İLYAS TUNÇ

İLYAS TUNÇ

He was born in Ordu. He completed his primary and secondary education in Ordu. After graduating from the English Department of the Ankara Gazi Education Institute, he worked as an English teacher in Ağlasun, Gölhisar, Çarşamba, Gümüşhane, and Sinop before retiring. He continued his life and work in Sinop.

His poems were published in magazines such as Kuzeysu, Yazılı Günler, Karşı, Damar, Biçem, Düşlem, Şiir-lik, Poetik’us, Pencere, Bahçe, Akatalpa, and Varlık. His poetry translations from English appeared primarily in the magazine Cumhuriyet Kitap. He received the 1994 Ali Rıza Ertan Poetry Award, the 1995 Orhon Murat Arıburnu Jury’s Special Award, and the Damar Magazine–Çankaya Municipality Spring Poetry Award.

İLYAS TUNÇ’s Poems