Bahattin Gemici

Bahattin Gemici (* 1954 in Ankara ) is a teacher and writer of Turkish origin living in Germany.

Gemici came to Germany in 1976. He worked as a teacher in Herten. His literary work includes poems, short stories and fairy tales. Gemici writes in Turkish. Two volumes of poetry have also been published in German translation. The author's poems were broadcast in the WDR radio series “Lyrik in NRW”, short stories in “Mitmenschen”. Also published numerous articles in anthologies (German & Turkish) and Turkish-language school books.

Gemici is a member of the German Writers' Association and has received several literary awards.

Works (German)

• Un-homely strange. Exil-Verlag 2005, ISBN 3-938836-01-6 .
• silent ... screaming. 1993, ISBN 3-925206-77-9 .
• Esinti, Gedichte, Exil Verlag, 1996, ISBN 3-938836-05-9 .
• Keep singing your song Exil Verlag 2006, ISBN 3-938836-03-2 .
• Şimdi vaktidir ..., Exil Verlag, 2006, ISBN 3-938836-00-8 .
• Almanya Öyküleri. Exil Verlag 2006, ISBN 3-938836-02-4 .
• Önce Eğitim, Kurgu Kültür Merkezi, Ankara 2013, ISBN 978-605-5295-90-5 .
• Gozden Iraq. Kurgu Kultur Merkezi, Ankara 2013, ISBN 978-605-5295-88-2 .

Prizes and awards

• 1984: Georg Tappert Prize of the GEW
• 1986: Award from the city of Herten
• 1989/1992 work grants from the Ministry of Culture in North Rhine-Westphalia
• 1996 1st poetry prize in Turkish language at the VHS Cologne
• 2003: Award of the Turkish TV TRT-INT
• 2006: Short story award of the Turkish broadcasting company Türkiye'nin Sesi

Web links

• Literature by and about Bahattin Gemici in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage