Can Yücel was the son of a former Minister of National Education, Hasan Âli Yücel, who left his mark on the history of education in Turkey, and a grandchild of an Ottoman sea captain who perished with the frigate Ertuğrul. He studied Latin and Ancient Greek at Ankara University and Cambridge. He later worked as a translator at several embassies and in the Turkish language section five years of the BBC in London. After his return to Turkey in 1958, he briefly worked as a tourist guide in Bodrum and Marmaris and then lived in Istanbul, where he worked as a freelance translator and started writing poetry.
Yucel was a poet with a keen political and social awareness. His poetry thrives on a strong combination of lyricism, jovial irony, and sarcasm. Because of his strongly critical poems, he was imprisoned several times. Yucel was certainly one of the most prominent and controversial translators in Turkey. His major poetry collections include Bir Siyasinin Şiirleri (Poems of a Political Prisoner / 1974), Sevgi Duvarı (Wall of Love / 1973), Ölüm ve Oğlum (Death and My Son / 1976), Gökyokuş (Steep Heaven / 1984), Canfeda (Life Offering / 1988), Çok Bi Çocuk (The Child Colors the Man / 1988), Mekânım Datça Olsun (Let Datça Be My Domicile / 1999) and Rengâhenk (Col'armony / 1991).
In his later years, he settled in the remote peninsular town of Datça in southwestern Turkey, where he died of throat cancer. His tomb is much visited. He had two daughters, Güzel and Su, and a son, Hasan, from his marriage to Güler Yücel.
Literary styleedit
Can Yücel was known for using slang and vulgar language in his poems. However, even his critics agreed that his skill in using words in a simple and understandable way is worthy of praise and appreciation. The main themes and inspirational sources in his poems are nature, people, events, concepts, excitements, perceptions, and emotions. His family was of utmost importance to him and his loved ones are mentioned in many of his poems, such as "To my Little Daughter Su," "To Güzel," and "I Loved My Father the Most in Life."
Yücel also translated the works of Shakespeare, Lorca and Brecht into Turkish and his creative rendering of these authors are classics in their own right in Turkey.[1]
Extract of Poem
Oyunbozan bir akşamın altında, Elinde bir yoyo gibi benliğin, Senden damlara, damlardan geriye Bir kadeh tutuştururlar eline derken.
yücel, pronounced, dʒan, jyˈdʒæl, august, 1926, august, 1999, turkish, poet, noted, colloquial, language, born, 1926, august, 1926istanbul, turkeydiedaugust, 1999, 1999, aged, datça, turkeynationalityturkishoccupationpoetspousegüler, yücelchildren3, contents, . Can Yucel pronounced dʒan jyˈdʒael August 21 1926 August 12 1999 was a Turkish poet noted for his use of colloquial language Can YucelBorn 1926 08 21 August 21 1926Istanbul TurkeyDiedAugust 12 1999 1999 08 12 aged 72 Datca TurkeyNationalityTurkishOccupationPoetSpouseGuler YucelChildren3 Contents 1 Biography 2 Literary style 3 References 4 External linksBiography editCan Yucel was the son of a former Minister of National Education Hasan Ali Yucel who left his mark on the history of education in Turkey and a grandchild of an Ottoman sea captain who perished with the frigate Ertugrul He studied Latin and Ancient Greek at Ankara University and Cambridge He later worked as a translator at several embassies and in the Turkish language section five years of the BBC in London After his return to Turkey in 1958 he briefly worked as a tourist guide in Bodrum and Marmaris and then lived in Istanbul where he worked as a freelance translator and started writing poetry Yucel was a poet with a keen political and social awareness His poetry thrives on a strong combination of lyricism jovial irony and sarcasm Because of his strongly critical poems he was imprisoned several times Yucel was certainly one of the most prominent and controversial translators in Turkey His major poetry collections include Bir Siyasinin Siirleri Poems of a Political Prisoner 1974 Sevgi Duvari Wall of Love 1973 Olum ve Oglum Death and My Son 1976 Gokyokus Steep Heaven 1984 Canfeda Life Offering 1988 Cok Bi Cocuk The Child Colors the Man 1988 Mekanim Datca Olsun Let Datca Be My Domicile 1999 and Rengahenk Col armony 1991 In his later years he settled in the remote peninsular town of Datca in southwestern Turkey where he died of throat cancer His tomb is much visited He had two daughters Guzel and Su and a son Hasan from his marriage to Guler Yucel Literary style editCan Yucel was known for using slang and vulgar language in his poems However even his critics agreed that his skill in using words in a simple and understandable way is worthy of praise and appreciation The main themes and inspirational sources in his poems are nature people events concepts excitements perceptions and emotions His family was of utmost importance to him and his loved ones are mentioned in many of his poems such as To my Little Daughter Su To Guzel and I Loved My Father the Most in Life Yucel also translated the works of Shakespeare Lorca and Brecht into Turkish and his creative rendering of these authors are classics in their own right in Turkey 1 Extract of PoemOyunbozan bir aksamin altinda Elinde bir yoyo gibi benligin Senden damlara damlardan geriye Bir kadeh tutustururlar eline derken References edit Shakespeare translations in Europe University of Basel Archived from the original on 2007 04 25 External links editSelected poems in English A short biography Hayati Ve Siirleri Can Yucel Siirleri Poems Siirleri Poems Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Can Yucel amp oldid 1191303861, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
