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
“Yol sonsuz derecede uzun göründüğünde, hızını artır!”
“When the road seems to be endlessly long, increase your speed!”
“Melekler barış ister, şeytanlar savaş ister! Akıllı adam huzur ve yaratım ister; aptal adam gürültü ve yıkım ister!”
“Angels want peace; devils want war! Wise man wants tranquillity and creation; stupid man wants noise and destruction!”
“Fırtınaların altında, güneş bir tanrı olur!”
“Under the storms, sun becomes a god!”
“Güneş her zaman ışığını verecek bir yol bulur; gerçek her zaman yüzünü gösterecek bir yol bulur!”
“Sun always finds a way to give its light; truth always finds a way to show its face!”
“Merakın korkundan büyük olduğu sürece ileri gideceksin!”
“As long as your curiosity is greater than your fear, you will move forward!”
“Zor olanı yap; böylece gerçekten gurur duyabileceğin bir şeyin olur!”
“Do the difficult thing; you can then have something that you can be truly proud of!”
“İyilik yaptığın her seferde, insanlığın zirvesine yükselirsin!”
“Every time you do goodness, you rise to the summit of humanity!”
“Kürekleri kullan, yoksa ya hiçbir yere gitmezsin ya da istenmeyen bir yerlere sürüklenirsin!”
“Use the rows, otherwise you either go nowhere or you are drifted to somewhere unwanted!”
“Gezegenimizin ne denli harikulade olduğunu daha iyi kavramak için ve burada yaşamanın ne büyük bir ayrıcalık ve ne müthiş bir zevk olduğunun farkına varmak için, insan olağanüstü doğal yerlerde çok daha fazla zaman harcamalıdır!”
“Man must spend much more time in extraordinary natural places to grasp much better how remarkable our planet is and to realise what a great privilege and what an enormous joy to be living here!”
“Öteki yollara giden yollar her zaman açık olmalıdır!”
“Paths to other paths must always be open!”
“Eğer birisi düşmanın olmakta ısrar ediyorsa, sen onun dostu olmak için daha fazla ısrar et!”
“If somebody insists to be your enemy, you insist more to be his friend!”
“Hedefine giden yolda akıllıca ve sessizce hareket et; hedefine vardığında mütevazı ve sessiz ol!”
“On the road to your target, move cleverly and silently; when you reached your target, be humble and silent!”
“Basit şeyler karmaşık şeylerden daha büyük bir güce sahiptirler!”
“Simple things have greater power than the complicated things!”
“Bazen hayatta bir köprü gibi davranmak çok akıllıcadır: Sana gelen kişiyi yargılama; bırak gelsin ve geçip gitsin! Bir köprü gibi davran!”
“Sometimes in life it is most wise to behave like a bridge: Don’t judge the person who comes to you; let him come and pass! Behave like a bridge!”
“Dünya bizsiz mutlu bir şekilde yaşayabilir fakat biz dünyasız hiçbir şekilde yaşayamayız!”
“Earth can happily live without us, but we can no way live without earth!”
“Her güçlü fırtına daha sağlam bir sığınak yapmamıza yardımcı olur!”
“Every powerful storm will help us to make a stronger shelter!”
“Büyük resmi görmek için, karanlık vadilerden çık, güneşli zirvelere tırman!”
“To see the big picture, get out of the dark valleys, climb to the sunny summits!”
“Pek çok köprüden geçebilirsin ve pek çok yolda seyahat edebilirsin, fakat her zaman kendi doğanı yanında taşıyacaksın! Senin doğan senin gölgendir!”
“You may cross many bridges and you may travel many roads, but you will always carry your own nature with you! Your nature is your shadow!”
“Hayatında işleri her zaman hızlı yap, çünkü gelecekten bazı şeyler sana doğru geliyorlar, yapmak istediğin şeylerden seni sonsuza dek koparabilirler! Asla unutma, gelecekten bazı şeyler geliyorlar, hızlı ol!”
“Always do the things fast in your life, because some things are coming from the future towards you; they may separate you forever from doing the things you want to do! Never forget, some things are coming from the future, be fast!”
“Özgür hissetmek için hiçbir şeyi gizleme!”
“To feel free, hide nothing!”
“Büyük bir an doğduğunda tam orada olmak harikadır! Büyük bir an doğduğunda tam orada olmak harikadır!”
“When a great moment arises, it is great to be right there!”
“Merak olmadan bütün kapılar kapalı kalır!”
“Without curiosity, all doors remain closed!”
“Zirvelere tırmanmadan önce, aşağı vadilerde yürümelisin!”
“Before climbing the summits, you must first walk in the down valleys!”
“Büyük bir kararlılık ve cesaretle denize açılmaya karar verdiysen, ufuktaki fırtına bile kenara çekilir!”
“If you have decided to sail to the sea with great courage and determination, even the storm on the horizon will step aside!”
“Bir yılda dört mevsim vardır: Kış, İlkbahar, Yaz ve Renk!”
“There are four seasons in a year: Winter, Spring, Summer and Colour!”