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
“A man who sits under a tree and dreams makes more journey than a man who goes around the world without dreaming!”
“Güzellik, varoluşun reklamıdır. Onun amacı, varoluşu sıkıca tutmanı sağlamaktır.”
“Beauty is the advertisement of the existence. Its purpose is to make you hold the existence tightly.”
“Yeni yerler keşfetmek için yeni yollara ihtiyacın var!”
“You need new roads to discover new places!”
“Bazı köprüler o kadar güzeldirler ki onların kendi evimiz olmasını isteriz!”
“Some bridges are so beautiful that we wish them to be our own home!”
“Kum, suya direnebilir, ama galip gelemez. Cahil, bilgiye direnebilir, ama galip gelemez.”
“Sand can resist to water; but it cannot win. Ignorant can resist to knowledge; but it cannot win.”
“Sokakta tek bir fakir çocuk olması bile bir milyon yenilgidir insanoğlu için!”
“The presence of even a single poor child on the street means a million defeats for mankind.”
“Sonsuz ufukları gözlemleyen, başkalarından önce tehlikeleri görür.”
“He who observes the infinite horizons will see the dangers before others.”
“Kaç tane basamak olduğunu ya da merdivenin ne kadar dik olduğunu hiç düşünmeden merdivene çıkmaya başla!”
“Start climbing the stairs without thinking how steep are the stairs or how many stairs are there!”
“Korkunç bir şehirle ilgili en iyi şey, pastoral yaşamın güzelliğini anlamanı sağlamasıdır! Kötü, iyinin değerini belirginleştirir.”
“The best thing about a horrible city is that it makes you to understand the beauty of the pastoral life! The bad crystallizes the value of the good.”
“Güzellikler bir araya geldiğinde ortaya süper güzellik çıkar!”
“When the beauties come together, there emerges a super beauty!”
“Bilgi, seni sağlam bir kaleden çok daha iyi koruyabilir!”
“Knowledge can protect you much better than a strong castle!”
“Çürümüş bir gemi fırtınalardan korkmaz!”
“A rotten ship is not afraid of the storms!”
“Biz doğayı merak ederiz, doğa da bizi merak eder!”
“We wonder of the nature and the nature wonders of us!”
“Barışçıl, ahlaklı ve vicdanlı bir insan saygı duyulmayı fazlasıyla hak eder!”
“A peaceful, moral and conscientious person excessively deserves to be respected!”
“Eğer gerçeğin peşindeysen, bırak gölgen etrafındaki tek gölge olsun! Kalabalıklardan uzak dur!”
“If you are after truth, let your shadow be the only shadow around you! Stay away from the crowds!”
“Eğer bir hedefin varsa, bir çölün ortasında bile daha canlı yürürsün!”
“If you have a target, you will walk more lively even in the middle of a desert!”
“Ayaklarınla yürümezsin; cesaretinle yürürsün! Cesaret yoksa yürüme de yoktur!”
“You don’t walk with your feet; you walk with your courage! No courage, no walking!”
“Sefalet içindeki bir adam için kıyamet zaten oradadır!”
“For a man who is in poverty, doomsday is already there!”
“Eğer manzara çok güzelse, oturup seyretme, manzaraya git, manzaranın içinde ol!”
“If the view is very beautiful, do not sit and watch; go to the view, be in the view!”
“Bahçelerin sayısını artırdığında, cennetlerin de sayısını artırmış olursun!”
“When you increase the number of gardens, you increase the number of heavens too!”
“Bütün dereler ormanın bilgeliğini göle taşırlar ve orada sessizlik gürültünün yerini alır!”
“All the streams carry the wisdom of the forest to the lake, and over there, silence replaces the noise!”
“Kalın kara bulutlar gerçeğin parıldamasını ne kadar bir süre engelleyebilirler? Gerçek, her kalkanı delip geçebilen bir oktur!”
“How long the thick dark clouds can prevent the truth from shining? The truth is an arrow that can pass through any shield!”
“Eğer bir ışığın varsa dünyayla buluş ya da bırak dünya seninle buluşsun!”
“If you have a light, meet the world or let the world meets you!”
“Her kapı, bir başka kapıya açılan bir kapıdır!”
“Every door is a door opening to another door!”
“Zihnin birtakım uğursuz düşüncelerle kuşatıldığında, sakin kalarak hayatına güneşi getirebilirsin!”
“When your mind is besieged by some inauspicious thoughts, you can bring the sunshine into your life by staying calm!”
“Yolun uzunluğundan şikayet etme! Yol bittiğinde ne yapacaksın? Bırak devam etsin!”