WAR OF 39 **

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BRIQ Vol.6 Issue:3

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[Poem by Enver Gökçe]. (2025). War of 39. BRIQ Belt & Road Initiative Quarterly 6(3), 377-378.

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**Translated from Turkish into English by BRIQ.
Edited by Hüseyin Haydar and Latif Bolat.

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Enver Gökçe

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Enver Gökçe (1920–1981) was born in the village of Çit, located in the Kemaliye district of Erzincan. He commenced his education in Ankara, to which his family relocated when he was eight years old. He obtained his degree from the Department of Turkish Language and Literature at the Faculty of Language and History-Geography (DTCF), Ankara University, in 1948. In 1951, while serving as a manager at Kadırga Student Dormitory in Istanbul, he was apprehended and condemned to six years in connection with the Communist Party of Turkey case. He was incarcerated from 1951 to 1957, then resided in exile in Çorum for two and a half years. Subsequent to 1960, he served as a proofreader and freelance writer for multiple newspapers in Ankara. From 1963 until 1966, he was employed in the Dormitories Directorate in Istanbul. Subsequently, he retired to his birthplace and resided in the village, far from urban areas, for many years. Following his treatment in Bulgaria in 1977, he established his residence in Ankara and engaged in translation work. He passed away in Ankara on November 19, 1981. His poetry collections include Dost Dost İlle Kavga (1973), Panzerler Üstümüze Kalkar (1977), and Eğin Türküleri (1947-1982). He employed the linguistic traits of his upbringing and colloquial idioms to articulate the corruptions of the social order and the plight of the populace. Enver Gökçe, who resided in a nursing home during his final years, passed away in Ankara on November 19, 1981.

WAR OF 39 **

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