Writer (b. July 1859, İstanbul – d. 26 April
1936). He was raised with private tutoring. After he worked at the Department
of Estates in Mortmain (1880). He was appointed as a clerk at the embassy in
London (1881). When he returned to Turkey, he worked for the Consultation
Organization (1885-1901). In Paris he supervised the review of the exiled Union
and Progress Committee, Şura-yı Ümmet,
in which he also wrote editorials. On the declaration of the Constitutional
Monarchy, he was appointed Ambassador to Madrid (1909) after a little while he
returned to İstanbul (1908). He continued as Ambassador to Switzerland during
World War I. He returned to İstanbul and retired during the Armistice (1921).
He is known for his famous novels, Sergüzeşt (Adventure, 1889) and Küçük Şeyler (Little Things, 1892) made
up of short stories. Although he was influenced by Namık Kemal, he was
respected as a successful representative of the transition from romanticism to
realism during the Tanzimat* Period. He spoke English and French.
WORKS:
Şir (The Lion, play
1887), Sergüzeşt (The Adventure,
novel, 1889, new edition by the Ministry of Culture, 1972 by Zeynep Kerman), Küçük Şeyler (Little Things, stories,
1892), Rumuzü'l-Edep (Symbol of
Decency, examples from memoirs, conversations and literary knowledge, 1900), İclal (Glory, conversations, letters,
1923).
