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Rıfat Ilgaz
Rıfat Ilgaz
Born	Mehmet Rıfat Ilgaz; 7 May 1911; Cide, Kastamonu Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died	7 July 1993 (aged 82); Istanbul, Turkey
Resting place	Zincirlikuyu Cemetery, Istanbul
Pen name	Stepne
Occupation	Author, teacher, poet
Nationality	Turkish
Genre	Humour

Rıfat Ilgaz (7 May 1911 – 7 July 1993) was a Turkish teacher, writer and poet. He became especially known for his novel "Hababam Sınıfı". He maintained a socialist line both in his writings and in his personal life. His magazine work, which continued Turkey's most turbulent political flow, caused him to spend time in courthouse corridors and prison, like many writers of the same period.[8] In his very productive literary life, he wrote works in many different fields, from poetry to humorous stories, from novels to children's books. His work "Karartma Geceleri", which was once confiscated, was included in the list of 100 Essential Works in 2004.[9] The author's works are now protected by Çınar Publications, which he founded together with his son Aydın Ilgaz. These books are printed by Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları.[10]

Biography

He was born in Cide, in the Kastamonu Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire (present-day Turkey). Ilgaz was one of Turkey’s best-known and most prolific poets and writers, having authored over sixty works. Ilgaz started writing poetry during his junior school years and evolved into one of the prolific social-realist writers of the 20th-century Turkish literature. His poems are considered prime examples of socialist-realistic writing. While he has never really been a partisan of political ideologies, the fact that he has written about the sufferings of the people placed him at a left wing perspective. Like other writers of his time, Ilgaz was imprisoned as a result of one of his publications.

In addition to his writing, he led an accomplished career as a lecturer in Turkish literature. He was among the contributors of the literary magazine Adımlar between 1943 and 1944.^[1] In 1946 he founded a leading satirical weekly magazine, Marko Paşa, with Aziz Nesin and Sabahattin Ali.^[2]

Rıfat Ilgaz died in Istanbul on 7 July 1993 due to lung failure. He was buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.^[3]

English language bibliography

One collection of Ilgaz's short stories has been published in English translation.

Fourth Company

A 2001 short story collection by Turkish writer Rifat Ilgaz published by Milet Books, in dual Turkish and English translation by Damian Croft, as part of its series of Turkish-English Short Story Collections.

The publisher states that, “In the deftly comic six-part story, Fourth Company and two further stories, Rifat Ilgaz turns his sharp but affectionate wit on compulsory military service, holidays at home and the pathological fear of doctors.”^[4]

The volume consists of the stories;

Fourth Company (Parts 1–6)
Off to Exchange Bayram Greetings
A Fear of Doctors

Editions

Fourth Company. trans. Damian Croft. London: Milet Books. 2001. ISBN 978-1-84059-298-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

Selected works

Apartıman Çocukları
Bacaksız Okulda
Bacaksız Plajda
Cart Curt
Çalış Osman Çiftlik Senin
Devam
Don Kişot Istanbul'da
Garibin Horozu
Geçmişe Mazi
Güvercinim Uyur mu?
Hababam Sınıfı (1975) (made into a movie)^[5]
Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı (1975) (made into a movie)^[6]
Hababam Sınıfı Baskında (made into a movie)
Hababam Sınıfı İcraatın İçinde
Hababam Sınıfı Uyanıyor
Hoca Nasrettin Ve Çömezleri
Karadeniz'in Kıyıcığında
Karartma Geceleri (1990) (made into a movie)^[7]
Kırk Yıl Once Kırk Yıl Sonra
Kulağımız Kirişte
Nerde Kalmıştık
Nerde O Eski Usturalar
Ocak Katırı Alagöz
Öksüz Civciv
Pijamalılar
Radarın Anahtarı
Rüşvetin Alamancası
Sarı Yazma
Sınıf
Soluk Soluğa/Karakılçık/Uzak Değil
Sosyal Kadınlar Partisi
Şeker Kutusu
Üsküdar'da Sabah Oldu
Yarenlik
Yaşadıkça
Yıldız Karayel
Yokuş Yukarı
Halime Kaptan

References

^ Servet Tiken (2022). "1940'lı Yılların Türkiye'sinde Batı Edebiyatına Adımlar". Litera: Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies (in Turkish). 32 (1): 435–456. doi:10.26650/LITERA2021-980572.
^ Efrat E. Aviv (2013). "Cartoons in Turkey – From Abdülhamid to Erdoğan". Middle Eastern Studies. 49 (2): 226. doi:10.1080/00263206.2012.759101.
^ "Rıfat Ilgaz, 22 yıl önce bugün aramızdan ayrıldı". Y24 (in Turkish). 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
^ "Fourth Company". Milet Books. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
^ "Hababam Sinifi (movie)". IMDb.
^ "Hababam Sinifi Sinifta Kaldi (movie)". IMDb.
^ "Karartma Geceleri (movie)". IMDb.

[8]-"Şiir yazdı hapse atıldı". Habertürk. 23 Mayıs 2020 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. Erişim tarihi: 13 Şubat 2021. [9]-"İşte yeni yılda öğrencilere okutulacak 100 temel eser". Hürriyet. 19 Mart 2018 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. Erişim tarihi: 13 Şubat 2021. [10]-"Türkiye İş banaksında biyografisi". 30 Haziran 2015 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. Erişim tarihi: 27 Haziran 2015.