Sabahattin Eyüboğlu

Sabahattin Eyüboğlu (* 1908 in Akçaabat, Turkey, † January 13, 1973 in Istanbul, Turkey) was a Turkish writer, literary critic and translator.

Life and work

From 1928 to 1932 he studied language, literature and aesthetics in Dijon, Lyon and Paris. After his return he taught from 1933 to 1939 French Language and Literature at the University of Istanbul. Between 1939 and 1947 he conducted in Ankara, the Translation Bureau of the Ministry of National Education.

After a second stay in France 1947/1948 he taught from 1950 at the University of Istanbul Comparative Turkish and French literature, as well as at the Technical University and the School of Art History of Art.

After the coup of 27 May 1960, he was recalled and was allowed to teach only at the Technical University on. Together with Vedat Günyol he translated excerpts from Tribun du Peuple ou Le Defenseur des droits de l' homme (1795 ) by François Noël Babeuf into Turkish. For this he was tried and acquitted in 1963 after a long process in 1966.

After the coup of 12 March 1971 he was arrested on charges of communist conspiracy. Released in late 1972, he died shortly afterwards, on 13 January 1973 the consequences of detention and torture.

Quotes about Sabahattin Eyüboğlu

" In Sabahattin Eyüboğlu we greet a friend of the French Revolution, a passionate defender of liberty. "

Works (selection)

Books:

• Avrupa Resminde Gerçeklik Duygusu (1952, with Mazhar Ş. İpşiroğlu )
• Fatih Albümüne Bakış (1952, with M. İpşiroğlu )
• Mavi ve Kara (1961 )
• Yunus Emre'ye Selam (1966 )
• Yunus Emre (1971 )
• Sanat üzerine Denemeler (1974 )
• Pir Sultan Abdal (1977 )
• Köy Enstitüleri üzerine (1979 )

Documentaries:

• Hitit Güneşi (1956, with Mazhar Şevket İpşiroğlu ve Aziz Albek ) - received in 1956 a second prize ( Silver Bear ) at the International Film Festival Berlin
• Siyah Kalem (1958 )
• Surname (1959 )
• Anadolu yollari (1959 )