Urkiye Mine Balman
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Urkiye Mine Balman in Lefke
is a author
and poet
who graduated from the Cyprus Turkish Teachers' Training College in 1946 and worked as a teacher in Cyprus
.
Balman has written on a wide variety genres, but her works are mostly romantic poems describing sometimes a lonesome village girl or country life and long-distance romances.
Balman has published her works in Yesilada, Türk Dili, and Türk'e Dogru literary magazines in Turkey
.
Some of her poems have also been set to music by Turkish Cypriot musicians.
Lefke
Lefke may refer to two different Turkish cities;* It is the former name of Orhaneli, in Bursa Province* For the town in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, see Lefka...
is a author
Author
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and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
who graduated from the Cyprus Turkish Teachers' Training College in 1946 and worked as a teacher in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
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Balman has written on a wide variety genres, but her works are mostly romantic poems describing sometimes a lonesome village girl or country life and long-distance romances.
Balman has published her works in Yesilada, Türk Dili, and Türk'e Dogru literary magazines in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
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Some of her poems have also been set to music by Turkish Cypriot musicians.
Works
- Yurduma Giden Yollar ("The Roads that Lead to My Home") 1952
- Kibris Turk Yazininin Ilk Kadin Sairlerinden URKIYE MINE BALMAN 2003