Story and novel writer (b. 1875,
İstanbul – d. 25 July 1929). After private tutoring, he graduated from
Galatasaray High School. He served as a clerk at the Office of Foreign Affairs
and the Foreign Correspondence Office. Later on, he worked as a member of the
State Council and was Chief of Protocol at the Office of Foreign Affairs.
Before he could begin his duty as the Ambassador to Prague, he died from a
heart attack at a ball in İstanbul. His stories were published in the review Servet-i Fünûn from
1896 and the daily newspaper Ziya that he also published for a while. He
was known for his plays, novels and stories that featured the social life and
entertainment in Beyoğlu, İstanbul.
WORKS:
NOVEL: Salon Köşelerinde (At the Corners of the Living Room, 1912).
SHORT STORY: Bir Tesadüf (A Coincidence, 1900), Bir Safha-i Kalb (A
Phase of the Heart, 1912), Hanım
Mektupları (Lady
Letters, 1913), Kadın Ruhu (A Woman’s Spirit, 1914), Silinmiş Çehreler Beliren Simalar
(Erased Faces, Features
Appearing, 1924).
PLAY: Haralambas Cankiyadis (Haralambas Cankiyadis 1912).