Researcher of the history of economics (b. 1902, Akçaabat / Trabzon - d. 1971,
İstanbul). He attended primary and elementary school in Trabzon, where he also worked for the
newspaper İstiklal for some time
(1923). After he settled in İstanbul (1926), he continued as a journalist with Vakit and Akşam daily
papers, Ekonomi (member of the
editorial board) and İstanbul Postası
(he published himself, 1959-64). Besides this, his articles were published in Akşam, Yeni Adam and Yeni Edebiyat. He is famous for his research on the entry of
capitalism to Turkey.
MAIN WORKS:
Bir Yarım Müstemleke Oluş Tarihi (History of Becoming a Semi-Colony, 1932), 1908'de Ecnebi Sermayesine Karşılık İlk Kalkınmalar (First
Development Period against Foreign Capital in 1908, 1935; simplified new
appended edition, 1977), Türkiye'de
Sanayiin İnkişafı (The Development of Industry in Turkey, 1936), Reaya ve Köylü (Non-Muslim Communities
and Villagers, 1941).
