Poet (b. 1863, İstanbul – d. 16
November 1935). After attending the Vefa Primary School, he studied at the
School of Law for a while. However, he quitted his studies here and worked as a
civil officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affaris (1903). Later on he worked as
a teacher at İstanbul Mercan and Kabataş High Schools and engaged in trade
during the late years of World War I (1917-18). He was elected as the deputy of
Zonguldak in 1928 and became a member of the Commission of Supervision of
Turkish Language. He is buried in Bakırköy Graveyard.
Primarily on love and women, the works of Celal Sahir
appeared in İrtika, Malumat, Musavver Fen
ve Edeb, Lisan with the pen names
Ahmet Celal and Şarih. His first poem with his real name was published in Servet-i Fünûn (October, 1899). He used
a plain language with the influence of the National Literature movement. His
poems with syllabic and free meter appeared in the review Halka Doğru, which he published. He also wrote articles for the
movement of "New Language" in the newspaper Hak.
WORKS:
Beyaz Gölgeler
(White Shadows, 1909), Buhran
(Crisis, 1909), Siyah Kitap (Black
Book, 1911).
