POETRY
TEACHER!
โPOEM by Yahya Azeroฤlu
(Translated from Turkish)
This world is on its way,
Nur is written in your minds;
On the branches of the saplings we plant,
You are not a shell, you are the real essence, teacher!
If you take ownership of everything national,
I always admire that upright stance,
On the white page of my national history,
You are the word written in gold, teacher!
The owner of intelligence and foresight,
You are the winner of every race,
Like Mustafa Kemal ATATรRK,
You are the eye that sees the future, teacher!
I wrote life to read,
To weave like lace,
To warm up in the furnace of knowledge,
You are the ember that ignites and burns, teacher!
Azeroฤlu, even if your rose fades in the vineyard,
Even if you have a thousand troubles in your heart,
Even if your salaries are just an ear to the camel,
You are the face that smiles at life, teacher!
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(Translated from TURKISH)
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Yahya Azeroฤlu
Born in 1955 in Yukarฤฑ Topraklฤฑ village of Ayrฤฑlฤฑk district of Iฤdฤฑr, got his primary and secondary education in Iฤdฤฑr.ย Then, he then proceeded to Germany, where he studied foreign languages for 2 years.ย After spending many years in various European countries, he returned to Turkey in 1983 and currently resides in Antalya, Tรผrkiye. Continuing his cultural activities in Turkey, Azeroฤlu was accepted to Eskiลehir Anadolu University, Department of Public Administration, while continuing to write poems and articles.ย Later, he founded the Iฤdฤฑr Poets and Writers Association in 1994 and served as its President for 15 years.ย
Azeroฤlu is a member of the Professional Association of Scientific and Literary Works of Tรผrkiye, โFREAKINGโ. โQUIET SCREAMSโ โTake an example from ATATURKโ โTAKE UNDER THE FLAGโ. Prof.ย Dr (F) Yahya Azeroฤlu has published 9 books, including โALKIZIL, THE EPIC VILLAGE IN THE ARAS VALLEYโ and โTURANIAN DAYS IN IRANโ.ย He participated in many conferences held in Europe.ย His poems received first prizes in many poetry competitions.ย His poems were composed and notated by composers, and he became the subject of news in the famous BILD newspaper published in Germany.ย
Poet-researcher Writer Yahya Azeroฤlu was awarded the poet of the year award in Antalya in 2020.ย He was awarded the literary award of the year in Tabriz in 2021. Azerbaijani scientist prof. Dr.ย Ramiz Hesemli wrote a book called โTuran Yolcusuโ about the poet writer Yahya Azeroฤlu. Another book titled โTuran is the voice of the Turk in the worldโ was also written about Yahya Azeroฤlu by the poet-writer Banu Hษsษn Qฤฑzฤฑ Musayeva, In 2017, his life was written by the students of Akdeniz University, and his art was shot as a documentary.
Yahya Azeroฤlu was also awarded the (F) Prof. Diploma on philology by the Azerbaijani Science and Education Center. Yahya Azeroฤlu, a member of the printers union of Azerbaijan and Turkey, is also a member of the writers and literati union of Uzbekistan, Tabriz, Kirkuk, (TรSKรM) Turkish World Yahya Azeroฤlu, and Chairman of the Art and Culture Center.
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