Researcher
and writer (b. 16 April 1949 Erkilet / Kayseri). He attended Elkilet Primary
School (1961) and graduated from Kayseri High School (1968), Ankara University,
Faculty of Law (1973). He did his master’s in 1980. He became a doctor of
science of politics in 1983 and assistant professor of the constitution in
1989. For a while he was an independent lawyer (1975-76) in Kayseri. After he
studied language in England (1977-78), he worked as an academician at Dokuz
Eylül University, Faculty of Economics and Administration (1978-92). He was a
political advisor at the Confederation of the Turkish True Trade Unions and
the Independent
Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association (1978-94). He
was elected as the Mayor of Kayseri in the of 27 March 1994 elections. In 1998
He was dismissed from his post because of one of his speeches. He has been a
freelance writer since 1998. He is a member of the Writers Union of Turkey and
the Unity Foundation.
In
1970 his first essay work called Toprağın Kanı (Blood of the Land) was
published in the review Edebiyat. His works have been published in
newspapers and reviews such as Millî
Gençlik (1973-75), Millî Gazete
(1985), Zaman (1986-87), Akit (1994-95) Yeni Şafak (1999), Bilgi
Hikmet (1994-95), Yeni Türkiye (1995-2000).
He collected the 1989 Writers Union of Turkey Research and Study Award with his
work Osmanlı Siyasi Kurumları (Political Associations of the Ottoman).
Some of his works have been translated to English and published in reviews.
WORKS:
Osmanlı Siyasî
Kanunları (Political Laws
of the Ottomans, 1989), Tek Parti Dönemi (One
Party Period, 1992), Darbeler Anayasalar
ve Modernleşme (Revolutions, Constitutions and Becoming Modern, 1993), Sivil Toplum (Civilian Community, 1993),
Demokrasi Savunması (Defense of
Democracy, 1998), Kendini Kuran Şehir
(The City Founded Itself, 1999), İdeolojik
Devlet Krizi (Ideological Crisis of the State, 2000).
