Şahînê Bekirê Soreklî

Şahînê Bekirê Soreklî or Shahin Bekir Sorekli or Chahin Baker (born 1946) is a Kurdish writer, poet, journalist and translator.

He was born in the village of Mezrê in the Kurdish region of Kobani in Syria. He moved to Australia from Germany in 1968 and studied at Macquarie University. From 1978 to 2004 he was employed by New South Wales Department of Education and Training. In 1979, he was elected as the head of the first Kurdish association in Australia and managed it for about six years. Between 1982 and 1983, he broadcast a one-hour long Kurdish-English weekly program at 2SER FM Radio in Sydney. He is currently (2007) the Executive Producer of the Kurdish Language Program at SBS Special Broadcasting Service of Australia. His short stories, articles and poems have been published in many Kurdish newspapers, magazines and websites.

Works

• "Roja Dawîn ji Jiyana Mistê Kurê Salha Temo" (short story, Hêvî Journal, Kurdish Institute of Paris, 1982)
• "Civata Pêxemberan" (short story, Hêvî Journal, 1983)
• "Azadbûna Mehmet Karataş" (short story, 1985)
• Wendabûn (1987)
• translation of The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Böll (1997)
• Em û Pirsa me (collection of articles, 1987)
• Mehkemekirina Selahiddinê Eyûbî (play, 1989)
• Jana Heft Salan (poetry, 1990)
• Namûsa Emo (collection of short stories, 1994)
• Pisîk jî Xewmnan Dibînin (2004)
• Çîrokên 18 Salan (collection of short stories, 2005)
• Veger (2006)

External links

• A Short Biography (in Kurdish).
• KurdishMedia.com: An interview with the Kurdish writer / journalist Shahin Bekir Soreklî.
• KurdishMedia.com: Kurdish media can play a huge role in advancing the Kurdish language and culture.
• The Kurds in Australia, By Shahin Bakir.
• Anthology of Kurdish Writers (in Kurdish).
• Chahin Baker, Kurdish program, SBS Radio.