İrfan Fethi Gemuhluoğlu

Bureaucrat, Writer

Death
05 October, 1977
Education
İstanbul University Faculty of Law

Bureaucrat and writer (b. 1922, Göztepe / İstanbul - d. 5 October 1977, Ankara). He graduated from Haydarpaşa High School (1940) and İstanbul University, Faculty of Law. He worked as literature teacher in various schools in İstanbul between 1950-55. He married with Dr. Emine Suzan (1959) during his post as director of İstanbul Sports and Exhibition Hall between 1955-63. He had two son named Mehmet Ali and Veli Selman.

After staying in German between 1963-65, he served as principal clerk of the Ministry of National Education. He became the Press Consultant of the Union of Chambers of Commerce and Exchanges between 1966-70. He continued to serve as the General Secretary of Turkish Petroleum Foundation which he established in 1970, till his death. His grave is in Sahrayı Cedit Graveyard in Göztepe.

Gemuhluoğlu who sealed his name as a heart and service man to our recent history, always stayed away from active politics although he was always in politic. He was effected on the formation of the governments with his gathering character and his respectability by the leaders of political parties in the gap of governance occurred in 1970’s. He directly got in touch with the cadres of political parties as well as the intellectuals and he promoted the view of point originated from both the historical line of Turkey and his accumulation.

He was renowned by his virtuous character, deep cultural accumulation and his support to lecturers, artists and scientist in addition to his conversations, which were the distillate examples of our Sufism culture.

Gemuhluoğlu, who directed his effort to gather distinct environments in the common ground of love and service, became an outstanding personality not only for his generation but also next generation with his connective character originated from his attitude which undertake the society and humanity as whole.

His articles were published firstly in Arapgir Postası and other reviews and newspapers. A wide crew of intellectuals and writers drew benefit from his rich culture and opinions, which he reflected in his private conversations. His speeches, which he made in these conversations, began to be collected in a book after his death.

WORKS:

Dostluk Üzerine (On Friendship, his speeches and articles about him written between 1977-78, 1978), Dostluğa Dair (About Friendship, his speeches, 1988), Yeniden Bir Merhaba (A Hello Again, 1997), Gerçek Olan Aşktır (The Real is Love, his poems and poems which were written by 72 poets about him, 2000).

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