History of literature (B. February 26, 1911, Yanya /
Greece – D. January 3, 1996, Istanbul). He also used the pseudonym Şinasi
Onurkan. He graduated from Istanbul Kabataş High School for Boys and Higher
School of Teachers, Department of Turkish Language and Literature (1934). He
worked as a literature teacher for ten years at high schools in Kars, Sivas and
Yozgat (1934-1944). Then, he was appointed as docent of Turkish literature at
Ankara University, Faculty of Languages, History and Geography. He became a
professor in 1944. He is known with his research and reviews on the history of
Turkish literature.
WORKS:
Tevfik
Fikret (doctoral thesis, 1947), Batı
Tesirinde Türk Şiiri Antolojisi (1953), Ziya Paşa‘nın Amasya
Mutasarrıflığı Sırasındaki Olaylar (1964), Encümen-i Dâniş (1975),
Modern Türk Edebiyatının Ana Çizgileri (1979).
REFERENCE:
Afşin Oktay-Kemal Bağlum, Biyografiler Ansiklopedisi (1959), Behçet Necatigil /
Edebiyatımızda İsimler Sözlüğü (ed. 18, 1999), Şükran Kurdakul / Şairler ve
Yazarlar Sözlüğü (exp. ed. 6, 1999), TBE Ansiklopedisi (2001).
