Writer (b. 1900 – d. 27 November 1977). He was the son of Dr. Commander
Edhem Hakkı Bey who died in Caucasus Front in World War I. He was taken into
army when he was in 11th grade of İstanbul High School.
He entered into School
of Politics in October
after having passed the exam that was held in 1918 while he was serving in army
as a reserve conscript officer. He graduated from School
of Politics and came to Ankara with his friends to
participate in the National Struggle. He was appointed to the Turkish Grand
National Assembly Government, Ministry of Finance, General Directorate of
Accountant as a assistant clerk of the department. After various posts as a
civil servant, he became a Financial Assistant Inspector when he passed the
exam that was held in April 1923. He was sent to Paris for one year to undergo training of
inspectorship at France Ministry of Finance. He passed the competence exam in
1925 and he was promoted to fourth Class Inspectorship. He worked as a third,
second and first class financial inspectorship until 1936. Afterwards he became
the general director of Ministry of Finance Budget and Finance Control,
Ministry of Finance Undersecretary in 1938, Prime Ministers Undersecretary in
1942 and Presidency Undersecretary in 1947. He was appointed to Kabul
Ambassadorship in 1951 and Budapest Ambassadorship in 1956. He became Ministry
of Foreign Affairs Legal Adviser in 1960 and he was appointed to Warsaw
Ambassadorship in 1962. He was at this post when he retired in July 1965.
He married in 1956. He has a daughter and a son. He was interested in
photographing and cinema. His poetry and roba’is were published in the reviews,
mainly in Varlık and Hisar.
WORKS (Poetry):
Rubailer (Rubai*s-, 1950), Rubailer II (Rubais*, 1979).