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 Researcher, journalist
and poet. Born in Nicosia
in 1935, Adali finished his secondary education in Antalya, Turkey where
his family emigrated while he was three years old. In 1954, he returned
to Cyprus, and held several posts at Cyprus Turkish Communal Chamber.
Adali was assasinated in July 1996, by right-wing terrorists for
his critical articles published in the papers.
He published the Nacak newspaper (1959) for the
K.T.Federasyonu,
and later the Besparmak and Uyari literary and art journals
(1958-61) together with Osman
Turkay and Fuat
Veziroglu. He then served in the civil service of the Cyprus Republic,
Autonomous Turkish Cypriot administration, Turkish Federated State of Cyprus (TFSC), and
T.R. of Northern Cyprus. He retired when he was the head of
the Department of Population and Birth Registration.
In the beginning of his literary life, Adali's writings were tended
to be rather more nationalist, which has given way to a more pacifist style
over the years. His latest writings show his `opposition identity' in a
political sense. Adali, however, did not published his poems in the form
of a book. His publications include several research studies, satire, political
writings, and plays, some of which include: Dagarcik (travel writings,
1963), Koy Raporlari 1,2,3 (Village Reports, 1961-1963), Cirkin Politikaci
Pof (political satire, 1969), Hayvanistan (satire, 1969), Kopru (play,
1969), Nasreddin Hoca ve Kibris (1971), Sancili Toplum (1969), 9 Mart Diyalogu
(1968), Sago (play, 1970). He wrote a column From Blue Cyprus in
the daily Yeniduzen.
One of Adali's poems, Kentin Isiklarinda Tutku (Obsession
at the Lights of the City) is given below:
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| Kentin
Isiklarinda Tutku |
Kentin isiklariyla baslar donenceler donmeye
Butun Tanrilar icimden gecer,
Bir diyecegim var bir ezik yurecige
Dinletemem o boslukta simdi salt;
Butun Tanrilar icimden gecer.
Kentin isiklariyla tekerlekler dar yollarda donuyor
Butun yorgunluklar geldigi gibi gitmez.
Dayan yuregim, bu bosluk umutsuzluk boslugu degil
Karanligi isiklar bekliyor, bekleyecek
Butun yorgunluklar geldigi gibi gitmez.
Kentin isiklariyla sevici yeller esti, esecek
Butun baslarda bu dert, bu sizi,
Ne gun dogacak bekledigimiz kadinsi yuz
Bu bulut gecince baslayacak boslugumuz
Butun baslarda bu dert, bu sizi.
Kentin isiklariyla aradi gozler otede
Butun kollar yaptigindan utansin
Bu yurecik ezilince guler mi? sen simdi kotu
Isiklari karanliklar bekliyor, bekleyecek;
Butun kollar yaptigindan utansin.
Kentin isiklariyla aradi dondu baslar son
Butun insanlar kotu, sen simdi iyi
Bir diyecegim var, bir ezik yurecige
Dinletemem, o boslukta simdi salt;
Butun insanlar kotu, sen simdi iyi
Kentin isiklariyla yurecik gitti, gidecek
Butun sevgiler boyle, git simdi uyu,
Bu bosluk umutsuzluk boslugu degil
Butun Tanrilar icimden gecer;
Butun sevgiler boyle, git simdi uyu
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(Kibris
Turk Siiri Antolojisi, 1995)
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