Güven Turan
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BornDecember 2, 1943
Sinop
Sinop
OccupationPoet, writer, translator
NationalityTurkey
EducationAnkara University
Güven Turan | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 2, 1943 Sinop |
| Occupation | Poet, writer, translator |
| Nationality | Turkey |
| Education | Ankara University |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Notable awards | 2016 PEN Turkey Poetry Award[1] |
Güven Turan (born 2 December 1943 , Gerze), a Turkish poet, writer, translator.[2]
He was born in Sinop, Gerze in 1944, and completed his secondary education at Maarif College in Samsun. He graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Language, History, and Geography, Department of English Language and Literature in 1968. He completed his master's degree at the same university in 1973 and worked as an English lecturer.[3] 1976–1995 working advertising unit in Istanbul.[4]
