AKİF KURTULUŞ

He was born in 1959 in Ankara.

Since February 1983 he has been a practicing lawyer in Ankara.

He was one of the founders of Yarın – Tomorrow (1981), Edebiyat Dostları – Friends of Literature (1988) ve Edebiyat Eleştiri – Literal Review (1991) magazines.

His first poem appeared in 1980 in the magazine called Türkiye Yazıları – Turkish Writings.

Poetry Collections

Yalan Şiirler – Untrue Poems (1983)
Tören Provası – Ceremony Rehearsal (1989)
Kırgınlıklar Galası – Gala for Resentments (1997)
Herkes Gitmiş – Everybody Gone (2005)

With ‘Everybody Gone’ he was awarded 2005 Behçet Necatigil Prize.

Additionally he is the author of the books Harita Metot Defteri – Map and Method Notebook (Review and essays, 2000), Romantik Korno Romantic Horn (Essays, texs, 1998), and Politika ve Sanat – Politics and Art (Research, 1999). Ece Ayhan’s letters to Akif Kurtuluş was published in 2011. (My Brother Akif, Dipnot Publishing

His papers, essays and research works related to law have been published in the magazines of Çağdaş Hukuk – Contemporary Law, Türk – İş, Güncel Hukuk – Modern Law, Hukuk Gündemi – Agenda for Law, Ankara Barosu – Ankara Bar Association.