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
“Storms are not afraid of you; all you must do is not to afraid of the storms too!”
“Man is not a ship in harbour; Earth is not a ship in harbour; even Universe is not a ship in harbour! No safe harbour for anything exists!”
“If a frog becomes a king, he will make the whole kingdom muddy!”
“If the truth will come out only in the darkness, then let the lights go off!”
“As long as death exists, man will continue to exist only as a shadow, not a real thing!”
“With ignorant masses, the travel back in time is not only a possible travel, but it is the only travel!”
“We are always at the mercy of powers greater than us, even when our power is at its highest level!”
“We were once fish! We spent millions of years under the water in silence. That’s why now we love talking continuously!”
“Farewell is a beautiful and a soft word and yet it is a horrible and a heavy thing too!”
“There is no justice here; there is no justice there; there is no justice anywhere!”
“İster bir ev olsun, ister bir araba, isterse de küçük bir motosiklet, aile için her zaman yer vardır!”
“Be it a house, be it a car or be it a little motorbike, there is always a place for the family!”
“Eğer bir ayak izin varsa mutlu ol, çünkü bir gölge değilsin demektir bu!”
“If you have a footprint, be happy, because it means that you aren’t a shadow!”
“Bir uçurumun kenarı… Hayatı boyunca insanın oturduğu yer orasıdır!”
“The edge of a precipice... That is the place where man sits throughout his life!”
“Sudan daha yumuşak bir şey vardır: Sevginin dokunuşu!”
“There is something softer than the water: The touch of the love!”
“İnsanın havaya ihtiyacı var, suya ihtiyacı var, yiyeceğe ihtiyacı var ve maceraya da ihtiyacı var! Macera, sonsuz sıkıcılık için bir ilaçtır.”
“Man needs air, man needs water, man needs food and man needs adventure also! Adventure is a medicine for the infinite boredom.”
“Ağaçlara saygı duyarak, saygı duyulmayı hak eden bir insan olduğunu kanıtlarsın.”
“By respecting the trees, you prove that you are a person who deserves to be respected!”
“Eğer dünyanın üzerinde parıldamak istiyorsan, bırak ilk önce bilgelik senin üzerinde parıldasın!”
“If you want to shine over the world, first let the wisdom shines over you!”
“Gece, büyük ilhamların anavatanıdır.”
“Night is the fatherland of the great inspirations.”
“Savaşta hayat yoktur; sadece barışta hayat vardır.”
“There is no life in war; there is life only in peace.”
“Harika bir güneşin altında çay tarlalarında çalışmak bütün madencilerin rüyasıdır.”
“Working in the tea fields under a beautiful sunshine is the dream of all the miners.”
“Sessiz sokakların söyleyecekleri çok şeyleri vardır.”
“Silent streets have many things to say.”
“Erken kalk; sabahları yaşamak harikadır.”
“Wake up early; it is great to live the mornings.”
“Unutma ki hayvanlar kendi hayatlarını yaşamak için doğmuşlardır, sana hizmet etmek için değil! Onları kullanma, onları sömürme. Bırak kendi hayatlarını yaşasınlar.”
“Remember that animals are born to live their own lives, not to serve you! Do not use them; do not exploit them. Let them live their own lives.”
“Lezzetli bir yiyecek yerken, bunu mümkün kılan köylüleri ve işçileri hatırla.”
“While eating a delicious food, remember the peasants and the workers who made this possible!”
“Bazı ustalar vardır, onlardan iyi şeyler öğrenebilirsin; sokaklar o ustalardan biridir.”
“There are some masters from whom you can learn good things. Streets are one of those masters!”
“Bir çöle gidersen, şu esrarengiz sesi işiteceksin: Akıllı ol, ormanlarını koru!”
“If you go to a desert, you will hear this mysterious voice: Be wise, protect your forests!”
“Güneşin batmayışına dayanabiliriz ama güneşin doğmayışına dayanamayız!”
“We can bear the sun not to set, but we cannot bear the sun not to rise!”
“Eğer yapayalnız bir evsiz görürsen, şu soruyu sor: Toplum hangi cehennemde? Ve işte cevabı: Çürümüş ve bir yerlerde eğleniyor!”
“If you see a lonely homeless, ask this question: Where the hell the society is? And here is the answer: It is rotten and enjoying somewhere!”
“Sokakları süpürür gibi gereksiz şeyleri de aklından süpür; zihnini temiz tut!”
“Just like sweeping the streets, sweep the unnecessary things from your mind too; keep your mind clean!”
“When the inspiration comes, let everything else go!”
“To be a ‘believer’ does not make you superior to others; but to be a ‘humanist’ does make it so!”