DURAN AYDIN

Duran Aydın discontinued his education while a second-year student at Adana Boys’ High School Evening School. In addition to various other jobs, he continued working as a skilled construction worker until 2015, even after retiring. Starting in the late 1970s, his poems and writings were published in numerous magazines, including “Milliyet Sanat”, “Varlık”, “Saçak”, “Sesimiz”, “Hakimiyet Sanat”, “Edebiyat Cephesi”, “Türkiye Yazıları”, “Dönemeç”, “Somut”, “Cumhuriyet Dergi”, “Yaşam İçin Şiir”, “Yeni Düşün”, “Düşlem”, “Türk Dili”, “Afrodisyas Sanat”, “Beşparmak”, “İnsancıl”, “Patika”, “Berfin Bahar”, “Akatalpa”, “Sincan İstasyonu”, “Eliz Edebiyat”, “Şiirden”, “Papirüs”, “Üvercinka”, and “Kıyı”. He won awards from the “Güney” newspaper (2nd place) in 1977, “Yapıt” magazine (1st place) in 1978, “Yeni Türkü” (Worth-of-Interest Award) in 1984, the “Çukurova” newspaper in 1989, “Tay” magazine / İbrahim Yıldız (3rd place) in 2011, “Kıyı” magazine / Nabi Üçüncüoğlu Poetry Award (1st place) in 2013, “Kar” magazine / Raşit Kara Poetry Award (2nd place) in 2017, and the 6th International Özkan Mert Poetry Honorary Award in 2023. He played an active role in the editorial and production processes of the magazines “Koza”, “Düşün”, “Akdeniz”, “Söylem”, and “Çağdaş Yaşam”. After early 2010, he worked for a time as the “Editor-in-Chief” of “Yeni Turunç” magazine. He served as the “Art Director” of “Yaşam Sanat” magazine for 10 years. Currently (since January 2021), he is the “Editor-in-Chief” of “SarmalÇevrim” magazine.

Books:

“Yoklar Sahibi” (Owner of Nothings); (poetry) Akdeniz Publishing, 1987.

“Hayatı Yeniden Denemeye” (To Attempt Life Anew); (poetry) Özgün Publishing, 1998.

“Gölgemi Sildin Gölgenden” (You Erased My Shadow from Yours); (poetry) Çağdaş Yaşam Publishing, 2013; İzan Publishing, 2020.

“Hergele Yolu” (The Hergele Road); (narrative) Heyamola Publishing, 2015.

“Kirekör”; (essay-memoir) NotaBene Publishing, 2016.

“Su Çatlağı” (Water Crack); (poetry) Yaşam Sanat Publishing, 2018.

“Sonra Sesin Reyhan” (Then Your Voice, Sweet Basil); (poetry) Yazılı Kâğıt Publishing, 2019.

“Yazdığın da Seni Sevecek” (What You Write Will Love You Too); (essay) İzan Publishing, 2020.

“Serçe İzi” (Sparrow’s Trace); (haiku) Suus Publishing, 2022.

“Yarası Güzel” (Beautiful Wound); (poetry) Artshop Publishing, 2022.

“Baharlar Ne Söyler Sana” (What Springs Tell You); (collected poems) Klaros Publishing, 2025.