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
“Herkes bu dünyada yaşar, âşıklar hariç! Onlar, ‘Sen ve Ben’ gezegeni denilen soyutlanmış küçük bir yerde yaşarlar!”
“Everybody lives in this world, except lovers! They live in an isolated small place called ‘You and I’ planet!”
“Büyük fikirler sessiz kalamazlar. Onlar, çığlık atmak için doğmuşlardır!”
“Great thoughts cannot remain silent. They are born to scream!”
“Hayat dalgalıyken, zihnini sakin tut!”
“When the life is wavy, keep your mind smooth!”
“Yalnızlıkta, kalabalıklarda harcamak için enerji biriktirirsin; kalabalıklarda da yalnızlıkta harcamak için enerji biriktirirsin!”
“In solitude, you accumulate energy to spend in crowds; and in crowds, you accumulate energy to spend in solitude!”
“Hayatın yükü ağırlaştıkça, omzumuzu var gücüyle ezmeye başlayınca, daha güçlü olma zamanıdır!”
“When the burden of life becomes heavier, when it starts crushing our shoulders with all its might, it is time to be stronger!”
“Yalnızlık zamanları, akıllıca düşünmek için en kutsal zamanlardır!”
“Moments of solitude are the holiest moments to think wisely!”
“Ölümlü adam! Hayatını çoğu kez yanlış ve boş inançlarla geçirdin! Ve şimdi anlamaya başladın ki hayatta en önemli şey varoluştur!”
“Mortal man! You’ve wasted your time mostly with wrong and empty beliefs! And now you have started understanding that most important thing in life is existence!”
“Eğer kontrol edemezsen, kendi zihninin oyuncağı olursun!”
“If you can’t control it, you will be the toy of your own mind!”
“Bir deniz feneri, ışığını kimin aldığıyla ilgilenmez! O sadece düşünmeden verir! Işık vermek onun doğasıdır!”
“A lighthouse is not interested in who gets its light! It just gives it without thinking! Giving light is its nature!”
“Bazıları oturur ve hayatı seyreder; bazıları denize açılır ve hayat onları seyreder!”
“Some sit and watch the life; some sail to the sea and the life watches them!”
“Cennet emsalsiz bir şey değildir; evrende pek çok cennetler vardır; Dünya onlardan biridir!”
“Paradise is not something unique; there are so many paradises in the universe; Earth is one of them!”
“Büyük fikirler güneş gibi davranırlar. Issızlığın ortasında bile insanları bulur, onların üzerinde parıldarlar!”
“Great ideas behave like the Sun. Even in the middle of nowhere, they find people and shine on them!”
“Bugünün sıcak evleri, çok uzak gelecekte soğuk harabeler olacaktır!”
“Today’s warm houses will be the cold ruins in the very distant future!”
“Hayattaki gerçek gücümüz, doğru düşünmemizden gelir!”
“Our real power in life comes from our true thinking!”
“Dünyayı yaşlı bir adamın gözlerinden görmeye çalış! İhtiyar gözler, gerçekleri anlamaya başlamak için iyi bir yerdir!”
“Try to see the world from the eyes of an old man! Old eyes are a good place to begin with for understanding the truths!”
“Her insanın önünde donmuş bir cam vardır, yüzler apaçık görülemezler! Buzun erimesini bekle!”
“There is an icy window before every man! Faces cannot be seen clearly! Wait for the ice to melt down!”
“Her doğru özdeyiş, aydınlanmaya çıkan altın bir basamaktır!”
“Every right quote is a golden stair to enlightenment!”
“İnsanın trajedisi odur ki, hayatın mutlu anları, ormanların kuşları gibi davranır: Aniden belirir, aniden kaybolurlar!”
“The tragedy of man is that the happy moments of life behave like the birds of the forests: They appear and disappear suddenly!”
“Dürüstlüğe yapış ve onu asla bırakma!”
“Stick to the honesty and never leave it!”
“Senin tek gerçek sorunun ölümlülüktür! Hiçbir din bu sorunu çözemez, fakat bilim çözebilir!”
“Your only real problem is mortality! No religion can solve this problem, but science can do!”
“Sokaklarında fakir insanların olduğu bir toplum başarısız bir toplumdur!”
“A society which has poor people on its streets is a failed society!”
“Çok zekice bir özdeyiş, görkemli bir şelaledir! Onu gördüğünde, gücünü hissedersin!”
“A very wise quote is a spectacular waterfall! When you see it, you feel its power!”
“Yalnızca özgür zihinli bir adam sonsuz ufuklara sahiptir!”
“Only the man with a free mind has own the infinite horizons!”
“Gerçeği bulmak için, kendi aklını kullan. Ve bunu yapmak için de ilk önce kültürünün beynine enjekte ettiği efsanelerden kurtulmalısın!”
“Use your own reason to find the truth. And to do this, you must first get rid of the myths that your culture injected to your brain!”
“Ülkenin inançları çoğu kez senin kendi inançların olur! Akıl değil boş masallar seni şekillendirir!”
“The beliefs of your country mostly become your own beliefs! Not the reason but the empty tales shape you!”