Researcher and writer.

Eyüp Güven was born in 1963 in Dêrika Çîyayê Mazî (Derik) in Mêrdîn (Mardin). He began his studies in the Department of French Language at Dicle University in 1979, but could not finish because of the military coup d’état in 1980. In 1990, he began doing research on his own. His first work was published in 2008. He worked intermittently as a member and manager for Kurdish cultural and art. He is currently one of the executives of the Kurdish Writers’ Association and a member of its Mardin branch. Güven lives in Derik.

Works:

Novels:

Kulmek Morîkên Şînbirîk (A Handful of Rich Blue Beads), Ronahî Editions, 2009

Guhar (Guhar), Ronahî Editions, 2010

Guhar, in Turkish, Yaba Editions, 2011

Penaberên Jîyaneke Têkoşer (Refugees of a Life of Struggle), Ar Editions, 2015

Dayîka Serwet (Mother Servet), Ar Editions, 2016

Poetry:

Şiirlerim (My Poems), self-published, 2008

Ji Doh û Heya Îro Helbestên Min (My Collected Poems), self-published, 2008

Research and Scholarship:

Derik Tarihi (The History of Derik), self-published, 2008

Derik (Derik), self-published, 2008

Awards:

Plaque of the DKDD (Derik Culture and Solidarity Association – Istanbul)

Plaque of the Municipality of Şişli, Istanbul

Contact information:

Email address: eyyupguven47@gmail.com

Personal site: www.eyyupguven.com