Mehdi Halıcı (born 10 April 1927 in Konya, died 8 April 2008 in İzmir) was a Turkish writer of Kurdish origin who wrote several novels and books about Kurdish and Turkish culture and history.[1][2] He was also widely known as Cemşid Bender, the pseudonym he used for books and articles on the Kurdish culture and history.
Mehdi Halıcı | |
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| Born | April 10, 1927 |
| Died | April 8, 2008 (aged 80) Izmir, Turkey |
| Other names | Cemşid Bender |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, writer |
| Years active | 1951–2005 |
| Spouse | Ayla Halıcı |
Personal life edit
Halıcı was born to Sabri Bey, a carpet salesman from Kiğı who settled in Konya. Sabri was a well-known disciple of Said Nursi.[3] Halıcı was the brother of poet and politician Feyzi Halıcı and food writer Nevin Halıcı and an uncle to businessman and politician Emrehan Halıcı and sociologist Nilgün Çelebi.
Works edit
Among the books written by Halıcı are Konya sazı ve türküleri (1985)[4][5] and Karides durağı: hikâyeler (1967).[6]
References edit
- ^ "Mehdi Halıcı Ağabeyin vasiyeti vardı". saidnursi.de. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ^ "Yeni Asya Gazetesi". yeniasya.com.tr. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ^ "Said Nursi'nin talebesi babam Sabri Halıcı". Risale Haber (in Turkish). 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Konya sazı ve türküleri in SearchWorks". searchworks.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ^ Mehdi Halıcı. Konya saz ve Türküleri. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ^ Halıcı, M. (1967). Karides durağı: hikâyeler. Çağrı Yayınları.