Writer
(b. 1881, Shkodër / Albania - d. 1957, Istanbul). He received private education
and then graduated from Istanbul School of Law (1903). He worked as a secretary
at the İstanbul courts when he was still a student and after graduation, he
became a court member. He was appointed academician to the School of Law and
continued with his office there until his retirement in 1951. He became
associate professor in 1926 and became a distinguished professor in 1933 when
İstanbul University was established. He served as the parliamentary deputy of
Niğde (1914-15) and Mardin (1920) in the Ottoman Parliament and when the
assembly was closed by the English he worked as correspondent and
undersecretary to Şeyh-ul-Islam.
After
İstanbul was taken by the Turkish Army in 1922, he worked in the commission
which was established for the administration of the city. In 1908, he
established Sırat-ı Mustakim Publications in collaboration with Eşref Edip.
Ebulûlâ Mardin, who had also published an Islamic review Kelime-i Tayibe
in 1912, is especially famous for his research on Cevdet Paşa and for his work Huzur
Dersleri (Lessons of Peace), the first volume of which he published
himself.
WORKS:
Medeni Hukuk
Cephesinden Cevdet Paşa / 1822-1895 (Cevdet
Paşa from the Civil Law Side, published for the 50th anniversary of the death
of Cevdet Paşa, 1946), Huzur Dersleri (Lessons of Peace, 3 volumes,
first volume published by himself, 1956. republished by his student İsmet
Sungur, with 2nd and 3rd volumes including biographies of
people who attended these lessons after his death, 1966).
Besides these, he
published various works on law.
REFERENCE: Medenî
Hukuk Ordinaryüs Profesörü Ebül'ulâ Mardin'e Tedris Hayatının Otuzuncu
Yıldönümü Hâtırası Olmak Üzere Anııağan (1943. İ.Ü. Hukuk ve İktisat
Fakülteleri öğretim üyeleri tarafından hazırlanan eserde Ebül'ulâ Mardin'in
1899, 1910 ve 1943 yıllarına ait üç portresi de bulunmaktadır), İbrahim Alaeddin Gövsa / Türk
Meşhurları (1946), Mehmet Zeki / Türkiye Teracim-i Ahval Ansiklopedisi (c. II,
1929), Mücellidoğlu Ali Çankaya / Yeni Mülkiye Tarihi ve Mülkiyeliler (c. II,
1968), Türkiye Ansiklopedisi (c. 3, s.1020, 1974), İsmet Sungurbey / - İsmet
Sungurbey / “Sunuş” (Medenî Hukuk Sorunları, 1984) - Ebu’l Ula Mardin (s. 13-84, 1988), İhsan Işık / Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) –-
Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi
(2006, gen. 2. bas. 2007) - Ünlü Bilim Adamları (Türkiye Ünlüleri
Ansiklopedisi, C. 2, 2013) - Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013).