Educationalist and writer (b.
1910, Akseki, Antalya - d. 1993, İstanbul). He attended primary and elementary
school in Ankara Darü’l-Hilafe Madrasah Muslim School, the first grade of
Teachers Training School and Antalya Secondary School. He graduated from Gazi
Behavioral Institute, Department of Pedagogy. He was educated in Arabic and
Literature in Iraq where he was sent by the Ministry of National Education.
From 1933, he worked as a teacher and in management positions in several
cities. He worked as director at the Institute of Advanced Islam. He retired in
1974. His articles have been published in the reviews İslâm Medeniyeti, Yeşilay, Millî Kültür, Hilal, Tohum,
Sur and Hakses. He wrote articles on religious
themes in the Encyclopedia of Turkish Language and Literature.
WORKS:
Hz. Ali (Esteemed Ali, 1962), Cevdet
Paşa, Hayatı ve Eserleri (Cevdet Paşa, His Life and Works, 1964), Mehmet Akif, Hayatı, Eserleri ve Tesirleri (Mehmet
Akif, His Works, Life and Influence, 1969), Ahmed
Hamdi Akseki'nin Hayatı, Eserleri ve Tesirleri (Ahmed Hamdi Akseki, His
Life, Works and Influence, 1966), Son
Peygamber Hazret-i Muhammed'in Hayatı (Muhammed, The Last Prophet's
Life, 1975), Cumhuriyet
Devrinde Din Eğitimi (Religious Education in the Republic), Din Müesseseleri ve Din Âlimler (The Institutions and Scholars
of Religion, with Hasan Küçük, 1976), Altıparmak Peygamberler Tarihi (Six Fingers, History of the Prophets, with İ. Turgut
Ulusoy, 1981).