Ahmet Cevdet Oran | |
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Born | 1862 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 27 May 1935 (aged 72–73) Ankara, Turkey |
Nationality | Turkish |
Occupation | Journalist |
Years active | 1883–1935 |
Ahmet Cevdet Oran (mostly known as Ahmet Cevdet; 1862–27 May 1935) was a Turkish journalist who founded an influential newspaper, İkdam which was in circulation between 1894 and 1928. [1] He was one of the early Turkish journalists who employed pure Turkish instead of Ottoman Turkish in his writings. [2]
Ahmet Cevdet was born in Istanbul in 1862. [2] His father was Hacı Ahmed Efendi, a well-known tobacco merchant. [3] He graduated from Kaptanpaşa Junior High School and then from Mülkiye, school of political sciences, and the law school. [3] He took lessons in Arabic, Persian and French and learned German and Greek. [3] He started his career as a translator at the newspaper Tercümân-ı Hakîkat when he was twenty-one. [3] Later he began to publish his first articles in this newspaper. [3] Meanwhile, he also published articles in Takvîm-i Vekāyi and served in its editorial board. Later, he worked as a civil servant at Ottoman Bank. [3] He returned to journalism and worked as the chief editor of different newspapers, including Sabah, Tarik and Saadet. [2] [3] In 1894, he launched a newspaper entitled İkdam which he also edited. [4]
Ahmet Cevdet was in opposition to the Committee of Union and Progress, which took over the Ottoman administration after the proclamation of the Second Constitutional Monarchy. [2] Therefore, he went into exile in Switzerland. [2] [4] He supported the Turkish War of Independence and returned to the country following the establishment of Republic of Turkey. [2] In addition to journalism, he was the publisher of many books such as Evliya Çelebi's Seyahatnâme and Şemseddin Sâmî's Kamus-ı Türki. [3]
Ahmet Cevdet was married and had three daughters one of whom was the mother of Turkish social scientist Şerif Mardin. [5] He died in Ankara on 27 May 1935. [3]
Ahmet Cevdet Oran | |
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Born | 1862 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 27 May 1935 (aged 72–73) Ankara, Turkey |
Nationality | Turkish |
Occupation | Journalist |
Years active | 1883–1935 |
Ahmet Cevdet Oran (mostly known as Ahmet Cevdet; 1862–27 May 1935) was a Turkish journalist who founded an influential newspaper, İkdam which was in circulation between 1894 and 1928. [1] He was one of the early Turkish journalists who employed pure Turkish instead of Ottoman Turkish in his writings. [2]
Ahmet Cevdet was born in Istanbul in 1862. [2] His father was Hacı Ahmed Efendi, a well-known tobacco merchant. [3] He graduated from Kaptanpaşa Junior High School and then from Mülkiye, school of political sciences, and the law school. [3] He took lessons in Arabic, Persian and French and learned German and Greek. [3] He started his career as a translator at the newspaper Tercümân-ı Hakîkat when he was twenty-one. [3] Later he began to publish his first articles in this newspaper. [3] Meanwhile, he also published articles in Takvîm-i Vekāyi and served in its editorial board. Later, he worked as a civil servant at Ottoman Bank. [3] He returned to journalism and worked as the chief editor of different newspapers, including Sabah, Tarik and Saadet. [2] [3] In 1894, he launched a newspaper entitled İkdam which he also edited. [4]
Ahmet Cevdet was in opposition to the Committee of Union and Progress, which took over the Ottoman administration after the proclamation of the Second Constitutional Monarchy. [2] Therefore, he went into exile in Switzerland. [2] [4] He supported the Turkish War of Independence and returned to the country following the establishment of Republic of Turkey. [2] In addition to journalism, he was the publisher of many books such as Evliya Çelebi's Seyahatnâme and Şemseddin Sâmî's Kamus-ı Türki. [3]
Ahmet Cevdet was married and had three daughters one of whom was the mother of Turkish social scientist Şerif Mardin. [5] He died in Ankara on 27 May 1935. [3]