Author (B. 1887, Istanbul- D. October 09, 1976, Istanbul). After
completing the Literature Madrasah and Istanbul High School; he has graduated
from High Teachers' School Literature Branch and Istanbul University Faculty of
Law and Religion courses. He worked as a teacher and principal in several
schools such as Fatih Numune School, Mahmud Sevket Pasa Numune School, Rehberi
Ittihad High School (the school where Peyami Safa worked as observer, Riza
Tevfik taught philosophy lessons, and where later-famous students such as
Fahrettin Kerim Gokay attended) and in Sark High School. He worked as a writer
in several newspapers. He travelled to Romania (1939), Austria, Germany,
Czechoslovakia (1939), France, Lebanon, Egypt, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands
and England. He was a member of Istanbul High School Alumni Association and
married with Fatma Semiha Hanim. He has a son named Hakki. He published
newspapers and journals such as İslam
Dünyası, İzci, Küçük Gazete, Hakkaniyet. His articles were also published
in Sebîlürreşâd journal. Aside from
his published books; he also wrote school plays named Mukaddes Ateş, Çilek, Haklı Yalan Mektep. Some
of his close friends were İsmail Hami Danişmend, Eşref Edib, Cevat Rıfat
Atilhan, Necip Fazıl Kısakürek (student at Rehberi Ittihad), Süleyman Hilmi
Tunahan.
He has objected the translation of Qur'an in his term with other authors
such as Cevat Rifat Atilhan, İsmail Hakkı Yılanlıoğlu, Gazi Yiğitbaş.
WORKS:
İslamda Mezhepler ve Fırkalar Nasıl Çıktı?,
Kadiyanîler, İslam Hukuku, Türkiye’deki Masonluk İçyüzü ve Sırları (1951), Abdülhamid ve Bugünkü
Muarızları (1956).
REFERENCE: Ergun Göze / Raif Ogan Merhum (Halka ve Olaylara Tercüman,
13.02.2004), İhsan
Işık / Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi
(2. edition, 2009).
