1934 Denizli
High School: Istanbul Erkek Lisesi
University: DGSA and Münih Technical University, Faculty of Architecture (1959)
Courses of German Urban Planning Academy

Worked as an architect with Prof. Angerer, A.Von Branca in Germany. Won prizes at two contests he attanded. Become the manager of METU Architectural Bureu (1962-63), after his return to Turkey. At 1963 he started to work on his own as an architect at Ankara.
He attended to the contests for just six years (1963-69) and won twenty five prizes. He realized works of Republican period of architectural history. He won the 1.National Architectural Prize (1988) for the work of Turkish Language Institution building.
3.National Architectural Prize for the reconstruction of a room made of stone at Golden Horn into a library.
Won the Agahan Prize at 2001.
And others like:
1968 TDK Prize of Research-Investigation
1970 TRT Prize for Poetry
1970 TRT Short Film Prize
1992 Denbir Prize of Cultural and Artistic Achievements
1996 Spetial Prize of Abdi Ipekci
1998 Education Prize of Independent Architects Association
2003 Truva Poem Prize
2004 Didim Honorary Prize
2005 International Ovidius Prize for Poetry (Romania)
2007 C.A. Kansu Prize for Poetry
International PEN Turkish Department Vice President.
President of Turkey-Greece Frendship Association for six years.
President of Turkish Writers Syndicate for six years.
Was a visiting professor at architectural schools at USA, Macedonia and Germany.
Gave courses at Anadolu University, Trakya University, Marmara University.
Has been working as a lecturer at Mimar Sinan University for nine years.
Cengiz Bektas who has attanded innumarable seminars, conferences and published researches, essays, has started his writing career (1950) with the anecdotes he has written at a local newspaper of Denizli.
Won the first prize (1954) at a poetry contest at D.G.S. Academy. Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca has published his first poems at Turkish Magazine (1960).
At 1968 he won a prize from Turkish Language Institution, at 1970 he won the prizes of poetry contest and short film prize.
His poems have been translated to fifteen languages.

His works about architecture:
Mimarlıkta Eleştiri (1968 Turkish Language Institution Prize)
Koca Sinan (Compilation, 1968),
Examles of folcloric and of architecture,
Bodrum (1977),
Benim Oğlum Bina Okur (1980),

Duvarların Dışı da Senin (1982, 1987, 1991),
Yuva mı Mal mı? (1983),
Antalya (1980),
Babadağ Evleri (1987,1991),
Bedri Rahmi Nakışlı Bir Deneme (1975, 1984),
Kimin Bu Sokaklar, Alanlar Kentler (1987),
Kuşadası Evleri (1987, 1991),
Şirinköy Evleri (1987, 1991)
Akşehir Evleri (1992),
Koruma, Onarım (1992).

Books of Poetry:
Kişi,
Akdeniz,
Mor,
Dört Kişiydiler Bir de Ben,
Dört Kişiydiler Bir de Ben + Ustalarım,
Yeryüzünün yüreği,
Yer Deli Gök Deli,
Zeytinli Fırın Sokağı,
Güz Ey,
Fide,
Onu Birden (All of his poems),
Dışların İçi,
Su Belleği,
Su Gölgesi,
Mor,
Sevgi (Alnımın Teri).

Translations:
Sapho (Azra Erhat'la birlikte, 1978, 1983),
Tılsımlı Kedi (Grimm Kardeşler'den Masallar,1981).

Children's Books:
Koca Riza,
Ebemevi,
Usta ile Çırak,
Sevgiyle Yap,
Çağıl Nasıl Mavi Oldu.