▁his ▁com r ades ▁were ▁arrested ▁after ▁att aching ▁protest ▁post ers ▁on ▁building ▁walls . ▁The ▁report , ▁in ▁reality ▁a ▁short ▁story , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁Problem s ▁of ▁Peace ▁and ▁Social ism , ▁a ▁journal ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁in ▁Pra q gue , ▁then ▁Czech oslov ak ia . ▁His ▁first ▁story ▁was ▁so ▁published ▁in ▁ 4 0 ▁languages . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁university . ▁ ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Turkey ▁( T K P ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁on ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁Moscow , ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁by ▁the ▁party . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Social ▁Sciences ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Academy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁he ▁returned ▁home . ▁ ▁Writing ▁career ▁Ü mit ▁started ▁writing ▁po ems ▁during ▁his ▁stay ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁His ▁ 1 9 9 8 - nov el ▁Kar ▁K ok us u ▁(" O dor ▁of ▁Snow ") ▁shows ▁traces ▁of ▁his ▁experience ▁in ▁that ▁period . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁he ▁left ▁politics , ▁and ▁published ▁his ▁po ems ▁in ▁S oka ğ ı n ▁Z ulas ı ▁(" St ash ▁of ▁the ▁Street "). ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁an ▁advert ising ▁ag ency ▁of ▁his ▁friend . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁co - f ounded ▁a ▁cultural - art ▁period ical ▁titled ▁Y ine