Writer (B. 1876, Istanbul - D. 14 October
1967). He also used Feridun Vecdi name as his pseudonym. He graduated from
He became a teacher at
After the Republic, he worked as a member of
National Education Ministry Turkish Education Board (1933-35). He was the
Manisa congressman during the 5th and 6th periods. He helped establishing Genç Kalemler magazine which was a part
of purifying Turkish Language; he worked together with Ziya Gökâlp, Ömer Seyfettin and Ali Canip Yöntem. His writings about
Politics and education were published in Çınaraltı, Varlık, Büyük Doğu,
Tarih Dünyası newspapers and
magazines after Republic. He published a teacher profession magazine titled
Yeni Kültür in 1936. He has more than fifty works with some of translations. He
is one of the first writers who declared that he was a Mason.
WORKS:
PLAY: Nasıl Oldu (1908), Uyanış (1933),
RESEARCH: Muallimin
Meslek Ahlakı (1934), Yarınki Mektebe Doğru (1934), Kemalist
Rejimde Öğretim ve Eğitim (1938), Ziya Gökâlp (1949), İttihat ve
Terakki Hatıralarım (1957), Cumhuriyet Devri Hatıralarım (1958), Arnavutluk
ve Makedonya Hatıralarım (1959), Öğretmenin Meslek Ahlakı, Terbiyevi
Yazılar, Ankara Radyosunda Söylediklerim.
BIOGRAPHY:
Ziya Gökâlp (1949).
REFERENCE:
Behçet Necatigil / Edebiyatımızda İsimler Sözlüğü (ed.18, 1999), Şükran
Kurdakul / Şairler ve Yazarlar Sözlüğü (exp. ed.6, 1999), TBE Ansiklopedisi
(2001), İhsan Işık (TEKAA, 2009).