Politician and writer (b. 1921, Erbaa / Tokat – d. 1990, İstanbul). He
graduated from Bursa Military High School (1939) and the Military Academy. He
left the army where he had worked for a while and established the review Ant in Bursa. After he had worked as an
administrator for the Republican People’s Party (1947-50), he established Selek
Publications. After the 27 May Coup d’Etat, he worked for many years as the
Director General of the Press Advertising Organization, of which he was also a
founder. When he left this work in 1972, he established a private preparatory
school named the Center for Western Languages. He served in parliament after
being elected the Ankara deputy for the Republican People’s Party. He won the
1966 Yunus Nadi Award held by the newspaper Cumhuriyet
with his work Anadolu İhtilali (Anatolian
Revolution). He is well known for his books on modern history.
WORKS:
Anadolu İhtilali (Anatolian Revolution, 1965),
İnönü'nün
Hatıraları (The Memories of İsmet İnönü, 1969, 1988), Millî Mücadele (The National Struggle, 1971).
