Tsiakos was born in Gjirokastër, Janina Vilayet, Ottoman Empire, present-day southern Albania.

[1] In 1930 he moved to Ioannina, Greece, where he made his literary appearance writing lyrics in columns of local newspapers as well as in widely known Greek magazines.

In 1936 he published his first collection named 'Extinguished echo' (Greek: Σβησμένη Ηχώ).

[1] Takis Tsiakos later became the vice president of the Board of the Association of Greek Litterateurs.

[2] Takis Tsiakos published the following poetry collections:[2] 1936: Extinct Echoes (Σβησμένη Ηχώ)1945: Beaches and reefs (Αμμουδιές και Βατραχάκια)1949: Limpets (Πεταλίδες)1956: Noon.1976: Strolls and Returns.