User:Rifat Emin

RIFAT EMIN

Art historian, translator, lybrarian, poet, writter, musician, culturologist, visual artist, designer.

He was born in 1974 in Skopje (Macedonia). The first, secondary and higher education completed in Skopje. After the Turkish "Tefeyyüz" elementary school studied in Macedonian "Yosip Broz Tito" high school. Graduated - Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje department of History of art and archaeology. During high school years, he wrote movie and music critics in the "Birlik" newspaper and in the Macedonian State Radio in Turkish. The first Turkish books of poetry "Entipüften" was published in 1996 in Skopje. Doing literary translation. He is one of the translators of "Turkish Cypriot Poetry Anthology" from Turkish to Macedonian. Poems and other writings were published in Macedonian and in Turkish in many Macedonian newspapers and magazines. Prepares MSC dissertation in the Art history branch. Drew attention with his Macedonian translation of Ilhan Berk. Plays the traditional Mevlevi instrument ney. At the beginning of the nineties he was a founding member of the first rap music group in Macedonia. Took lessons of Macedonian folk music on the tanbura instrument from the Petse Atanasovski - the World famous Macedonian master of gayda (bagpipe) artist. Wrote several texts for the Macedonian alternative rock music band Last Expedition. Worked as an art teacher at the first School "Tefeyyüz" in Skopje. His graduation thesis "Black Pencil" was used as the source for the samenamed play in Skopje Turkish Theater. Member of "Yahya Kemal Beyatlı" realising important cultural and literary activities in Skopje for a short period of time. One of the founders of the independent "Üçüncü" literary-art magazine wıth innovative and avantgard character. There were a few English translations of his poems. Together with his father Ilhami Emin prepared the "Balkans and Turks" book which was published in Turkey. He is a member of the Writers Union of Macedonia. Works ın National Library of Skopje NUB "St. Kliment Ochridski".