HASAN ERKEK

Prof. Dr. Hasan Erkek, a playwright, poet and a professor of drama. He has been awarded more than 18 prizes. He published 25 artistic and scientific books in 12 different countries. His poetry books have been published in France, Bulgaria and Romania. Some his poems have been composed by different composers from different countries. His works in his academic career have focused on the art of drama. His plays were performed by more than 40 theatres from different countries, including primarily Turkish national theatres. Furthermore, he wrote poems, radio plays (approximately 20 radio plays were broadcast by national radios in Turkey) and film scripts (some of them were filmed). One of his specialization fields is theatre for children. Hasan Erkek took part and presented papers in many international theatre festivals and symposia. He has more than a hundred articles published in various journals and newspapers. He has been giving play reading, dramaturgy, dramatization, creative writing, dram techniques and contemporary theatre courses in various departments of universities. Hasan Erkek has worked as an Executive Board Member and Vice-president in ASSITEJ Turkey, and the president of Turkish Playwrights and Play Translators Association as well as the Head of the Department of Performing Arts at Anadolu University.