yılmaz: Bekir Sıtkı Erdoğan ile Tanışma (in Turkish)
- "Şair Bekir Sıtkı Erdoğan vefat etti" (in Turkish). milliyet.com.tr. 2014-08-25.
- Edebi Bilgiler.com: Bekir Sıtkı Erdoğan
Authority control  |
|---|
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.