MUHSİN DURUCAN

A journalist and writer, he was born in Hacıbektaş, Nevşehir. He completed his studies at the Turkish Language Department of the İzmir Buca Education Institute, the Istanbul Çapa Inspectorate Course, and the Bachelor’s Degree Completion Program in Turkish Language and Literature.

He served in various roles including teacher, public education center director, deputy director of national education, and educational inspector, across the provinces of Ağrı, Kırşehir, Isparta, Denizli, Bilecik, İçel, Tekirdağ, Edirne, and Istanbul. He retired while working as a Turkish language and literature teacher at a high school in Istanbul. He currently resides in Istanbul.

His writing career dates back to his primary school years. His works have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, such as “Türk Folklor Araştırmaları”, “Yelken”, “Karınca”, “Halk Eğitimi”, “Bahçe”, “Yeni Adam”, “Kemalist Ülkü”, “Gülpınar”, “Sümerbank”, “Varlık”, “Ana”, “Kızılay”, “Öğretmen Dünyası”, “Ajans Türk”, “Çağdaş Eğitim”, “İçel Kültürü”, “Tarla”, “Beşparmak”, “Eflatun”, “Ozan”, “İlkyaz”, “Çağrı”, “Çağdaş Türk Dili”, “Kiraz”, “Türk Dili”, “Güneyde Kültür”, “Oluşum”, “Anahtar”, “İdarecinin Sesi”, “Yeni Defne”, “Simav Anadolu”, “Ozan Ağacı”, “Yöneticimiz”, “Kar”, “Fethiye”, “Destan-ı Kırkpınar”, “Kırıntı”, “Kültür Çağlayanı”, and “Yeni Dönem Sanat”. A member of TYS and Besam, the author has published, and continues to publish columns in national and local media outlets, including “Cumhuriyet”, “Bizim Gazete”, “Milliyet Blog”, and “Türkiye’nin Yazar Portalı”, as well as in newspapers featuring arts supplements. They also continue to write columns for online media.