Writer (b. 1903, İstanbul – d.
1971). He completed his primary education at Kadıköy Numune School. After
graduating from Kadıköy High School (1919), he worked as a teacher in Bolu and
İstanbul. Meanwhile he graduated from İstanbul Teachers School (1923) and
enrolled at the Faculty of Literature but discontinuing his study he started to
work in publishing. He was one of the founders of the Turkish Villagers Party
(1952).
Demiray
helped in the foundation of the Justice Party and was elected İstanbul
parliamentary deputy for this party in 1961. After the announcement of the
Republic, he moved to İstanbul and published the reviews Yeni Yol Mecmuası
(1923) and Resimli Mecmua (1924). He published textbooks and reference
books for schools after having established the Türkiye Publishing House. He
also published the reviews Yavru Türk, Ev-İş, Yıldız, El İşleri, 1001 Roman,
Hafta and Çocuk Haftası.
WORKS:
İlkokullar İçin İlk Türk Alfabesi (Turkish Alphabet for Primary
School, 1928), Büyük Dünya Hava Savaşı (The Great World War, 1936), Dokuz
Yıldız Münasebetiyle (On the Occurrence of Nine Stars, 1945), İlkokullar
İçin Temel Bilgiler (Fundamental Information for Primary Schools, various
encyclopedic publications under this title, 1949-50), Arkada Bıraktığım
Küçük İşaret Taşları (Little Signs I Left Behind, memoirs, 1955), Toplum
Yapımıza Tarih İçinden Bir Bakış (A View of our Social Structure Through
History, 1955), Fiske Taşları (Skimming Stones, 1956), Hindistan
Mücahidi Ahmed Azad ve İngiliz Mahkemesi Önündeki Nutku (The India Fighter
Ahmet Azad and His Speech Before the English Court, 1956), Eğitimimize Sol
Akımların Girişi ve Öncüleri (The Emergence of Leftist Movements in our
Education and Its Pioneers, 1967), İstiklal Harbimizin Müdafaası (Defending
Our War of Independence, 1969), Buhranlarımızın Temel Sebepleri (Principal
Reasons of our Depression, 1970).