Mehdi Halıcı Explained

Mehdi Halıcı
Birth Date:	10 April 1927
Birth Place:	Konya, Turkey
Death Place:	Izmir, Turkey
Othername:	Cemşid Bender
Occupation:	Lawyer, writer
Yearsactive:	1951–2005
Spouse:	Ayla Halıcı

Mehdi Halıcı (born 10 April 1927 in Konya, died 8 April 2008 in İzmir) was a Kurdish writer from Turkey 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.

Personal life

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

Among the books written by Halıcı are Konya sazı ve türküleri (1985)^{[4] [5]} and Karides durağı: hikâyeler (1967).^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mehdi Halıcı Ağabeyin vasiyeti vardı. saidnursi.de. 2014-09-18.
2. Web site: Yeni Asya Gazetesi. yeniasya.com.tr. 2014-09-18.
3. Web site: Said Nursi'nin talebesi babam Sabri Halıcı. 2013-11-12. Risale Haber. tr. 2020-04-18.
4. Web site: Konya sazı ve türküleri in SearchWorks. searchworks.stanford.edu. 2014-09-18.
5. Book: [{{Google books |plainurl=yes |id=lMl6HAAACAAJ }} Konya saz ve Türküleri ]. Mehdi Halıcı . 2014-09-18.
6. Book: [{{Google books |plainurl=yes |id=ngrWAAAAMAAJ }} Karides durağı: hikâyeler]. Halıcı, M.. 1967. Çağrı Yayınları .