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
“Consistency is a contraceptive; it prevents the birth of new things!”
“Those that can’t change even their toothbrush and pyjamas are trying to change the world! Let us be serious!”
“Every time it rains, the soil counts every drop to know exactly how many times to thank to God!”
“Greatness is to stay humble when the whole world calls you great!”
“Clever man is a chicken; it can fly, but a little. Genius, on the other hand, is a migratory bird; it can fly at high altitudes until He disappears on the horizon!”
“We know that the world is not resting on the horn of a bull; we also know that it rests on the horn of lies!”
“On the roads of failure, it is not uncommon to see the tears of the talented; and in the land of success, to hear the victorious screams of the incompetent!”
“In the middle of the storm, the ‘a’ of the atheist drops!”
“A golden tomb is useful only for the thieves!”
“No turtle can be a revolutionist, because revolution requires high speed!”
“All we do in our lifetime is to scream in different ways to get attention in this dark universe!”
“If a man can say ‘My life is more important than my country,’ that man has succeeded in freeing himself from the chains of society!”
“If you want to say something truly new, you must first know everything that has been said in the human history; not half, not ninety percent, but all that has been said! Only then you can say something new, if you can!”
“The system wants you to be either a bow or an arrow; refuse both, because there is a third choice: To be an archer!”
“General Napoleon says that ability is of little account without opportunity. The opposite is also correct: Opportunity is of little account without ability.”
“There are two kinds of people in the world: Submissive and rebellious. The problem of the world is that majority is in the first category!”
“The only soap of a dirty society is the clean men; only the clean can wash the grimy!”
“Even in the middle of barking dogs, you can hear the footsteps of a big revolution!”
“Don’t look for an unshakable rock to stand on; there ain’t any! Rather, learn how to stand still on a shaking rock!”
“When we look from the bottom of a well, sky shines more beautifully than from the surface! Heaven is a Double-Heaven in the Hell!”
“Sometimes in life, we reach a right place by departing from a wrong port with a wrong ship!”
“Whenever I watch a documentary about the space, I find the news in the world very funny and dull!”
“Don’t challenge the world before becoming a big fire; otherwise they will extinguish you even with little spits!”
“People are afraid of immortality because they believe they won’t find something to do and will get bored! What to do if we become immortal? We can just walk! It is better than dying!”
“The spiritual world needs two revolutions: One is to separate God from religion and the other is to separate religion from God! This purification process will make God less human and more universal.”
“If you have to live in the mud for a while, you must not resist being a frog for a while!”
“Ülkeler nadiren ahlaklı ve iyi insanlar tarafından yönetilirler.”
“Countries are rarely governed by the ethical and good people.”
“Nehre sor, nereden geliyor? Yanıt almayacaksın. Nehre sor, nereye gidiyor? Yanıt almayacaksın, çünkü nehir tam bu anın içinde yaşıyor; ne geçmişte ne gelecekte, sadece bu anın içinde!”
“Ask the river, where it comes from? You will get no answer. Ask the river, where is it going? You will get no answer, because the river lives inside this very moment; neither in the past nor in the future, in this very moment only!”
“İyi kalpli bir insan olarak kaldığın sürece, yüzündeki masumiyeti koruyacaksın.”
“As long as you stay as a good hearted person, you will keep the innocence in your face.”
“Sanatta zirve yoktur; sadece sürekli bir tırmanış vardır!”
“There is no summit in art; there is only continuous climbing!”
“Güneş batarken, her ne yapıyorsan bırak ve onu seyret.”
“When the sun is setting, leave whatever you are doing and watch it.”
“Eğer bir sokağın ruhu varsa, ne kadar dar olursa olsun, orada rahatça nefes alabiliriz.”
“If a street has a spirit, no matter how narrow it is, we can breathe comfortably over there.”
“Mistisizm renkli ve cazibelidir; fakat eğer gerçeğin peşindeysen, bilim en iyi yoldur.”
“Mysticism is colourful and alluring, but if you are after the truth, science is the best path!”
“Tramvaylarla ilgili her zaman üzücü bir şey vardır, belki de hayatlarımız gibi oldukları için: Hiçlikten ortaya çıkar ve kalabalıkların ufkunda yok olurlar.”
“There is always something sad about the trams, may be because they are like our lives: They appear from nothingness and disappear in the horizon of the crowds.”
“Ateş, bu soğuk evrendeki en iyi dostlarımızdan biridir. İçine biraz odun atın minnettarlığınızı göstermek için.”
“Fire is one of our best friends in this cold universe. Put some wood in it to show your gratitude.”
“Çölün fakir görünümlü çobanı, esasında çölün bütün büyülü hazineleriyle çok zengindir.”
“The poor looking shepherd of the dessert is in substance very rich with all the magical treasures of the desert.”
“Etrafında yerel meseleler yaşanırken, bırak zihnin evrensel meselelerin okyanusuna yelken açsın.”
“While local matters are happening around you, let your mind sail to the ocean of universal matters.”
“Bilgelik konuştuğunda, sessiz ol. Güneş oradayken, mumunu boşa harcama.”
“When the wisdom speaks, be silent. Do not waste your candle when the sun is there.”