Writer and translator.

Nezîr Ocek was born in 1961 in Xumar (Dalbastı), a village in the town of Şaxê (Çatak) in Wan (Van) Province. He attended primary and secondary school in Van and completed his high school education in Cizre. Afterwards, he headed for Syria, where he studied in the Damascus Library and graduated from the Department of Arabic Language and Literature. In 2002, he received Kurdish education at the Kurdish Institute of Istanbul. In 2004, he taught Kurdish grammar and literature in a Kurdish language course that was opened officially in Van. In 2006, he played a part in the foundation and administration of Kurdî-Der (The Kurdish Language Association) in Van, and has been involved in the field of Kurdish language since then. Nezîr Ocek currently lives in Van and continues to be active in this field.

Works:

Translations:

Xoxek û Hezar Xox (One Peach, A Thousand Peaches), Samad Behrangi, Sîtav Editions, 2014

Rastî û Nîgaşa Rojekê (24 Restless Hours), Samad Behrangi, Sîtav Editions, 2014

Çîroka Hezkirinê (The Tale of Love), Samad Behrangi, Sîtav Editions, 2014

Masiya Reş a Biçûk (The Little Black Fish), Samad Behrangi, Sîtav Editions, 2014

Kevokvanê Keçel (The Bald Pigeon Keeper), Samad Behrangi, Sîtav Editions, 2014

Zarokê Silkfiroş (The Little Sugar Beet Vendor), Samad Behrangi, Sîtav Editions, 2014

Stêrê û Pitika Axiver (Ulduz and the Talking Doll), Samad Behrangi, Sîtav Editions, 2014

Stêrê û Qirik (Ulduz and the Crows), Samad Behrangi, Sîtav Editions, 2014

Serpêhatiyên Kuliyeke Berfê (The Adventures of a Snowflake), Samad Behrangi, Sîtav Editions, 2014

Language book:

Waneyên Rêzimana Kurmancî (A Course Book in Kurmanji Grammar), Sîtav Editions, 2014

Research and scholarship:

Edebiyata Kurdî (Kurdish Literature), Sîtav Editions, 2016