Haşmet M. Gürkan (1932-1992)
	Born in 1932 in Nicosia, the author and an authority on history of Nicosia, Hasmet Gürkan was educated as a dentist at Istanbul University. While a practicing dentist, he produced a considerable amount of research work on the history of Cyprus, in particular that of his beloved Nicosia (sometimes under pseudonyms of Hüseyin Sencer, Ümit Ergeç, Lefkosali ve Ilhan Gündüz). Some of his works include: Kibris Tarihinden Sayfalar (1982) Bir Zamanlar Kibris'ta (1986)  A Glance At Historic Nicosia (1987) Polis Çalismalarinin Toplumsal Görünümü  (a translation from P. Machlovzarides) Dünkü ve Bugünkü Lefkosa (1989). On 21 March 1992 Hasmet M. Gürkan died and with him Turkish-Cypriot literature has lost one if its prominent figures.
	"Geçen gün avluya çiktigim bir sirada farkettim, kirlangiçlar gelmis... Önce ötüslerini duydum... Kulaklarima inanamayarak seslerin geldigi tarafa baktim. Iki kirlangiç tepemde uçusup duruyorlar... Içimi bir sevinç doldurdu... Kirlangiçlar yazin habercisiydiler..." Hasmet Gürkan
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