Rıfat Ilgaz facts for kids

Rıfat Ilgaz (born May 7, 1911 – died July 7, 1993) was a famous Turkish teacher, writer, and poet. He is best known for his popular novel, "Hababam Sınıfı" (The Class of Chaos). This book was even made into a movie! Rıfat Ilgaz wrote many different kinds of stories. He wrote poems, funny stories, novels, and even books for children. He often wrote about the lives and struggles of everyday people. Because of his writings, he sometimes faced difficulties, but he kept writing. His book "Karartma Geceleri" (Blackout Nights) was once not allowed to be published, but it later became a very important book. His books are now published by Çınar Publications, a company he started with his son.

Rıfat Ilgaz: His Life Story

Rıfat Ilgaz was born in Cide, a town in what was then the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey). He became one of Turkey's most well-known and active writers. He wrote over sixty books! Rıfat Ilgaz started writing poems when he was still in junior school. He grew up to be a writer who focused on real-life issues in his stories. His poems are great examples of writing that shows the lives of ordinary people.

Even though he didn't belong to a specific political group, he wrote about people's difficulties. This made his work seem to come from a left-wing point of view. Like other writers of his time, Rıfat Ilgaz sometimes faced challenges because of what he published.

Besides writing, he also had a successful career as a teacher of Turkish literature. He wrote for a literary magazine called Adımlar between 1943 and 1944. In 1946, he helped start a popular funny weekly magazine called Marko Paşa. He worked on this magazine with other famous writers like Aziz Nesin and Sabahattin Ali.

Rıfat Ilgaz passed away in Istanbul on July 7, 1993, due to lung problems. He was buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.

His Amazing Books and Stories

Here are some of the many books and stories Rıfat Ilgaz wrote:

• Apartıman Çocukları
• Bacaksız Okulda
• Bacaksız Plajda
• Cart Curt
• Çalış Osman Çiftlik Senin
• Devam
• Don Kişot Istanbul'da
• Garibin Horozu
• Geçmişe Mazi
• Güvercinim Uyur mu?
• Hababam Sınıfı (1975) (This book was made into a movie!)
• Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı (1975) (This one was also made into a movie!)
• Hababam Sınıfı Baskında (Another book made into a movie!)
• Hababam Sınıfı İcraatın İçinde
• Hababam Sınıfı Uyanıyor
• Hoca Nasrettin Ve Çömezleri
• Karadeniz'in Kıyıcığında
• Karartma Geceleri (1990) (This book was also made into a movie!)
• Kırk Yıl Once Kırk Yıl Sonra
• Kulağımız Kirişte
• Nerde Kalmıştık
• Nerde O Eski Usturalar
• Ocak Katırı Alagöz
• Öksüz Civciv
• Pijamalılar
• Radarın Anahtarı
• Rüşvetin Alamancası
• Sarı Yazma
• Sınıf
• Soluk Soluğa/Karakılçık/Uzak Değil
• Sosyal Kadınlar Partisi
• Şeker Kutusu
• Üsküdar'da Sabah Oldu
• Yarenlik
• Yaşadıkça
• Yıldız Karayel
• Yokuş Yukarı
• Halime Kaptan

See also

• List of contemporary Turkish poets