He established and operated a travelling library which circulated among 36 villages in the Ürgüp district, becoming known as the "Librarian with the Donkey" (Turkish: Eşekli kütüphaneci).

By the time of his retirement, he had also established 12 permanent libraries, as well as innovated cultural activities such as sewing and carpentry courses, folk dances, choir and musical concerts, cinema screenings, photography works, sports organisations and a village newspaper.

Then while playing in a football match, he attracted the attention of the district governor (Turkish: Kaymakam) who appointed the 23-year-old as a caretaker at the Tahsin Ağa Library in Ürgüp, a post that had become vacant due to the retirement of an official.

[1][2] This mobile library serviced people in many villages of Ürgüp, with the book stock carried in wooden crates on the back of a donkey.

[2] In 1963, the American Peace Corps Volunteers Association honoured Güzelgöz with the "Service to Humanity Award", which was bestowed on him by U.S. President John F.

[2][3][4] In 2012, a statue of Güzelgöz, created by Eray Okkan, was erected in front of the Faculty of Education, Science and Letters building on the Marmara campus of Maltepe University in Istanbul.

[2][5] Güzelgöz was forced to retire in 1972 at the age of 50 after a governmental investigation which accused him of carrying out activities unrelated to his job and neglecting his official work.