Poet and writer
(b. 1887, İstanbul – d. 26 October 1967). He completed his graduate education
in Thessalonica (1906). He left
He published
his articles in the reviews Hüsn ve Şiir (Manastır,
1910), Servet-i Fünûn, Aşiyan, Halka
Doğru (1914-15), Yeni Mecmua (1917-18), Türkiyat, Hayat except the review Genç Kalemler that he was editor. He
used the pen name Yekta Bahri in his polemics. He wrote his poems with prosody
meter firstly but then he used syllabic meter when he adopted the National
Literature movement. He is known for his researches on literature history more
than his poetry.
WORKS:
POETRY: Geçtiğimiz Yol (The Way That We Passed,
1918).
STUDY-RESEARCH:
Millî Ede–biyat Meselesi ve Cenab Beyle
Münakaşalarım (National Literature Issue and My Disccussions with Cenab
Bey, 1918), Epope ve Edebî Nevilerle
Mesleklere Dair Malumat (Information on Sorts and Jobs of Literature and
Epopee, 1927), Türk Edebiyatı Antolojisi (Anthology
of Turkish Literature, 1931), Ömer
Seyfettin / Hayatı ve Eserleri (Ömer Seyfettin / Life and Works, 1935), Naima Tarihi (History of Naima), Leyla ile Mecnun (Leyla and Mecnun).