Mehmet Altun
Mehmet Altun is a contemporary Turkish poet. Born in 1977, in Kars, he studied Business Administration then graduated in Archeology and Art-History as a Prehistorian at the University of İstanbul. He also has an MA degree as an Ancient-Historian also from the University of İstanbul, and worked at the Universita di Roma “La Sapienza” as a researcher between 2008-2009.
Altun’s poetry, articles, critics, photo-interviews, news and interviews have been published in many magazines. In 2004, Altun was given a special mention in Yaşar Nabi Nayır Poetry Awards. He published his first book of poetry entitled Rüyamda Hayat Vardıin same year, and published his seconcollection Su Zılgıtlarıand third Yukarı Denizin 2008. Two further books are forthcoming. One is another poetry collection Lapis Lazuliand the other is an academic work about origin of state Sıfırdan Üçüncü Bin Yıla Kadarki Süreçte Yukarı Mezopotamya’da Ortaya Çıkan Devlet’İn Temelleri ve İnşâsı.
Altun has worked as a journalist, archeologist and he is currently working as an editor in a publishing house.
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