Writer (b. 1894, İstanbul – d. 1975). He was a graduate of Vefa High School and the Veterinarian Practical School (1910). He served at the Adana and Afyon fronts during the National Struggle. He worked for Konya, Ankara and İstanbul newspapers. He published the Ankara newspaper (1927). He worked as an advisor and manager at the General Directorate of Press and Broadcasting (1934-1935). He established the İskit Publishing House in 1944 and published the encyclopedias and magazines, Aylık Ansiklopedi (6 volumes, 1945-1950), Resimli Yeni Lugat ve Ansiklopedi (5 volumes, 1947-1954), Resimli Tarih Mecmuası (1950-1957) and Resimli Tarih Dergisi (1957-1960). In his humorous articles, he used the pen names Zaparta and Sinemaki.
WORKS:
Hususi İlk Türkçe Gazetemiz: Tercüman-ı Ahval ve Agâh Efendi (Our First Turkish Journal: Tercüman-ı Ahval and Âgah Efendi, 1937), Türkiye’de Matbuat Rejimleri (The Press Regimes in Turkey, 1939), Türkiye’de Neşriyat Hareketleri Tarihine Bir Bakış (A Look at the History of Publication Movements in Turkey, 1939), Türkiye’de Matbuat İdareleri ve Politikaları (Management and Policies of the Press in Turkey, 1943), Amme Efkârı ve İlk Gazetelerimiz (Public Opinion and Our First Newspapers, 1959), Basında 60 Yıl (60 Years in the Press, 1970).
