Jurist, journalist and writer (B.
1883, Serres / Thessalonica
– D. 1961, Nice / France). His real name was Moiz Kohen and he took the name
Munis Tekinalp afterwards. Tekinalp, whose father was a rabbi, was born in a
Jewish family. He took his education in the Alliance School
and the graduated from the Law Faculty. His writings were published in a
Turkish newspaper named Asır in Thessalonica and he worked
as a lawyer for a period. He became the member of the İttihat ve Terraki Committee
there. He took charge in several duties in the cultural entourage directed by
Ziya Gökalp. After the proclamation of the Constitution (1908), he was chosen
to the Thessalonica Provincial
Council.
After the invasion of Salonika by
the Greeks, he went to Vienna, and then he came
to Turkey and settled in Istanbul. He worked as an
assistant professor in the Law Faculty between the years of 1914-18. He
published a newspaper named İktisadiyat Mecmuası in 1910. He was one of the founders of the Ulusal Kültür
Birliği, including Yunus Nadi (1928). He was a member of the Türk Dil
Institution and the Municipal Council of Istanbul (1945-50). He received the Basına
50 Yıl Hizmet Verenler Award (T.N. People who Served the Press for 50 Years
Award) of the İstanbul
University in 1948. He
became a congressman candidate from the Cumhuriyet Halk Party in the elections
of 1954-57; however, he couldn’t enter to the assembly.
His writings were published in the
newspapers Yeni Asır, Rumeli, İttihad ve Terakki (Selanik), Vatan,
Cumhuriyet, Hürriyet and Son
Posta. He defended the Turkism in the impact of Ziya Gökalp and the free
market economy.
WORKS:
Teşebbüs-ü Şahsi ve Adem-i
Merkeziyet, Türkler (1914-1918) Muharebede Ne Kazanabilir?, Türkleştirme, Kemalizm (1998), Türk Ruhu.