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Can Yücel (1926,
İstanbul - 1999
Datça, Muğla) is one of the most distinguished of
20th century Turkish poets. He is mainly noted for the plain and sincere (and sometimes rude) language in his poems.
He is the son of a former minister of National Education,
Hasan Ali Yücel. Having studied Latin and Greek in
Ankara and
Cambridge Universities, he worked as a translator in several embassies and in the Turkish section of the
BBC in
London. After returning to Turkey in
1958 following military service in
Korea, he briefly worked as a tourist guide in
Bodrum, Muğla and then lived in Istanbul working as a freelance translator and poet. He had two daughters, Güzel and Su, and a son, Hasan, from his marriage to Güler Yücel.
In his later years he settled in the remote peninsular town of
Datça, Muğla in southwestern Turkey . He died in Datça in
1999 and is buried there.
Art
Can Yücel is known for often using
slang, and sometimes
vulgar language, in his poems. However, his critics also agree that his effectiveness in using words in a simple and understandable way is worthy of praise and appreciation. The main themes and inspirational sources in his poems are nature, people, events, concepts, excitements, perceptions and emotions. His family was of utmost importance to him and his loved ones are mentioned in many of his poems, such as "To my Little Daughter Su", "To Güzel", and "I Loved My Father the Most in Life".
Yücel also translated the works of
Shakespeare,
Lorca and
Brecht into Turkish.
Works
- Yazma (1950)
- Her Boydan (1959, Çeviri Şiirler)
- Sevgi Duvarı (1973)
- Bir Siyasinin Şiirleri (1974)
- Ölüm ve Oğlum (1976)
- Şiir Alayı (1981, ilk dört şiir kitabı)
- Rengâhenk (1982)
- Gökyokuş (1984)
- Beşibiyerde (1985, ilk beş şiir kitabı)
- Canfeda (1985)
- Çok Bi Çocuk (1988)
- Kısa Devre (1990)
- Kuzgunun Yavrusu (1990)
- Gece Vardiyası (1991)
- Güle Güle-Seslerin Sessizliği (1993)
- Gezintiler (1994)
- Maaile (1995)
- Seke Seke (1997)
- Alavara (1999)
- Mekânım Datça Olsun (1999)
Trivia
Can Yucel and Gazi Yaşargil have been best friends during their years in
Ankara Atatürk Lisesi.Yaşargil's education in Germany was financed by the Ministry of Education with the help of
Hasan Ali Yucel, then-Minister of Education and the father of
Can Yücel. Yucel had refused to send his son
Can Yucel abroad, saying that doing so would be misuse of his office. After seeing his father's position on this issue, Can Yucel had given the money he saved for his education abroad to Yaşargil.
Sources
Ahmet Necdet, Modern Turk Siiri Yonelimler, Tanikliklar, Ornekler Broy Yayinevi, Ekim 1993.Further Information
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