Mehmet Murat ildan
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ENGLISH CV
EDUCATION LIFE
Contemporary Turkish playwright, novelist and thinker Mehmet Murat ildan was born in Elazig on May 16, in the Eastern part of Turkey. Due to his father's occupation, he continued his studies in capital Ankara. In 1982, high school diploma - as a first place winner - was awarded by Ankara Private Yenisehir College.
He spent one year in English Preparatory School in Ankara (at the Middle East Technical University - METU). Then in 1983, he took courses from the Department of Electronics at METU Campus in Gaziantep city as a full-time student.
In 1988, he obtained B.Sc. degree in Economics with "Certificate of Honour" (at METU in Ankara). In the same year, he also obtained a Turkish Government Scholarship by the Ministry of Education for Master and Ph.D. degrees in European Union Economics.
In 1989, he spent 8 months in an Intensive French Course at "Centre Audio-Visuel de Langues Modernes" (CAVILAM) in Vichy - France.
In 1990, he took courses in Money-Finance and Banking as a full-time student at the University of Louis-Pasteur (ULP) in Strasbourg-France. In the same year, he took advanced courses in English for 6 months, at the Cambridge Centre for Languages in Cambridge - England.
In 1991, he got Master of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Essex in England. The thesis title is: "The Presence of Bubbles in Stock Prices and Stock Market Crashes: Theory, Evidence and Economic Policy."
In 1994, while doing his Ph.D., he did his military service in Turkey.
In 1997, he was awarded the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Economics by the University of Essex. The thesis title is: "Private Behaviour and Feedback Economic Policy: Theory and Econometric Evidence from the United Kingdom."
LITERARY CAREER
His literary career started in 1993 with a poetry book called Bright Candles; it was written in English in England and published in Turkey in 1995. In 1997, a poem from this book was published in the Georgian Blue Poetry Anthology.
Between the years 1993 - 1998, he did not write anything literary. In 1998, he wrote stories for 6 months.
In 1999, he left his economics occupation.
From the year 2000 onwards, he started writing plays; he became a professional writer.
He has published 7 plays and 25 stories. His novels "Antiquary Arago's Diary," "Roses underneath Paris" and “The First Sorrows of Young Werther” and his story book "Lovers of Samos Island" have also been published.
Three of his plays, Master Moliere is Marrying, Galileo Galilei & Emmanuel Arago's Diary, have been accepted to the Repertory of Turkish State Theatre. Also, his plays Eyes of Magic, Beggar's Prophecy and Emmanuel Arago's Diary have been included in the repertoire of Istanbul City Theatre.
Six of his plays have been translated into English by Yurdanur Salman, a well-known linguist in Istanbul.
His play Eyes of Magic was partly published in the "Absinthe - New European Writing" literary magazine in the USA. His play Master Moliere is Marrying has performed by Antalya State Theatre and Eyes of Magic has performed by Istanbul City Theatre.
Writer is a member of "International P.E.N. -Turkish P.E.N. Association" in Istanbul.
AWARDS
His play "Eyes of Magic" got the "Best Play Award" in Istanbul Kadiköy Municipality National Playwriting Competition" in 2000.
Another play, "Beggar's Prophecy," became a finalist in "AQT 2005 Vancouver Canada International Playwriting Competition."
His story "Housefly" obtained the "Secondary Place Award" in Samim Kocagöz
“Barışı bul ve sonra ışık seni bulacaktır.”
“Find the peace, and then light will find you!”
“Bazı eski fotoğraflar vardır, içlerinden herhangi bir şeyi çıkarırsanız, bir tavuğu ya da küçük bir kuşu bile, büyü kaybolacaktır.”
“There are some old photographs from where if you take anything out, even a chicken or a little bird, the magic will disappear.”
“Hayat sisli bir yoldur. Yolda her şeye rastlayabilirsin.”
“Life is a foggy road. You may come across anything on the road.”
“Hayvanlar bile savaşların ne kadar aptalca olduklarını bilirler, ama insanlar, bilmezler henüz.”
“Even animals know how stupid the wars are, but men, know not yet!”
“Hayvanlar, savaşların ne kadar aptalca olduklarını bilirler, ama insanlar, bilmezler henüz.”
“Bir kuş gibi özgür olmak için, zihinlerimizdeki bazı şeyler geçmişte bırakılmalıdır.”
“To feel free like a bird, some things on our minds must be left in the past.”
“Küçük şeylerde büyük bir güzellik vardır.”
“There is a great beauty in little things.”
“Her yolun bir sonu vardır. Seyahat etmeye değer olanı seç!”
“Every road has an end. Choose the one that worth travelling!”
“Merdivenler seni yükseltir; ahlak seni yükseltir; iyilik seni yükseltir; farkındalık seni yükseltir; bilgelik seni yükseltir.”
“Stairs elevate you; ethics elevates you; goodness elevates you; awareness elevates you; wisdom elevates you.”
“Fikirlerin vasıtasıyla zihninin penceresini açarsın ve dünyaya bir merhaba dersin.”
“Through your ideas, you open the window of your mind and say a hello to the world.”
“Birlikte mutlu bir şekilde yemek yemek, en iyi şekilde vejetaryen yiyeceklerle taçlandırılabilir.”
“Eating together happily can best be crowned by the vegetarian foods.”
“Eğer sisli sabahların güzelliğini yaşayabilirsen, kral sensin, kraliçe sensin!”
“If you can live the beauty of the misty mornings, you are the king, you are the queen!”
“Güzel şeylere açılan kapılar sonsuza dek açık kalmazlar. İçeri girmek için hızlı ol!”
“Doors to beautiful things do not remain open forever. Be fast to enter inside!”
“Tıpkı çölde yürüyen bir deve kervanı gibi hayatın zorluklarına karşı dayanıklı ol ve kararlı adımlarla yürü.”
“Just like a caravan of camels walking in the desert, be durable against the adversities of life and walk with decisive steps.”
“Dünya, çocukların mutluluğuyla daha parlaktır.”
“World is brighter with the happiness of children.”
“Flowers represent hope for us; but we do not represent hope for them! Let us keep the flowers in the soil; no plucking!”
“Özgür zihinli bir adamın ayak izleri her zaman ileriye doğrudur.”
“The footprints of a free-minded man are always towards the forward direction.”
“Neither the stone that made you stumble is your enemy, nor the stone that helped you cross the river is your friend! Universe just lives its own life!”
“In the very darkness of a stupid society, even a little candle deserves a great honour!”
“The fate of the bridges is to be lonely; because bridges are to cross not to stay!”
“Kings kill; jesters don’t; therefore the jesters of the kings are more valuable than the kings!”
“In the presence of death, no philosophy of life can feel triumphant!”
“In our dreams, we can’t see anything that we haven’t put it there!”
“The most beautiful garden is always the one that we have made it with our own efforts!”
“A student who considers everybody and everything as a teacher will eventually be the teacher of the teachers!”
“If you are a sparrow, don’t attack the eagle; be wise! If you are an eagle, don’t attack the sparrow; be just!”
“Only the big souls can forgive the big crimes!”
“Praying is sending an SOS to the heavenly unknown.”
“In the name of respecting the reality, keep the flatterers out of your life!”
“Mountains represent the power of nature; plains, the love of nature!”
“Weeds are luckier than flowers because they are not killed for their beauties!”
“Spring is the ultimate genius of the existence and the utter ladder of the lovers ascending to the infinity.”
“Doing goodness is good only when you don’t expect anything in return; not a medal, not even a simple thanking!”
“Regular and simple life is the life of God; the chaotic and the complex one is the Devil’s!”
“Great passions may either bring great victories or great sorrows! In both cases, it is always a great privilege to have great passions!”