MEHMET CAN DOĞAN

MEHMET CAN DOĞAN was born in 1969 in Aksaray, located in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. He received higher education in the field of Turkish Language and Literature. He completed his doctorate in New Turkish Literature; became an associate professor and professor. He currently teaches as a professor at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Faculty of Communication. His poems, research and criticism articles, and essays have been published in Turkey’s most respected literary magazines. In addition to eight poetry books, he has many research and criticism books about modern Turkish literature. His books are published by Yapı Kredi Publications, one of Turkey’s most prestigious and respected publishing houses. He received the Attilâ İlhan Poetry Award and the Necip Fazıl Poetry Award.

Some of his works include:

Poetry: Mene Tekel Feres (Mene Tekel Feres), Törenler ve Komplolar (Ceremonies and Conspiracies), Şaman (The Shaman), Boyunca (All Along), Attar (The Herbalist), Üvey İkiz (The Step Twin), Camekân (The Showcase), Başka Türlü de Olur (It Can Be Different-Collected Poems), Ben Size Çok Geldim (I came to you so much). 

Research, criticism and essay: Şair Sözü (Poet’s Word), Türkiye’de Şiir Dergileri: Şairler Mezarlığı (1909-2008) (The Poetry Magazines in Turkey: A Cemetery of Poets, 1909-2008), Poetry Magazines in Turkey: Poets Cemetery (1909–2008), Şiir Arkeolojisi (Archaeology of Poetry), Modern Türk Şiiri (Modern Turkish Poetry-Facts, Trends, Movements), Şiirin Retoriği (Rhetoric of Poetry).