Ece Ayhan Çaglar (1931 in Mugla – July 13, 2002 in Izmir) was a contemporary Turkish poet.
He used the name Ece Ayhan in his poems.
He is one of the prominent figures of the II.
New Movement, however he didn't accept this name and preferred Civilian Poetry.
He was openly gay.
The latest book on Ece Ayhan: " Anacigim,merhaba!" Ece Ayhan'dan Ülkü Bassoy'a Mektuplar, Kartlar.The book contains 7 letters and 13 post-cards sent to one of Ece Ayhan's closesest University friends, Ülkü Bassoy,
a diplomat i.r.
Published by VeYayinevi, October 2014.
Istanbul.
A foreword by Kenan Yücel followed by a 56 pages essay bu Ülkü Bassoy on, reminiscences of Ece Ayhan,the birth of 2.
New Poetry Wave in Turkey, the thriving artistic life of Ankara in the 1950s and the personalities who contributed to the cultural"golden age of Atatürk's Capital including such luminaries as Paul Hindemith, Carl Ebert, Eduard Zuckmayer, Nurettin Sevin, Yildirim Önal, Yidiz Kenter, Bülent Arel, Ilhan Usmanbas, Faruk Güvenç, Üner Birkan, Eugène Ionesco, Bilge Karasu, Ezra Pound, Ilhan Berk and others.