Ahmet Yalçınkaya

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Ahmet Yalçınkaya (* 1963 in Giresun ) is a Turkish contemporary poet.

Life

Yalçinkaya graduated from secondary school in Germany and completed his university entrance qualification in Istanbul (1981). There he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Bogazici University (1987), Master of Science in Robotics from Istanbul Technical University (1991) and an Associate Degree in Management from Anadolu University (2000).

He then taught mathematics at the Namangan Institute of Engineering and Education in Uzbekistan . Currently (2007) he works as a technical manager.

Publications

His poems, essays, letters, interviews, poetry translations and other translations are available through newspapers and magazines such as Zaman, Al-Ahram Weekly, Vahdet, Vahdet, Tanitim, Dnevni Avaz , Harman, Das Licht, Kardelen, Mavera, Yosh Kuch, Pop Tongi, Kiragi, Endulus and others have been published in Turkey, Germany, England, Egypt and Uzbekistan.

Ahmet Yalçınkaya was awarded several prizes. At times he worked for Kiragi Poesie, a magazine in Istanbul (1995–97) and in the editorial department of the literary magazine Endulus (1997–98).

Works (selection)

  • Dağlarda Yer Yok (Poems, 1997, There is no place on the mountains )
  • Yetim Kalan Şiirler (Poems, 2001, Orphan Poems )
  • Yuragimning ko`z yoshi (selected poems, 2001, in Uzbek, tears of my heart )
  • Özlem Sularında (selected poems, e-book, 2004, printed 2005 In the waters of longing )
  • Poems of the Night ("Poems of the Night", anthology, with Richard Mildstone, 2005)

In addition to the literary works mentioned above, he has also written papers in technical fields. These are

  • Production and Utilization of Biogas (production and application of biogas, in English 1987, 2005)
  • Dual Sayıların Robot Kinematik ve Dinamiğinde Kullanımı (thesis, in Turkish, 1991, "The use of dual numbers in robot kinematics and dynamics")
  • Role of Culture in Total Quality Management (The role of culture in total quality management, in English, dissertation, 1999).

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personal data
SURNAME Yalçınkaya, Ahmet
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkish poet
DATE OF BIRTH 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Giresun