Historian (b. 1916, Deveci village /
Haymana / Ankara - d. 9 December 1993, Ankara). In 1935, he completed Istanbul
Haydarpaşa Teacher Training School. After working as a teacher, he graduated
from Ankara University, Faculty of Language and Geography, Department of
History in 1941. In
1943 he completed his PhD on "Kirman
Selçukluları Tarihi". (The History of Kirman Seljuks) in the Chair of
Middle Ages. He became an assistant to the same chair in 1944. In 1948, he became
assistant professor by completing his thesis on "Büyük Selçuklu İmparatorluğu Tarihi Çerçevesi İçinde Sancar'ın
Meliklik Devri", (The Sancars Training Period for Kingdomship in the
History of the Grand Seljuks Period). He
promoted to professorship with his thesis on "Büyük Selçuklu İmparatorluk Devri" (The Period of Grand
Seljuks).
He served as a Director in the Chair of
the General Turkish History, vice president in the Culture Commission
Directorate and 1000 Main Works’ chief editor in the Ministry of National
Education. He had 20 published books and
numerous articles.
MAIN-WORKS:
Nizâmül-Mülk-Siyasetnâme (Nizamül-Mülk-Book of Politics, edition 1982), Mehmet Neşrî-Neşrî Tarihi (Mehmet
Neşri-History of Neşri, edition, 1983), Büyük Selçuklu İmparatorluğu
Tarihi I-Kuruluş Devri (History
of the Grand Seljuks Period- Settlement 2000), Büyük Selçuklu İmparatorluğu Tarihi III-Alp Arslan ve Zamanı (History
of the Grand Seljuks Period- Time of Alparslan 2001), Büyük Selçuklu İmparatorluğu Tarihi V-İkinci İmparatorluk Devri (History
of the Grand Seljuks Period- Second period 1991), Selçuklu Devri Türk Tarihi (History of the Turkish History in the
Grand Seljuks Period 2004).
REFERENCE: Afşin
Oktay - Kemal Bağlum / Biyografiler Ansiklopedisi (1959), İbrahim Kafesoğlu /
“Türkiye’de Selçuklu Tarihçiliği” (Cumhuriyetin
50. Yılına Armağan, s. 86-88, 1973),
Feda Şamil
Arık / Ölümünün 5. Yıldönümü Dolayısıyla: Prof. Dr. Mehmet Altay Köymen Hayatı
ve Eserleri (Tarih Araştırmaları Dergisi, sayı: 31, 1999-2000), İhsan Işık /
Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi
(2006, 2007) - Ünlü Bilim Adamları (Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 2, 2013)
- Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013), Feda Şamil Arık / TDV İslâm
Ansiklopedisi (c. 26, s. 285-286, 2002), Remzi Demir - Doğan Atılgan / Elli Portre (2008).