Shakir Kurtumlush

Shakir Kurtumlush is born in Eskişehir in 1958. He completed his primary and secondary education here. He graduated from the Department of Eastern Languages at the Faculty of Literature, Istanbul University. He has worked in various newspapers and magazines since 1977.
He worked for a long time as the editor of the Art-Literature page at Yeni Devir newspaper. In 1980 he published a literary magazine called Tin Yazıtları (Tin Inscriptions). He took part in the establishment of İnsan Publications.

During his high school years in Eskişehir, he and his friends launched a wall newspaper called Fecir. His first article was published in Yeni Devir newspaper in 1976, and his first poem was published in Mavera Magazine in 1978. His first poetry book, Ah Güzel Bir Gün, was published in 1985 by Akabe Publications.
His poems and articles have been published in magazines such as Yönelişler, Mavera, Aylık Dergi, Ay Vakti, Bir Nokta, Edebiyat Ortamı, Şiar, Hece, Muhit, and Yedi İklim.
Two biography works, Hz. Hamza and Bilal-i Habeşi, were published by Beyan Publications. He currently works as the Literature Series editor at Çıra Publishing Group and gives writing workshop lessons for high school and university students at various institutions.