Cengiz Doğu went to school in Izmir and studied Turkish language and literature from 1965 till 1974 in Istanbul.[1] He was politically active since 1966, as he approached the Workers' Party of Turkey ideologically and co-founded the "Student Association of Turkish Studies" in 1968.[2]
After the 1971 Turkish military memorandum, all student associations were banned, and Cengiz Doğu was jailed for 20 days. He completed his military service from 1975 to 1977, but his studies were cancelled in 1977.[3] He worked as a newspaper proofreader and emigrated to Germany in 1978, but returned to Turkey after a few months. However, after the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, Doğu had to fear for his life and fled to Germany for good.[2]
From 1981 to 1988 he lived in the asylum seeker camp in Neuburg an der Donau where he wrote the book of poems Das Lager gleicht nicht den Kerkern Anatolien. Since his asylum application was rejected, he was expecting deportation to Turkey for years, although many German notable people and organizations supported his right to stay.[3] In 1989 he married Lili Schlumberger,[4] then spokesperson of the Bavarian Refugee Council, and moved to Dachau. In 1991, he was recognized as an asylum seeker and received German citizenship in 1997.[3]
Cengiz Doğu was active in Germany with readings, civic actions for refugee and human rights, speaking engagements against racism and discrimination,[1][5] while earning his living as a storage worker.[6] Together with Osvaldo Bayer and Urs M. Fiechtner he developed the documentary short film Asylum (1984).[7] The film was shown at the International Festival of the Film Schools in Munich (Internationales Festival der Filmhochschulen München) and won a prize of the German Film Critics at the International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen (Internationale Kurzfilmtagen Oberhausen).[8]
In 1989 Doğu became a member of the "Verband deutscher Schriftsstellerinnen und Schriftsteller" and later was engaged in the Munich group of the "Werkkreis Literatur der Arbeitswelt",[9] a writers' group in Germany that not only involved professional but also freelance writers.[3] Doğu also participated in the events at the memorial site of the Dachau concentration camp.[10]
Cengiz Doğu died in Dachau after a long illness on 14 November 2019 and now rests at the Waldfriedhof.[3]
Poetryedit
Doğu's lyrical poems, prose contributions and book publications in German and Turkish come from his experiences of imprisonment, flight, camp, racial discrimination and exile. People flee "when the human hunters begin their chase [ ... ], when the voice of torture takes the place of laughter [ ... ]," Dogu wrote in a poem. His poem Why did you flee your country? has been reprinted several times.[11]
In 1988 Doğu published bilingual collection of poems Das Lager gleicht nicht den Kerkern Anatolien. In seven years in the collection camp in Neuburg an der Donau, he had created poems in which he sings the sad song of asylum, the longing for home and freedom for his country, but also powerful verses of love, life and death. He opposes the long nights in the camp to "the small, wretched cells of the Anatolian dungeons in which humanity bleeds." A forest near the Danube, that he got to know "for three and a half years," is also reflected in his further book of poems Neuburg Lieder. Just like the forest, Doğu feels confined to a location and "can not change his place."[3]
Bibliographyedit
Booksedit
Das Lager gleicht nicht den Kerkern Anatoliens. Benzemiyor Anadolu hapishanelerine Neuburg'un mülteci kampı. Gedichte zweisprachig, Deutsch und Türkisch, Übersetzung Herbert Kugler, Verlag Schanzer Journal, Ingolstadt 1988. Zweite korrigierte und erw. Aufl. übers. v. Cengiz Dogu, Herbert Kugler und Lili Schlumberger-Dogu, Frieling, Berlin 2008, ISBN978-3-8280-2602-5
Flüchtlinge: Die Straßenkinder der Menschheit. Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2009, ISBN978-3-8370-8117-6
Contributionsedit
Bericht aus Mamak. In: Anja Tuckermann (Hrsg.): In die Flucht geschlagen : Geschichten aus dem bundesdeutschen Asyl (= Sammlung Luchterhand. Nr. 0852). Luchterhand Literaturverlag, Frankfurt am Main 1989, ISBN978-3-630-61852-4, S. 144–150.
Warum sind Sie aus Ihrem Land geflüchtet. In: Anja Tuckermann (Hrsg.): In die Flucht geschlagen : Geschichten aus dem bundesdeutschen Asyl (= Sammlung Luchterhand. Nr. 0852). Band 0852. Luchterhand Literaturverlag, Frankfurt am Main 1989, ISBN978-3-630-61852-4, S. 151–157.
Screenplayedit
Asylum, Dokumentarfilm; Kurzfilm 1984; Regie: Friedrich Klütsch
Referencesedit
^ abDogu, Cengiz (6 March 2009). Der Mensch (Buch (gebunden)), Cengiz Dogu (in German). BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN9783837035254. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ ab"Ein literarisches Wiedersehen nach 20 Jahren". donaukurier.de (in German).
^ abcdef"Mit Poesie gegen den Hass". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German).
^Balbierer, Thomas. "Kompromisslose Kämpferin". Süddeutsche.de (in German).
cengiz, doğu, august, 1945, november, 2019, turkish, poet, activist, against, racism, discrimination, fled, from, political, persecution, turkey, germany, born, 1945, august, 1945, izmir, turkeydiednovember, 2019, 2019, aged, nationalityturkishcitizenshipturke. Cengiz Dogu 1 August 1945 14 November 2019 was a Turkish poet and activist against racism and discrimination who fled from political persecution in Turkey to Germany Cengiz DoguBorn 1945 08 01 August 1 1945 age 78 Izmir TurkeyDiedNovember 14 2019 2019 11 14 aged 74 NationalityTurkishCitizenshipTurkey GermanyOccupationsActivistPoetYears active1966 2019 Contents 1 Life 2 Poetry 3 Bibliography 3 1 Books 3 2 Contributions 3 3 Screenplay 4 References 5 External linksLife editCengiz Dogu went to school in Izmir and studied Turkish language and literature from 1965 till 1974 in Istanbul 1 He was politically active since 1966 as he approached the Workers Party of Turkey ideologically and co founded the Student Association of Turkish Studies in 1968 2 After the 1971 Turkish military memorandum all student associations were banned and Cengiz Dogu was jailed for 20 days He completed his military service from 1975 to 1977 but his studies were cancelled in 1977 3 He worked as a newspaper proofreader and emigrated to Germany in 1978 but returned to Turkey after a few months However after the 1980 Turkish coup d etat Dogu had to fear for his life and fled to Germany for good 2 From 1981 to 1988 he lived in the asylum seeker camp in Neuburg an der Donau where he wrote the book of poems Das Lager gleicht nicht den Kerkern Anatolien Since his asylum application was rejected he was expecting deportation to Turkey for years although many German notable people and organizations supported his right to stay 3 In 1989 he married Lili Schlumberger 4 then spokesperson of the Bavarian Refugee Council and moved to Dachau In 1991 he was recognized as an asylum seeker and received German citizenship in 1997 3 Cengiz Dogu was active in Germany with readings civic actions for refugee and human rights speaking engagements against racism and discrimination 1 5 while earning his living as a storage worker 6 Together with Osvaldo Bayer and Urs M Fiechtner he developed the documentary short film Asylum 1984 7 The film was shown at the International Festival of the Film Schools in Munich Internationales Festival der Filmhochschulen Munchen and won a prize of the German Film Critics at the International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen Internationale Kurzfilmtagen Oberhausen 8 In 1989 Dogu became a member of the Verband deutscher Schriftsstellerinnen und Schriftsteller and later was engaged in the Munich group of the Werkkreis Literatur der Arbeitswelt 9 a writers group in Germany that not only involved professional but also freelance writers 3 Dogu also participated in the events at the memorial site of the Dachau concentration camp 10 Cengiz Dogu died in Dachau after a long illness on 14 November 2019 and now rests at the Waldfriedhof 3 Poetry editDogu s lyrical poems prose contributions and book publications in German and Turkish come from his experiences of imprisonment flight camp racial discrimination and exile People flee when the human hunters begin their chase when the voice of torture takes the place of laughter Dogu wrote in a poem His poem Why did you flee your country has been reprinted several times 11 In 1988 Dogu published bilingual collection of poems Das Lager gleicht nicht den Kerkern Anatolien In seven years in the collection camp in Neuburg an der Donau he had created poems in which he sings the sad song of asylum the longing for home and freedom for his country but also powerful verses of love life and death He opposes the long nights in the camp to the small wretched cells of the Anatolian dungeons in which humanity bleeds A forest near the Danube that he got to know for three and a half years is also reflected in his further book of poems Neuburg Lieder Just like the forest Dogu feels confined to a location and can not change his place 3 Bibliography editBooks edit Das Lager gleicht nicht den Kerkern Anatoliens Benzemiyor Anadolu hapishanelerine Neuburg un multeci kampi Gedichte zweisprachig Deutsch und Turkisch Ubersetzung Herbert Kugler Verlag Schanzer Journal Ingolstadt 1988 Zweite korrigierte und erw Aufl ubers v Cengiz Dogu Herbert Kugler und Lili Schlumberger Dogu Frieling Berlin 2008 ISBN 978 3 8280 2602 5 Neuburg Lieder Edition Pergamon Selbstverlag Dachau 1998 Der Mensch Books on Demand Norderstedt 2009 ISBN 978 3 8370 3525 4 Fluchtlinge Die Strassenkinder der Menschheit Books on Demand Norderstedt 2009 ISBN 978 3 8370 8117 6 Contributions edit Bericht aus Mamak In Anja Tuckermann Hrsg In die Flucht geschlagen Geschichten aus dem bundesdeutschen Asyl Sammlung Luchterhand Nr 0852 Luchterhand Literaturverlag Frankfurt am Main 1989 ISBN 978 3 630 61852 4 S 144 150 Warum sind Sie aus Ihrem Land gefluchtet In Anja Tuckermann Hrsg In die Flucht geschlagen Geschichten aus dem bundesdeutschen Asyl Sammlung Luchterhand Nr 0852 Band 0852 Luchterhand Literaturverlag Frankfurt am Main 1989 ISBN 978 3 630 61852 4 S 151 157 Screenplay edit Asylum Dokumentarfilm Kurzfilm 1984 Regie Friedrich KlutschReferences edit a b Dogu Cengiz 6 March 2009 Der Mensch Buch gebunden Cengiz Dogu in German BoD Books on Demand ISBN 9783837035254 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a website ignored help a b Ein literarisches Wiedersehen nach 20 Jahren donaukurier de in German a b c d e f Mit Poesie gegen den Hass Suddeutsche Zeitung in German Balbierer Thomas Kompromisslose Kampferin Suddeutsche de in German Alternative anbieten Suddeutsche Zeitung in German initiative 21 Grundung www initiative21 com Asyl Deutsche Filmbewertung und Medienbewertung FBW in German Asyl Filmdetail HFF Munchen www hff muenchen de in German Retrieved 2020 08 29 50 Jahre Werkkreis Literatur der Arbeitswelt Westfalenspiegel in German 2020 03 03 Retrieved 2020 08 29 Startseite www literaturhaus muenchen de in German Retrieved 2020 08 29 Cengiz Dogu 13 March 2016 Warum sind Sie aus Ihrem Land gefluchtet PDF ked nordkirche de p 36 Retrieved 3 May 2023 External links editLiterature by and about Cengiz Dogu in the German National Library catalogue Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cengiz Dogu amp oldid 1220813984, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
