Oktay Rifat (b. 10 June 1914, Trabzon - d. 18 April 1988, Istanbul), Turkish poet, playwright and novelist. He is considered one of the greatest names of Turkish Poetry. He is one of the founders of the Garip Movement together with Orhan Veli and Melih Cevdet. Since 1955, he has been oriented towards the poetry movement called Second New. Apart from poetry, he also produced very successful works in the genres of novels and plays. life He was born on June 10, 1914 in Trabzon. His father is the poet and linguist Samih Rıfat, who was the governor of Trabzon at the time of his birth, and his mother is Münevver Hanım, the daughter of Hasan Enver Pasha. He grew up in a family that included many artists and writers. His great grandfather, the Hungarian Hurşid Bey, was a composer well versed in both Turkish and Western music; His grandfather Colonel Hasan Rıfat Bey was interested in poetry, his uncle Ali Rıfat Bey is a valuable oud player and composer, his mother's aunt's son Ali Fuat Bey is a famous soldier and politician of the republican period, his aunt Celile Hanım is a painter, and his aunt Celile Hanım's son Nazım Hikmet is a famous poet. . He completed his secondary education at Ankara Boys' High School between 1925-1932. At this school, he became a student of the famous poet Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, wrote his first poems, and met his friends Melih Cevdet and Orhan Veli, with whom he would later found the Garip Movement. Three friends, 'Our Voice' within the school. They published their poems by publishing a magazine called. He received higher education at Ankara University Faculty of Law between 1932-1936. His interest in literature and passion for writing continued during his higher education. In the year he graduated, his poems, which he wrote with a new writing technique he developed with his friends Melih Cevdet and Orhan Veli, began to be published in Varlık Magazine. In 1937, he passed the state exam and was sent to Paris to study Political Sciences on behalf of the Ministry of Finance. While he was in Paris, he found French poetry, which advocates a simple discourse and independent thoughts, close to him and was inspired by it. Three years later, II. Due to World War II, he returned to Turkey in 1940 before completing his doctoral study there. After returning from Paris, he worked for a while at the Ministry of Finance and then at the General Directorate of Press (General Directorate of Press and Publication). He then worked as a freelance lawyer in Ankara. Meanwhile, in 1941, Orhan Veli and Oktay Rıfat wrote "Garip", which caused great controversy in the literary world. He published his poetry book called. He published his poems in the poetry books "Living and Dying, Poems on Love and Idleness" (1945), "Beauty" (1945) and "Up and Down" (1952), as well as "Family". (1947), "Yaprak (1949-1950)" and "Yeditepe" published by Orhan Veli. He continued to publish in magazines such as (1951-1957). "The Crow and the Fox" published in 1954 He won the Yeditepe Poetry Award with his poetry book. He settled in Istanbul in 1955 and continued his career as a lawyer. "Perçemli Sokak", which he published in the same year. The preface of his poetry book caused controversy. With this book, he turned to the concept of poetry called Second New. "Lover's Staircase" was built in 1958. He published his poetry book called. He continued his legal career at the State Railways since 1961 and worked in this institution until his retirement in 1973. In the early 1960s, he made Turkish translations of the mythology books of Latin and Greek poets. "Poems" published in 1969. He received the Turkish Language Association Poetry Award with his book. After this date, he concentrated on theater and novel works. "A Play Within a Play", "Zabit Fatma's Lamb", "Horses and Elephants", "Rain Trouble", "Among Women", "Some People" and "Freckle Rooster" He wrote plays called and each of them was staged. "Jealous" with his friend Melih Cevdet He wrote the play called. In 1976, he published his first novel, "From A Woman's Window". published. In 1980, "Danaburnu" He won the Madaralı Novel Award with his book. In the same year, "Smoking a Cigarette" He received the Sedat Simavi Foundation Award for his poem titled "Mute and Naked" in 1984. He received the Behçet Necatigil Poetry Award with his book. Oktay Rıfat, who is married to French translator Sabiha Rıfat, is the father of writer, translator and poet Samih Rıfat. The artist, who continued to create works until his last days, wrote "Rain Trouble". He died in Istanbul in 1988 after completing his play. He was buried in Karacaahmet Cemetery.

Full name:

Ali Oktay Rifat

Title:

Türk Şair, Oyun Yazarı ve Romancı

Birth:

Trabzon, Türkiye, 10 June 1914

Death:

İstanbul, Türkiye, 18 April 1988

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