Samim Kocagöz Explained

Samim Kocagöz
Birth Date:	13 February 1916
Birth Place:	Söke, Ottoman Empire
Occupation:	Writer
Nationality:	Turkey
Death Place:	İzmir, Turkey

Samim Kocagöz (born 13 February 1916, Söke – 5 September 1993, İzmir), was a Turkish novelist.^[1]

Biography

He graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Turkish Language and Literature in 1942. Between 1942 and 1945 he studied art history at the University of Lausanne. After returning to Turkey, he taught literature at Izmir Trade School and art history at the State Conservatory for a while. He was engaged in farming in Söke.^{[2] [3]}

Bibliography

Novel

• İkinci Dünya
• Bir Şehrin İki Kapısı
• Yılan Hikayesi
• Onbinlerin Dönüşü
• Kalpaklılar
• Doludizgin
• Bir Karış Toprak
• Bir Çift Öküz
• İzmir'in İçinde
• Tartışma
• Mor Ötesi
• Eski Toprak

Story

• "Telli Kavak"
• "Sam Amca"
• "Sığınak"
• "Cihan Şoförü"
• "Ahmet'in Kuzuları"
• "Yolun Üstündeki Kaya"
• "Yağmurdaki Kız"
• "Alandaki Delikanlı"
• "Gecenin Soluğu"
• "Koca Öküzün Ölümü"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Türk edebiyatında kurtuluş savaşı.
2. Web site: Sözlüğü. Türk Edebiyatı İsimler. Samim Kocagöz. 2021-08-28. teis.yesevi.edu.tr.
3. Web site: 2018-12-05. HALİL KOCAGÖZ – KİMDİR. 2021-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003345/http://www.siirparki.com/hakocagoz.html. 5 December 2018.