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Mehmet Güreli was born in Istanbul in 1949. He graduated from the middle division of the Austria Lycee / Sankt Georg and the upper division of Hürriyet College. He studied philosophy at Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature. He started to work at Hürriyet, a national newspaper in 1976. His book "Sıcak Bir Göz", a collection of short stories, was published in 1985. In 1987 he produced a 16 mm film entitled "Vapurlar" (18-min.). In 1988 he released a music cassette with the same name. His second book of short stories, "Alope′nin Odası" was published in 1993. In 1995 "Cihangir′de Bir Gece" was published as a music cassette and CD, and Vapurlar was released in the latter format. In 1999, he released a music cassette and CD, entitled “Yağmur”. He also produced "Necdet Mahfi Ayral" Documentary (44-min.) in 2003 and “Journey to Istanbul from the eyes of World Writers” (63-min.) in 2006.
Exhibitions:
1998, Milli Reasürans Art Gallery, Istanbul.
1999, Selvin Art Gallery, Ankara.
1999, Tolga Eti Art Gallery, Istanbul.
1999, Coşku Art Gallery, Izmir.
2000, Milli Reasürans Art Gallery. Istanbul.
2003, "Iyi Kuşlar Kötü Kuşlar", Artium Sanatevi.
2005, “Tahtalar ve Şapkalar”, Artium Sanatevi.
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