Poet (b. 1939, Kahramanmaraş – d. 5 Temmuz 2008, İstanbul). He attended the İstiklal Secondary School
(1953), High School of Kahramanmaraş (1959) and graduated from Ankara
University, Faculty of Language, History and Geography, Department of Turkish
Language and Literature (1971). He worked as a civil officer at the Press
Office of the Ministry of National Education, assistant branch director of
Periodicals at the National Library, as a teacher and the chairman of City
Library in Kahramanmaraş, as the general secretary of İstanbul Turkish
Classical Music State Conservatory, as the head of the Training Department of
Human Resources at the Ministry of Industry. He worked as contracted employee
at the State Planning Organization. He was elected a deputy from the Motherland
Party in Kahramanmaraş and entered the parliament. After the termination of his
duty at the parliament (1991), he moved to İstanbul and continued his studies
here.
His first work
was published in the art supplement of the local newspaper Gençlik in
Kahramanmaraş in 1956. His poems and essays were published in the reviews Hamle,
Yeni İstiklal (1966), Diriliş, Çıkış, Büyük Doğu, Edebiyat,
Mavera and Yedi İklim. Beyazıt was among the founders of the reviews
Edebiyat, Mavera and Yedi İklim. When he was at high school,
he published a review named Hamle for a few issues together with his
friends, which was previously published by Nuri Pakdil. He edited the art page
of the newspaper Engizek. He was the owner and editor-in-chief of Akabe Publishing
and the review Mavera. He wrote
columns in some newspapers.
His first poetry book titled Sebep Ey (Reason Oh!) that included his poems on the revolts of
Muslims against imperialists drew great attention. According to the poet,
poetry should always involve an historical dimension and it should open a door
to metaphysics and the reflections of daily life. He highlights the message in
his poems. His poetic understanding has been formed especially by the Great
East and Sezai Karakoç.
Bayazıt collected the Writers Union of Turkey Press Award with his book
titled İpek Yolu’ndan Afganistan’a (From the Silk Road to Afghanistan), where he collected his
impressions during a trip to Afghanistan (1981). He was selected as the Poet of
Year by the Writers Union of Turkey in 1987 with his second poetry book titled Risaleler
(Letters). He is a member of the Writers Union of Turkey and the
Association of Turkish Parliamentarians.
WORKS:
POETRY: Sebep Ey (Reason
Oh!, 1972), Risaleler (Letters, 1987), Şiirler (Poems, all peoms, 1992), Gelecek
Zaman Risalesi (The Letter of
Future Time, 2000).
TRAVEL LITERATURE: İpek Yolundan Afganistan'a (From the Silk Road to Afghanistan, 1985).
REFERENCE: Aylık Dergi (Temmuz-Eylül
1982), Gurbet Edebiyat Dergisi (sayı: 8, Şubat 1984), Rasim Özdenören / Bir
Şairin Ünlemi “Sebeb Ey” (Ruhun Malzemeleri, 1986), Mehmet Kaplan / Cumhuriyet
Devri Türk Şiiri (1973, s. 557-564), İhsan Işık / Yazarlar Sözlüğü (1990, 1998)
- Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) – Resimli ve Metin Örnekli
Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2007, 2009), Recep
Garip / Sebep Ey Üzerine... Erdem Bayazıt’la (Ay Vakti seçkisi, Kasım 2000),
TBE Ansiklopedisi (c.1, 2001), Ahmet Kabaklı / Türk Edebiyatı (c. 4, 11. bas.
2002, s. 703-704), Sezai Coşkun / Erdem Bayazıt’