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
“Pencerenden hep aynı manzaran var! Değişik manzaralar için öteki evleri ziyaret et! Ve farklı fikirler için, öteki zihinleri ziyaret et!”
“You have always the same view from your window! For different views, visit other houses! And for different ideas, visit other minds!”
“Ufuklar sana gelmeyecektir; sen ufuklara gitmelisin!”
“Horizons will not come to you; you must go to the horizons!”
“Evden uzak olmanın hoş yanı, oraya dönerken duyulan heyecan hissidir!”
“The nice thing about being away from home is the feeling of excitement when returning to it!”
“Yolun bittiğini düşünüyorsan, bilmelisin ki öteye geçme yeteneğin bitmiştir, yol değil!”
“When you think that the road has ended, you must know that it is your ability to go beyond has ended, not the road!”
“Fikirler yaratmanın en güzel yanı, sen seyahatini bitirdiğinde bile onlar yolculuklarına devam ederler!”
“The nicest thing about creating ideas is that even when you finish your travelling, they continue their journey!”
“Bir fincan çay içmek gibi hayatın bütün basit şeyleri, hayatlarımızı mutlu eden gerçek şeylerdir!”
“Like drinking a cup of tea, all the simple things in life are the real things that make us happy!”
“Sessiz anlar değerlidir! O anlar, hayatında yeni yollar tasarlamak için sana iyi bir fırsat verirler!”
“Silent moments are valuable! They give you a good opportunity to design new paths in your life!”
“Devrim bir uyanıştır, bahar da öyle! Bahar bir uyanıştır, devrim de öyle!”
“Revolution is an awakening, so is the spring! Spring is an awakening, so is the revolution!”
“Güneş batmalıdır ki onun doğuşunu arzulayalım!”
“Sun must set so that we can long for its rise!”
“Bütün gerçekler değiştirilebilirler! Bu cesur fikri inançlarının merkezine koy! Bütün gerçekler değiştirilebilirler!”
“All truths can be changed! Put this brave idea to the centre of your beliefs! All truths can be changed!”
“Fikir üretemeyenler sıklıkla eski atasözleriyle konuşurlar!”
“Those that cannot produce ideas often speak with the old proverbs!”
“Kötülüğün yeryüzünde muzaffer olmasına izin veremeyiz çünkü yedek bir dünyamız yok!”
“We cannot allow the badness to be triumphant on earth because we do not have a spare world!”
“İyi bir kalp, her zaman huzur bulabileceğin güzel bir evdir!”
“A good heart is a beautiful home where you can always find peace!”
“Sükûnet için kulübeyi saraya her zaman tercih et!”
“For serenity, always prefer the cottage to the palace!”
“Eğer insan sağlıklı bir şekilde bir vejetaryen olarak yaşayabileceği halde böyle olmayı seçmemişse, o zaman insan et yemekten suçludur!”
“If man is able to live healthily as a vegetarian but chooses not to be one, then man is guilty of eating meat!”
“Bırak çalışmaların kendi ülkende olan aptallıklardan kesintiye uğramasın! Dikkatini dağıtan şeyleri önemsemeyerek kendi doğru yolunda yürü ve çalış! Seni çevreleyen bütün ilkelliklerden kendini soyutla! Çalışmalarına yoğunlaş!”
“Let your works not be interrupted by the stupidities happening in your own country! Work and walk on your true path ignoring any kind of distractions! Abstract yourself from all the primitivenesses surrounding you! Concentrate on your work!”
“Yarın bir varsayımdır; sadece bir teoridir! Yarının gerçek olup olmadığını görmek için yarını beklemeliyiz!”
“Tomorrow is an assumption; it is just a theory! We must wait for tomorrow to see whether tomorrow is real or not!”
“Bu karanlık evrende insanoğlu için tek gerçek mum bilimdir; bütün öteki mumlar sahtedir! Bilim bizim tek gerçek umudumuzdur; bütün öteki umutlar sahtedir! Bunu hatırla!”
“For mankind, science is the only real candle in this dark universe; all other candles are fake! Science is our only real hope; all other hopes are fake! Remember this!”
“Kılıcı eline aldın mı, barıştan konuşma hakkını kaybedersin! Barış ve sevgi adamı eline asla kılıç almaz!”
“Once you take sword in your hand, you will lose your right to talk about the peace! Man of peace and love never takes the sword in his hand!”
“Sevmediğin ve hatta nefret ettiğin fikirlerle karşı karşıya geldiğinde şu üç şeyi yap: Hoşgörülü ol, hoşgörülü ol ve hoşgörülü ol! Bırak konuşsunlar! Bırak aptallar ve hatta deliler bile konuşsunlar! Her şart altında ifade özgürlüğünü korumak bir insan için şereftir!”
“When you come across with the ideas that you don’t like and even hate, do these three things: Be tolerant, be tolerant and be tolerant! Let them speak! Let the stupid and even the fools speak! Protecting freedom of expression under every circumstance is an honour for a man!”
“Hiçbir sürü, cahil insanlar kitlesinden daha sürü değildir!”
“No herd is more herd than the mass of ignorant people!”
“Eğer bir yüksek toplum yaratmak istiyorsan, halka yüksek şeyler vermelisin! Halka kartal göster; halk, kartal olacaktır! Halka fare göster; halk, fare olacaktır! Halka ne verirsen, halk onu alır! Yüksek toplum yaratmak istiyorsan, halka yüksek şeyler vermelisin!”
“If you want to create a high-society, you must give high things to the public! Show the public eagle; public will be an eagle! Show the public a rat, public will be a rat! Whatever you give to the public, public will take that! To create a high-society, you must give high things to the public!”
“Her ev ışığını evin içindeki mutluluktan alır! Mutluluk yoksa ışık da yoktur!”
“Every house takes its light from the happiness inside the house! No happiness, no light!”
“With stones, you can build walls to separate people or build bridges to unite them! Do the second thing in the name of ethics and honour, for the glory of love and goodness!”
“En yumuşak elle, en sert kayaları şekillendirebilirsin!”
“With the softest hand, you can shape the hardest rocks!”
“İleri gitme zamanı geldiğinde, bir saniye için bile olsa geriye bakmayı aklından geçirme!”