Sunay Akın facts for kids
Sunay Akın is a famous Turkish poet, writer, and TV host. He was born on September 12, 1962. He is also known for being a philanthropist, which means he helps others. Sunay Akın started the amazing Istanbul Toy Museum.
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Who is Sunay Akın?
Sunay Akın was born in a city called Trabzon in Turkey. He grew up loving poetry. Two famous poets, Orhan Veli Kanık and Cemal Süreya, greatly influenced his writing style.
His Poetry Style
Sunay Akın's poems are usually short and gentle. They often have a musical feel to them. He also likes to use funny jokes and puns (wordplay) in his poems.
The Istanbul Toy Museum
Sunay Akın has a huge collection of over 7,000 toys! Some of these toys are nearly 200 years old. About 4,000 of them are shown at the İstanbul Toy Museum. He opened this special museum in 2005. It's a fun place to see toys from different times and places.
TV and Radio Shows
Sunay Akın has been a host on many TV and radio shows. He co-hosts a TV show called "Yaşamdan Dakikalar" ("Minutes from Life") on tv8. He has also hosted shows like "Mahya Işıkları" and "Stüdyo İstanbul" on TRT 2. On the radio, he hosted "Veşaire...Veşaire" on Yaşam Radyo.
Teaching and Public Speaking
Sunay Akın also shares his knowledge with others. He gives lectures at Marmara University and Müjdat Gezen Art School. He also teaches at his own museum, the İstanbul Toy Museum. He often performs one man shows and speaks at conferences in Turkey and other countries.
Writing for Newspapers
Sunay Akın writes a regular column for the newspaper Cumhuriyet. His column is named "Kule Cambazı" ("Tower Acrobat"). This name is a nod to İstanbul's famous Maiden's Tower.
Awards
Sunay Akın has received awards for his poetry:
- 1987: He won the Halil Kocagöz Poem Award for his poems called "Noktalı Virgül" ("Semicolon").
- 1990: He won the Orhon Murat Arıburnu Poem Award for his poem "Makiler" ("Maquis").
His Works
Early Poems and Journals
Sunay Akın's first poems were printed in different magazines in 1984. In 1989, he started his own poetry journal called "Yeni Yaprak" ("New Page"). This journal was a tribute to a famous journal from 1949 by Orhan Veli. "Yeni Yaprak" was published with other poets and had sixteen issues.
In 1990, Akın helped publish another poetry journal called "Olmaz" (Won't Happen). In 1991, he was part of a special poem called "Barış için dizeler" ("Lines for Peace"). In this poem, 81 Turkish poets each wrote a part without knowing what others wrote. Many famous Turkish writers were part of this project.
Where His Works Were Published
His poems have appeared in many magazines and collections. These include publications like Milliyet Sanat, Varlık, and Journal of poetry & literature. He also wrote essays about poetry and art history for the Cumhuriyet newspaper's "Gezi" supplement.
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