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| Bekir Sıtkı Erdoğan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1926 Karaman, Turkey |
| Died | August 24, 2014(2014-08-24) (aged 87–88) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Genres | Ottoman classical music, Turkish makam music |
| Occupation(s) | composer, lyrics author |
Bekir Sıtkı Erdoğan (1926 – August 24, 2014) was a Turkish poet and songwriter.
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.
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.
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)
See also
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
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