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Prof. Dr. İskender Pala was born in Uşak in 1958. He finished at Cumhuriyet primary school and Kütahya High School. He graduated from the Literature Department in the Faculty of Letters at Istanbul University in 1979. Between 1979 and 1982, Pala taught in the Turcology Institute at Istanbul University. He then completed his doctoral degree at Istanbul University in 1983. Pala started his academic career at the intercollegiate committee of YÖK and Bosphorus University (1986-1987). He also gave lectures on Divan Literature in the US as an Associate Professor in 1993. Between 1987 and 1994, Pala served as a senior lieutenant in the Turkish Marine and worked for establishing the Marine History archives. He also edited translations and research books on Ottoman Marine History in 1994-1996. Between 1996 and 1997, Pala gave lectures on Ottoman Literature at Mimar Sinan University and worked for the Islamic Research Center. He received the title of Professor at Istanbul Culture University in 1998. Since 1997, he has given lectures at Istanbul Culture University. He prepared and presented the TV program “Şairane” on TRT and “Divaniçe” on TRT 2. He has prepared Turkish Language and Turkish Literature books for intermediary and high school between 1990 and 1997. Besides journals and columns on art, culture and literature in Zaman newspaper, Pala has written texts, stories and narratives of Divan Literature transcribed in common language in literary magazines. He has also given public seminars on Reciting Poetry and on Divan Literature in Altunizade and at the Tarık Zafer Tunaya Culture Center in Istanbul. Currently, Pala teaches at Uşak University.
Awards:
1989, Writers’ Union of Turkey Award for Encyclopedic Dictionary of Divan Poetry
1990, Turkish Language Institute Award for Encyclopedic Dictionary of Divan Poetry
1996, Writers’ Union of Turkey Award of Inquiry
2001, Kayseri Writers’ Guild Award for Best Person in Literature
2001, YTB Uşak Award of People’s Hero
His books:
Katre-i Matem (Cen Boy)
Şah & Sultan
Sözün Özünden Dünden Bugüne Atasözleri
Şahane Gazeller 3 / Nâbi, Nedim Şeyh Galib
Şahane Gazeller 2 / Bâki, Nef′î, Nailî
Şahane Gazeller 1 / Ahmet Paşa, Necati, Fuzûli
Şahir Fâtih: Avnî / Fâtih Sultan Mehmet
İki Darve Arasında
Katre-i Matem
Mevlid
Dört Güzeller
Aşkname
Kitab-ı Aşk
Mevlana
Kırk Ambar
Kadılar Kitabı
Kırkıncı Kapı
Şahane Gazeller 10
Şahane Gazeller 9
Şahane Gazeller 8
Akademik Divan Şiiri Araştırmaları
Hilye-i Saadet
Şahane Gazeller 7
Şiirler Şairler Meclisler
Kahve Molası
Hayriyye
Gül Şiirleri
Şahane Gazeller 6
Divan Edebiyatı
Perişan Gazeller
Şairlerin Dilinden
Müstesna Güzeller
Şahane Gazeller 5
Aşina Güzeller
İki Dirhem Bir Çekirdek
Leylâ ile Mecnun
Şahane Gazeller 4
Kronolojik Divan Şiiri Antolojisi
Kırıklar Meclisi
Güldeste
Ansiklopedik Divan Şiiri Sözlüğü
Şahane Gazeller 3
Efsane Güzeller
Gözgü
Su Kasidesi
Şahane Gazeller 2
Babil′de Ölüm İstanbul′da Aşk
Âyine
Tavan Arası
Divane Güzeller
Ah Mine′l-Aşk
... ve Gazel Yeniden
Mir′at
Şahane Gazeller 1
Perî-şan Güzeller
Şi′r-i Kadîm
Düşte Kalan
Kudemânın Kırk Atlısı
Kırk Güzeller Çeşmesi
Reference: iskenderpala.net, tr.wikipedia.org, google.com.tr/images |
