Mehmet Şevket Eygi

Journalist, Writer

Birth
07 February, 1933
Death
12 July, 2019
Education
Galatasaray High School
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Mehmed Şevket Eygi

Journalist-writer (b. 1933, Karadeniz Ereğlisi / Zonguldak - d. 12 July 2019, Istanbul). He graduated from Galatasaray High School (1952) and Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences (1956). He started to journalism and publishing after having worked as a translator and clerk at the Department of Religious Affairs for a short time. He published the weekly newspaper Yeni İstiklal (1960-67) and daily newspapers Bugün (Ekim, 1966-71) and Babıâli'de Sabah (1968-71, 78).

He went abroad in 1971 for his newspaper was closed and he was condemned for many cases under the Article 163 because of his articles. He found the Bedir Publishing House after he returned to Turkey under the general amnesty in 1974 and published the Büyük Gazete (1976). He returned to publishing after having written daily articles for the newspaper Yeni Haber that was published by the newspaper Günaydın in 1986 and he became the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Zaman for a time (1988). He has continued his columns in the newspaper Millî Gazete since 1990. He was sentenced to one year eight months prison on 9 October 2002 because of his article Din Düşmanlığı Terörü (Terrorism of Religion Hatred) and his newspaper was closed for three days. He won the 1995 Writers Union of Turkey Press / Anecdote Award for his articles that were published in the newspapers.

Şevket Eygi, a colorful personality of last period press, had pioneered the morning prayers that were famous with the name “Prayers for Fighting with the Communism” in 1970’s. Millions of people prayed at mornings with crowds those who did respond his call that he make in the newspaper Bugün and at this mosque meetings, preacher or imam used to told people what kind of danger communism was for Turkey and Islam religion. After 1990, Eygi was interested in embellishment of İstanbul. He contributed to the arrangement of the historical places and surroundings at Çamlıca hill by municipality. He made some self-critic cautionary articles for religious community for fixation of some faults.

WORKS:

Müslüman Kardeşim Uyan (Wake Up My Muslim Friend), Müslümanın Yüz Vazifesi (Hundred Duties of the Muslim, 1975), Namazı Dosdoğru Kılmak (Performing Namaz* Right Ahead, simplification from Necmeddin Kübra, 1976), İslâmî Konular (Islamic Issues, 1994), Yahudi Türkler yahut Sabetaycılar (Jewish Turks or Sabetaists, 2000), Yakın Tarihimizde Cami Kıyımı (Mosque Massacre in our Immediate Past, 2003), Çareler Çözümler Teklifler Tenkidler (Remedies Solutions Suggestions Critics, 2003).

REFERENCE: İhsan Işık / Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) – Encyclopedia of Turkish Authors (2005) - Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2007) – Ünlü Edebiyatçılar (Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 4, 2013) - Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013).

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