Writer (b. 1897, Edirne – d. 25 April 1976, Ankara). He also used the pen names Demir, Kadri Osman, Süreyya and Saziye Osman. He graduated from high school and Teacher Training School in Edirne. He worked as a teacher in Azerbaijan during the national conflict in Turkey (1919-20). In Moscow he completed his higher education by attending the Eastern University, School of Economics and Social Sciences (1923). He was arrested on his return to Turkey because of his political activities (1925). He started working for the government when he was released. After working as the manager of the Commercial High School in Ankara for a while (1928-37), then he worked as an administrator in several state institutions.
In his political inclination at first he leaned towards Turanism (1915) then Marxism and finally a synthesis of Marxism and Kemalist ideas. He featured with other Kemalist theorists with his books and articles in the famous Kadro review that he published with Vedat Nedim Tör, Yakup Kadri, Burhan Belge and others. He is known for his biographies in which he wrote about the political developments during the lives of Atatürk and Ismet Inönü.
WORKS:
BIOGRAPHIC-NOVEL: Suyu Arayan Adam (The Man Looking for Water, his own life, 1961) Tek Adam (The First Man, the Life of Atatürk, 3 volumes, 1963-65), İkinci Adam (The Second Man, the Life of Ismet İnönü, 3 volumes, 1966-68), Toprak Uyanırsa (If the Land Wakes Up, novel, 1963), Menderes'in Drami (The Drama of Menderes, 1969), Makedonya'dan Ortaasya'ya Enver Pasha, (Enver Pasha from Macedonia to Middle Asia, 3 volumes, 1970-72)
ESSAY-RESEARCH: Lenin ve Leninizm, (Lenin and Leninism, 1924), Grev Nedir (What is a Strike, 1924), Cihan İktisadiyatinda Türkiye (Turkey in World Economics, 1931), Halk İçin Ekonomi Bilgisi (Economic Knowledge for the People, 1932), İnkilap ve Kadro (Revolution and Cadre, 1932), İhtilalin Mantigi ve 27 Mayis İhtilali (Logic of the Revolution and the 27 May Revolution, 1973), Kahramanlar Dogmaliydi (Heroes Must Have Been Born, 1974), Kirmizi Mektuplar ve Son Yazilari (The Red Letters and the Last Article, 1979).
In his political inclination at first he leaned towards Turanism (1915) then Marxism and finally a synthesis of Marxism and Kemalist ideas. He featured with other Kemalist theorists with his books and articles in the famous Kadro review that he published with Vedat Nedim Tör, Yakup Kadri, Burhan Belge and others. He is known for his biographies in which he wrote about the political developments during the lives of Atatürk and Ismet Inönü.
WORKS:
BIOGRAPHIC-NOVEL: Suyu Arayan Adam (The Man Looking for Water, his own life, 1961) Tek Adam (The First Man, the Life of Atatürk, 3 volumes, 1963-65), İkinci Adam (The Second Man, the Life of Ismet İnönü, 3 volumes, 1966-68), Toprak Uyanırsa (If the Land Wakes Up, novel, 1963), Menderes'in Drami (The Drama of Menderes, 1969), Makedonya'dan Ortaasya'ya Enver Pasha, (Enver Pasha from Macedonia to Middle Asia, 3 volumes, 1970-72)
ESSAY-RESEARCH: Lenin ve Leninizm, (Lenin and Leninism, 1924), Grev Nedir (What is a Strike, 1924), Cihan İktisadiyatinda Türkiye (Turkey in World Economics, 1931), Halk İçin Ekonomi Bilgisi (Economic Knowledge for the People, 1932), İnkilap ve Kadro (Revolution and Cadre, 1932), İhtilalin Mantigi ve 27 Mayis İhtilali (Logic of the Revolution and the 27 May Revolution, 1973), Kahramanlar Dogmaliydi (Heroes Must Have Been Born, 1974), Kirmizi Mektuplar ve Son Yazilari (The Red Letters and the Last Article, 1979).
Writer (b. 1897, Edirne – d. 25 April 1976, Ankara). He also used the pen names Demir, Kadri Osman, Süreyya and Saziye Osman. He graduated from high school and Teacher Training School in Edirne. He worked as a teacher in Azerbaijan during the national conflict in Turkey (1919-20). In Moscow he completed his higher education by attending the Eastern University, School of Economics and Social Sciences (1923). He was arrested on his return to Turkey because of his political activities (1925). He started working for the government when he was released. After working as the manager of the Commercial High School in Ankara for a while (1928-37), then he worked as an administrator in several state institutions.
In his political inclination at first he leaned towards Turanism (1915) then Marxism and finally a synthesis of Marxism and Kemalist ideas. He featured with other Kemalist theorists with his books and articles in the famous Kadro review that he published with Vedat Nedim Tör, Yakup Kadri, Burhan Belge and others. He is known for his biographies in which he wrote about the political developments during the lives of Atatürk and Ismet Inönü.
WORKS:
BIOGRAPHIC-NOVEL: Suyu Arayan Adam (The Man Looking for Water, his own life, 1961) Tek Adam (The First Man, the Life of Atatürk, 3 volumes, 1963-65), İkinci Adam (The Second Man, the Life of Ismet İnönü, 3 volumes, 1966-68), Toprak Uyanırsa (If the Land Wakes Up, novel, 1963), Menderes'in Drami (The Drama of Menderes, 1969), Makedonya'dan Ortaasya'ya Enver Pasha, (Enver Pasha from Macedonia to Middle Asia, 3 volumes, 1970-72)
ESSAY-RESEARCH: Lenin ve Leninizm, (Lenin and Leninism, 1924), Grev Nedir (What is a Strike, 1924), Cihan İktisadiyatinda Türkiye (Turkey in World Economics, 1931), Halk İçin Ekonomi Bilgisi (Economic Knowledge for the People, 1932), İnkilap ve Kadro (Revolution and Cadre, 1932), İhtilalin Mantigi ve 27 Mayis İhtilali (Logic of the Revolution and the 27 May Revolution, 1973), Kahramanlar Dogmaliydi (Heroes Must Have Been Born, 1974), Kirmizi Mektuplar ve Son Yazilari (The Red Letters and the Last Article, 1979).
In his political inclination at first he leaned towards Turanism (1915) then Marxism and finally a synthesis of Marxism and Kemalist ideas. He featured with other Kemalist theorists with his books and articles in the famous Kadro review that he published with Vedat Nedim Tör, Yakup Kadri, Burhan Belge and others. He is known for his biographies in which he wrote about the political developments during the lives of Atatürk and Ismet Inönü.
WORKS:
BIOGRAPHIC-NOVEL: Suyu Arayan Adam (The Man Looking for Water, his own life, 1961) Tek Adam (The First Man, the Life of Atatürk, 3 volumes, 1963-65), İkinci Adam (The Second Man, the Life of Ismet İnönü, 3 volumes, 1966-68), Toprak Uyanırsa (If the Land Wakes Up, novel, 1963), Menderes'in Drami (The Drama of Menderes, 1969), Makedonya'dan Ortaasya'ya Enver Pasha, (Enver Pasha from Macedonia to Middle Asia, 3 volumes, 1970-72)
ESSAY-RESEARCH: Lenin ve Leninizm, (Lenin and Leninism, 1924), Grev Nedir (What is a Strike, 1924), Cihan İktisadiyatinda Türkiye (Turkey in World Economics, 1931), Halk İçin Ekonomi Bilgisi (Economic Knowledge for the People, 1932), İnkilap ve Kadro (Revolution and Cadre, 1932), İhtilalin Mantigi ve 27 Mayis İhtilali (Logic of the Revolution and the 27 May Revolution, 1973), Kahramanlar Dogmaliydi (Heroes Must Have Been Born, 1974), Kirmizi Mektuplar ve Son Yazilari (The Red Letters and the Last Article, 1979).
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