Mehdi Halıcı
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Born | |
Died | April 8, 2008 Izmir, Turkey | (aged 80)
Other names | Cemşid Bender |
Occupation | Lawyer, writer |
Years active | 1951–2005 |
Spouse(s) | Ayla Halıcı |
Mehdi Halıcı (Konya, Turkey April 10, 1927- Izmir, Turkey, April 8, 2008) was a Turkish writer of Kurdish origin who wrote several novels and books about Kurdish and Turkish culture and history.[1][2] He was also widely known as Cemşid Bender, the pseudonym he used for books and articles on the Kurdish culture and history,
Personal life[]
Halıcı was born to Sabri Bey, a carpet salesman from Kiğı who settled in Konya. Sabri was a well-known disciple of Said Nursi.[3] Halıcı was the brother of poet and politician Feyzi Halıcı and food writer Nevin Halıcı and an uncle to businessman and politician Emrehan Halıcı and sociologist Nilgün Çelebi.
Works[]
Among the books written by Halıcı are Konya sazı ve türküleri (1985)[4][5] and Karides durağı: hikâyeler (1967).[6]
References[]
- ^ "Mehdi Halıcı Ağabeyin vasiyeti vardı". saidnursi.de. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ^ "Yeni Asya Gazetesi". yeniasya.com.tr. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ^ "Said Nursi'nin talebesi babam Sabri Halıcı". Risale Haber (in Turkish). 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Konya sazı ve türküleri in SearchWorks". searchworks.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ^ Mehdi Halıcı. Konya saz ve Türküleri. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ^ Halıcı, M. (1967). Karides durağı: hikâyeler. Çağrı Yayınları.
Categories:
- Turkish novelists
- Turkish lawyers
- Turkish non-fiction writers
- Turkish Kurdish people
- People from Konya
- 1927 births
- 2008 deaths
- 20th-century novelists
- 20th-century lawyers
- 20th-century non-fiction writers