he left ptt in 1942 for his mandatory military service. he served until 1945 in kavakköy in gallipoli. during this time only six poems of his were published. he was discharged in 1945 as a lieutenant and started working in the translations department of the ministry of education. his translations from french were published in the classics series of the ministry. he published a volume of poetry titled "vazgeçemediğim" in february 1945, and a second edition of garip containing only his poetry in april. these were followed by "destan gibi" in 1946 and "yenisi" in 1947.