Writer and researcher.

He was born in 1961 in Mêrdîn (Mardin). He attended primary school in the village of Golî in Mardin and completed high school in downtown Mardin. When the coup d’état of 12 September 1980 broke out, he was a civil servant in Mardin. After the military coup, he was taken into custody on the 18th of October and sent to Diyarbakır Prison on the 18th of December. He served eleven years in prison until he was released from Aydın Prison in 1991. Barik, who lives in Mardin, continues his research in the field of the Kurdish culture.

Works:

Novel:

Kumrular Hiç Uğuldamadılar (The Turtle Doves Never Cooed), M Editions, 2004 (second edition, Ava Editions, 2013)

Research:

Ax Pişta Min (O, My Back!), The Kurdish Institute of Istanbul Editions, 2003 (second edition, The Metropolitan Municipality of Mardin Editions, 2015)

Hilberî û Dawet (Harvest and Wedding), The Kurdish Institute of Istanbul Editions, 2003 (second edition, The Metropolitan Municipality of Mardin Editions, 2015)

Lîstikên Zarokan (Children’s Plays), The Kurdish Institute of Istanbul Editions, 2003 (second edition, The Metropolitan Municipality of Mardin Editions, 2015)

Ferhenga Bi Wêneyan (An Illustrated Dictionary), The Metropolitan Municipality of Mardin Editions, 2015

Folktale collections:

Hemed Dêman (Hemed Dêman), The Metropolitan Municipality of Mardin Editions, 2015

Hebhinarkê (The Ruddy-Cheeked Beauty), The Metropolitan Municipality of Mardin Editions, 2015

Zanyar (Zanyar), The Metropolitan Municipality of Mardin Editions, 2015

Mîr Mihemed (Amir Mohammad), The Metropolitan Municipality of Mardin Editions, 2015

Şêrî Şepal (Lionheart), The Metropolitan Municipality of Mardin Editions, 2015

Kalê Nejder (Our Intimate Old Man), The Metropolitan Municipality of Mardin Editions, 2015

Contact information:

Email address: mahmutbarik@hotmail.com