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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
“Engeller! Olgunlaşması için insanın engellere ihtiyacı var!”
“Obstacles! Man needs obstacles to get matured!”
“Mutluyken, sisin içinde bile güneşi hissedersin; mutsuzken, güneşte bile sisi hissedersin.”
“When you are happy, you feel the sunshine even inside the fog; when you are unhappy, you feel the fog even in the sunshine.”
“Eğer kartalın yanında durursak balık ölecek; eğer balığın yanında durursak kartal ölecek. Bu çıkmaz, tesadüfî evrimsel süreç tarafından yaratılmıştır. Burada iyilik, adalet ve zekâ yoktur. İlkel ve kusurlu bir düzende yaşıyoruz.”
“If we stand by the eagle, fish will die; if we stand by the fish, eagle will die! This dilemma has been created by the random evolutionary process. There is no goodness, there is no justice and there is no intelligence in here. We are living in a primitive and flawed order.”
“Kapının kendiliğinden açılmasını beklemek yerine kapıyı kendin aç”
“Open the door by yourself instead of waiting the door to be opened by itself!”
“Fakir bir çocuğun ayakkabısındaki büyük bir delik, onun içinde yaşadığı toplumu mahkûm etmek için en basit kanıttır.”
“A big hole in a poor child’s shoe is the simplest evidence to condemn the society he lives in.”
“Harika bir manzaran varsa, baş dönmesini hissetmek için iyi bir şaraba ihtiyacın yoktur.”
“If you have a beautiful view, you don’t need a good wine to feel dizzy.”
“Çöller güzel görünürler ve yeşil tarlalar da öyle. Doğa bir dahidir çünkü her şekilde güzel görünmeyi bilir.”
“Deserts look beautiful and green fields look beautiful too. Nature is genius because it knows how to look beautiful in every way.”
“Uzaklardaki bir manastırda bile, hakikatten halen uzakta olabilirsin! Gerçeği bulmak için ihtiyacın olan tek şey sağlam bir düşünme biçimidir.”
“Even in a remote monastery, you may still be remote from the truth! To find the truth, all you need is a sound way of thinking.”
“İster içsel yolculuklar ister dış seyahatler olsun, bütün geziler insanı yükseltirler, bütün yolculuklar insanı yukarı kaldırırlar!”
“Be the inner journeys, be the outer travels, all trips elevate man, all voyages lift him up!”
“Su damlası ve yaprak arasında sonsuz bir aşk vardır. Onlara baktığında, ikisinin de mutluluktan parıldadıklarını görebilirsin.”
“There is an eternal love between the water drop and the leaf. When you look at them, you can see that they both shine out of happiness.”
“Güneş, ışığıyla parıldar; çiçekler güzellikleriyle parıldarlar ve insanlar da iyilikleriyle.”
“Sun shines with its light; flowers shine with their beauties and men shine with their goodnesses.”
“Başkalarından farklı şeyler yaptığında, başkalarından farklı bir dünyaya sahip olursun.”
“When you do different things than others, you will have a different world than others.”
“Yaşlılık, bu öldüren evrende mütevazı bir zaferdir.”
“Old age is a humble victory in this killing universe.”
“Ya çocukluğundaki masumiyetini korursun ya da çürürsün!”
“You either keep your childhood innocence or you rot!”
“Omuzlar büyük ağırlıklar taşıyabilirler; zihinler, çok daha fazlasını!”
“Shoulders can carry great weights; minds, even much greater!”
“Düşündüğümüzden çok daha önce, son gelir! Bunu değiştirebilecek tek usta bilimdir.”
“Much sooner than we think, comes the end! Science is the only master who can change this.”
“İnsan mutlu olmalı, fakir oyuncağıyla neşeyle oynayan fakir bir çocuk kadar mutlu!”
“Man must be happy, as happy as a poor child cheerfully playing with his poor toy!”
“Yatak iyi bir arkadaştır; kitap iyi bir arkadaştır; gece iyi bir arkadaştır. Üçünü de bir araya getirmeye çalış.”
“Bed is a good friend; book is a good friend; night is a good friend. Try to bring them all together.”
“Köprü, hiçbir yerdir! Köprünün üzerinde, içinde bir boşluk hissedersin. Köprü, hiçbir yerdir.”
“Bridge is nowhere; over the bridge, you feel an emptiness inside you. Bridge is nowhere.”
“Evrimin öteki varlıkları evreni sadece izliyorlarken, yalnızca insanoğlu evrenin kaderini değiştirme gücüne sahiptir.”
“While other creatures of the evolution are just watching the universe, man alone has the power to change the fate of the universe.”
“Kendini tazeleyebileceğin huzurlu bir köşen yoksa neyin var?”
“What have you got if you do not have a peaceful corner where you can refresh yourself?”
“Çok iyi bir sebebin olmadıkça, hiç kimseyi ya da hiçbir şeyi uyandırma! Bırak uyuyan huzur içinde uyusun.”
“Unless you have a very good reason, never wake up anybody or anything! Let the sleeper sleep in peace.”
“Göğe yükselip dünyayı seyretmek güzeldir; dünyaya inip göğü seyretmek çok daha güzeldir!”
“To fly up to the sky and watch the earth is beautiful; to fly down to the earth and watch the sky is even more beautiful!”
“Eğer bir fırtınanın ortasında değilsen, fırtınadan korkmadığını söylemenin geçerliliği yoktur.”
“Unless you are in the middle of a storm, there is no validity in saying that you are not afraid of the storms.”
“İki iyi kalp bir araya geldiğinde, sevgi, sevgi getirir.”
“When two good hearts come together, love brings love.”