Aka Gündüz
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Aka Gündüz (1886 – 7 November 1958) was a Turkish poet, composer and politician. He is most notable for having composed the Ankara Marşı (Ankara March).[1]
Early life and education
Aka Gündüz was born as the son of the Major of the Ottoman Military Kadri Bey from
Ottoman Military academy but did not finish his studies there.[2] He was only for a short time at the military, from which he was soon relieved from duties. He then tried to study law and fine arts in Paris, but also from those studies he wouldn't graduate and following he lived for some years in Selanik.[2] He was exiled to his native Thessaloniki because of his involvement in political affairs during the reign of Abdul Hamid II
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Professional career
He joined the revolutionary forces around the
counter-coup of 1909[2] and furtheron he established himself in Istanbul where he became an active writer for a variety of newspapers.[2]
Political career
After the
Occupation of Constantinople, Gündüz was briefly exiled to the island of Malta.[3] With the establishment of the Turkish Republic, he embraced the Kemalist school of thought, and from 1932 to 1946 he was a Member of Parliament representing Ankara
.
Literary career
In the 1900s, he began to write poems and later wrote for a variety of newspapers and magazines such as the Türk Yurdu, Sabah, Milliyet and Cumhuriyet amongst others.[2] He was one of the contributors of the political magazine, İslam Mecmuası, from 1914 to 1918.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Aka Gündüz Kimdir? Hayatı Eserleri Edebi Kişiliği". www.turkedebiyati.org.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Aka Gündüz". www.biyografya.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ^ "'Malta Sürgünleri' kimdir? | GAZETE VATAN". www.gazetevatan.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ^ Tuba Çavdar Karatepe (2001). "İslâm Mecmuası". Islam Encyclopedia (in Turkish). Vol. 23. pp. 53–54.
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