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Irakli Kakabadze
Irakli Kakabadze

Born 17 November 1982.


He studied at Tbilisi Spiritual Academy, Universities of Tbilisi and Petersburg. He teaches and is the editor of the journal Mastsavlebeli (Teacher) and of the internet paper Mastsavlebeli.ge.


He is the author of poetry and prose collections: Letters and Barbed-Wires (2010), Iaki Kabe – Poems (2012), On the State Gallows (2013), Iskander Baltazar Kirmiz – The Guide to Turkish Songs (2013), Three Dots (2015), The Book of Exodus (2018), Revelation (2019)

 

In 2018 he translated the collection of poems "Istanbul Travel Guide" by Turkish writer Rumuz Derinoz, who is a descendant of Georgian Muhajirs.

 

His poems written under the name Iaki Kabe was the 2013 bestseller. His works are translated into the Turkish,  Lithuanian, Russian, French and Belorussian languages. He has participated in numerous literary festivals and programmes and is actively involved in defending human rights and freedom of speech.
 

At present he lives in the capital of Turkey, Istanbul, where he founded Georgian Culture Center – "Galaktioni" and the Association of Georgian Countrymen in Turkey. He teaches Georgian language in several educational institutions. 

 
The turkish translation of his "The Book of Exiodus" entered the list of Turkish bookstore chain -"Pandora's" bestsellers in 2020. 
 
 
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