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| birth_place = [[Istanbul]], [[Ottoman Empire]]
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1978|03|10|1919|12|07}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1978|03|10|1919|12|07}}
| death_place = [[Ankara]], [[Turkey]]
| death_place = [[Ankara]], Turkey
| nationality = Turkish
| nationality = Turkish
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| occupation = Poet, author, MD
| alma_mater = [[Istanbul University]]
| occupation = Pediatrician, poet, author
| years_active = 1944-1078
| years_active = 1944-1978
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'''Ceyhun Atuf Kansu''' was a [[Turkish people|Turkish]] author, poet and medical doctor.
'''Ceyhun Atuf Kansu''' (1919-1978) was a [[Turkish people|Turkish]] pediatrician, author and poet.

==Life==
==Life==
Ceyhun Atuf was born in [[İstanbul]] on 7 December 1919 to Nafi and Müfdale. After the death of his mother his father moved to [[Ankara]], the capital of the nationalists. He graduated from the [[Gazi Anadolu Lisesi|Gazi High School]] in Ankara in 1938 and the school of Medicine of [[İstanbul University]] in 1944. He served in the Numune Hospital in Ankara. While serving in the hospital he opened a private clinic for the children in a poor neighborhood of Ankara. Then for eleven years he served as a pediatrician in the clinic of the Sugar Factory in [[Turhal]]. After 1959 he returned to Ankara to serve in the clinics of the Sugar Factories in Ankara. He died on 10 March 1978. <ref>[https://www.antoloji.com/ceyhun-atuf-kansu/hayati/ Literature anthology {{tr icon}}]</ref>
Ceyhun Atuf was born to Nafi and Müfdalein [[Istanbul]], [[Ottoman Empire]] on 7 December 1919. After the death of his mother his father moved to [[Ankara]], the capital of the nationalists. He graduated from the [[Gazi Anadolu Lisesi|Gazi High School]] in Ankara in 1938, and the School of Medicine of [[Istanbul University]] in 1944. He served in the Numune Hospital in Ankara. During this time, he opened a private clinic for the children in a poor neighborhood of Ankara. Then for eleven years, he served as a pediatrician in the clinic of the Sugar Refinery of [[Turhal]] in [[Tokat Province]]. After 1959, he returned to Ankara to serve in the Clinics of the Sugar Refineries there. He died on 10 March 1978.<ref name=Ant>[https://www.antoloji.com/ceyhun-atuf-kansu/hayati/ Literature anthology {{in lang|tr}}]</ref>
[[File:Ceyhun Atuf Kansu Playfield.jpg|thumb|Ceyhun Atuf Kansu Playfield in Ankara]]
[[File:Ceyhun Atuf Kansu Playfield.jpg|thumb|Ceyhun Atuf Kansu Play field in Ankara]]

==Literary career==
==Literary career==
During the early years of his career, he was interested in children . Later he also got interested in social issues and national independence. His books (some published after his death) are the following.<ref>[http://www.kitapyurdu.com/yazar/ceyhun-atuf-kansu/7284.html Book list]</ref>
Already during the early years of his career, he devoted himself to the children. Later, he also got interested in social issues and national independence. His books, some published after his death, are the following:<ref>[http://www.kitapyurdu.com/yazar/ceyhun-atuf-kansu/7284.html Book list]</ref>
* 1966:''Atatürkçü Olmak'' ("Being Kemalist")
* 1966: ''Atatürkçü Olmak'' ("Being Kemalist")
* 1969:''Atatürk ve Kurtuluş Savaşı'' ("Atatürk and the National War of Independence")
* 1969: ''Atatürk ve Kurtuluş Savaşı'' ("Atatürk and the National War of Independence")
* 1970:''Buğday, Kadın, Gül ve Gökyüzü'' ("Woman Rose and the Sky")
* 1970: ''Buğday, Kadın, Gül ve Gökyüzü'' ("Woman, Rose and the Sky")
* 1971:''Balım Kız Dalım Oğul'' ("My daughter the honey, my son the branch")
* 1971: ''Balım Kız Dalım Oğul'' ("My Daughter the Honey, my Son the Branch")
* 1972:''Halk Önderi Atatürk'' ("Leder Atatürk")
* 1972: ''Halk Önderi Atatürk'' ("Leader Atatürk")
* 1972:''Sevgi Elması'' ("The Apple of Love")
* 1972: ''Sevgi Elması'' ("The Apple of Love")
* 1973:''Cumhuriyet Ağacı'' ("The Tree of the Republic")
* 1973: ''Cumhuriyet Ağacı'' ("The Tree of the Republic")
* 1973:''Cumhuriyet Bayrağı Altında'' ("Under the Flag of the Republic")
* 1973: ''Cumhuriyet Bayrağı Altında'' ("Under the Flag of the Republic")
* 1991:''Bir Kasabadan Resimler'' ("Photographs from a town")
* 1991: ''Bir Kasabadan Resimler'' ("Photographs from a Town")
* 1991:''Güneş Salkımı'' ("Bunch of Sun")
* 1991: ''Güneş Salkımı'' ("Bunch of Sun")
* 1994:''Halk Albümü'' ("People’s Album")
* 1994: ''Halk Albümü'' ("People’s Album")
* 1996:''Söylevi Okurken'' ("While Reading the Speech")
* 1996: ''Söylevi Okurken'' ("While Reading the Speech")
* 2004:''Kardeş Sofrası'' ("Brother’s Table")
* 2004: ''Kardeş Sofrası'' ("Brother’s Table")

He also wrote professional books:<ref name=Ant/>
* 1954: ''Turhal Dolaylarında Çocuk Bakımı''("Childcare around Turhal")
* 1959: ''Anneler Soruyorlar'' ("Mothers ask")
* 1961: ''Kasabalar ve Köylerde Çocuk Bakımı'' ("Childcare in towns and villages")


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
Ceyhan Atuf Kansu poet reward contest is a annual prize establisahed by the municipality of [[Çankaya]] after his death. There are a street, a park and a playfield all in Ankara named after him.
The "Ceyhun Atuf Kansu Poetry Award Contest" is an annual prize established by the municipality of [[Çankaya, Ankara (neighborhood)|Çankaya]] after his death. There are a street, a park and a play field all in Ankara named after him.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:34, 4 December 2022

Ceyhun Atuf Kansu
Born
Ceyhun Atuf

(1919-12-07)December 7, 1919
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
DiedMarch 10, 1978(1978-03-10) (aged 58)
Ankara, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Alma materIstanbul University
Occupation(s)Pediatrician, poet, author
Years active1944-1978

Ceyhun Atuf Kansu (1919-1978) was a Turkish pediatrician, author and poet.

Life[edit]

Ceyhun Atuf was born to Nafi and Müfdalein Istanbul, Ottoman Empire on 7 December 1919. After the death of his mother his father moved to Ankara, the capital of the nationalists. He graduated from the Gazi High School in Ankara in 1938, and the School of Medicine of Istanbul University in 1944. He served in the Numune Hospital in Ankara. During this time, he opened a private clinic for the children in a poor neighborhood of Ankara. Then for eleven years, he served as a pediatrician in the clinic of the Sugar Refinery of Turhal in Tokat Province. After 1959, he returned to Ankara to serve in the Clinics of the Sugar Refineries there. He died on 10 March 1978.[1]

Ceyhun Atuf Kansu Play field in Ankara

Literary career[edit]

Already during the early years of his career, he devoted himself to the children. Later, he also got interested in social issues and national independence. His books, some published after his death, are the following:[2]

  • 1966: Atatürkçü Olmak ("Being Kemalist")
  • 1969: Atatürk ve Kurtuluş Savaşı ("Atatürk and the National War of Independence")
  • 1970: Buğday, Kadın, Gül ve Gökyüzü ("Woman, Rose and the Sky")
  • 1971: Balım Kız Dalım Oğul ("My Daughter the Honey, my Son the Branch")
  • 1972: Halk Önderi Atatürk ("Leader Atatürk")
  • 1972: Sevgi Elması ("The Apple of Love")
  • 1973: Cumhuriyet Ağacı ("The Tree of the Republic")
  • 1973: Cumhuriyet Bayrağı Altında ("Under the Flag of the Republic")
  • 1991: Bir Kasabadan Resimler ("Photographs from a Town")
  • 1991: Güneş Salkımı ("Bunch of Sun")
  • 1994: Halk Albümü ("People’s Album")
  • 1996: Söylevi Okurken ("While Reading the Speech")
  • 2004: Kardeş Sofrası ("Brother’s Table")

He also wrote professional books:[1]

  • 1954: Turhal Dolaylarında Çocuk Bakımı("Childcare around Turhal")
  • 1959: Anneler Soruyorlar ("Mothers ask")
  • 1961: Kasabalar ve Köylerde Çocuk Bakımı ("Childcare in towns and villages")

Legacy[edit]

The "Ceyhun Atuf Kansu Poetry Award Contest" is an annual prize established by the municipality of Çankaya after his death. There are a street, a park and a play field all in Ankara named after him.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Literature anthology (in Turkish)
  2. ^ Book list
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