Abdülhaluk Mehmet Çay

Statesman, Historian, Politician

Birth
23 December, 1945
Education
Istanbul University Faculty of Literature History Department
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Other Names
Ertuğrul Afşin, Yazıcıoğlu, Korkut-Ata, Pars-Buga, Ertuğrul Cengiz, Irkıl Ata

Historian, politician and statesman. He was born in Iskilip/ Çorum on December 23, 1945. He also used such names as; Ertuğrul Afşin, Yazıcıoğlu, Korkut-Ata, Pars-Buga, Ertuğrul Cengiz, Irkıl Ata in some of his writings. He completed primary and secondary schools in Iskilip, high school in Amasya and later he graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Literature History Department (1970). In 1973, he began to work as history teacher in Iskilip High School.  In 1976, he was assigned as the social sciences group teacher in Istanbul Ortaköy Education Institute and worked as vice principle. In 1978, he completed his Ph.D. in Istanbul University Faculty of Literature History Department. Between 1978 and 1980, he has worked in various high schools in Istanbul; he was assigned as the Social Sciences group lecturer and vice principle in Istanbul Atatürk Education Institute. In 1980, he began to work as lecturer in Hacettepe University Social and Administrative Sciences Faculty, Department of History. Later, the name of this faculty was changed to Faculty of Literature, where he became an Associate Professor with the thesis titled “Sultan II. Kılıç Arslan ve Zamanı” (1984), he worked at the Institute of Atatürk Principles and History of Revolution and he became professor in 1989.

A.Mehmet Çay, also worked as the specialist in General Secretariat of the National Security Council Social Relations Presidency and later he worked as a consultant here between 1985 and 1993. In 1983, he was accepted as a member to Research Institute of Turkish Culture and worked in administration. Between the years 1991 and 1995, he was selected as an essential member to the Turkish History Institute. He worked as the general secretary in Turkish States and Communities Friendship Brotherhood and Collaboration Foundation. Between the years 1993 and 1995, he worked as an secretary in the assemblies of the foundation. Between the years 1997 and 1999, he worked as the responsible state president of TIKA. He was the founding member and chairman of the executive board in Research Institute of Turkish Culture, Turkish History Institute’s essential, TÜDEV Turkish states and Communities Friendship Brotherhood and Collaboration Foundation. In 2000, he became congressman in Çorum from MHP and worked in the Ministry of State, which was responsible of Turkish Collaboration and Development Agency, Turkish States and Communities Coordination, Coordination of Immigrants from Bulgaria, Coordination and Acceptance of Ahısta Turks to Turkey. He quit his work in 2002.

Çay began his publishing life during his university years. He wrote about Turkish Patriotism, problems of Turkey in Millet, Bizim Ana­dolu, Hergün, Tercüman, Son Havadis, Tür­kiye, Ortadoğu, Milliyetçi Çizgi, Türkeli, Bü­yük Kurultay newspapers daily and serial. His articles had been published in Ötüken, Adsız, Son Kale, Türk’e Çağrı, Çığ, Yeni Çığ, Türk Kültürü, Türk Dünyası, Azerbaycan, Fuzûlî journals.

WORKS:

 II. Kılıçarslan (1987), Doğu ve Güneydoğu Anadolu’da Kuva-yı Milliye Hareketleri (with Yaşar Kalafat, 1990), Doğu ve Güneydoğu Anadolu Üzerine Araştırmalar (3 vol., 1992).

REFERENCE: Zekai Özçınar - Edip Ali Yavuz / Devlet Bakanı Abdulhaluk Çay Görevden Alındı (Zaman, 25.12.2001), TDOE-TDE Ansiklopedisi 3 (2003), İhsan Işık (TEKAA, 2009).

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