Matti Turkia
Matti Turkia | |
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Uusimaa Province | |
In office 2 February 1914 – 3 April 1917 | |
Constituency | Viipuri Province West |
In office 22 May 1907 – 31 May 1909 | |
Constituency | Viipuri Province West |
Secretary of the Social Democratic Party | |
In office 1906–1918 | |
Preceded by | Yrjö Sirola |
Succeeded by | Taavi Tainio |
Personal details | |
Born | Viipuri municipality, Russian Empire | 26 February 1871
Died | 10 January 1946 Helsinki, Finland | (aged 74)
Political party | Social Democratic Party of Finland |
Occupation | Newspaper editor |
Matti Turkia (26 February 1871 – 10 January 1946) was a
Turkia was a member of the revolutionary
Early life
Turkia was born on 26 February 1871 in
Turkia became attracted to
Between 1898 and 1901 Turkia worked in more than 30 different places in Finland, including as a sawmill and wood worker.[1][3] He was a machinist at a carpentry factory in Hietalahti, Helsinki between 1901 and 1903.[1][2]
Activism
By 1904 Turkia had established a workers organisation that was procuring weapons, distributing banned literature, organising anti-Russian assassinations and assisting
Turkia became a supporter of the temperance movement after witnessing the effects of alcohol on workers.[3] He was the Kotka representative at the 1899 drinking strike meeting in Uusikaupunki.[3] It was there that he met Selma Parkkisen (1875-1943), the representative from Helsinki.[3] Turkia and Parkkisen married in 1900.[6][7] They had three children: Anna (b. 1902), Aune (b. 1905) and Aino (Salo) (b. 1906).[3]
Journalism and politics
Turkia started writing articles for magazines in 1895.
In 1906 Turkia was elected secretary of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), a position he held until 1918.[1][3] He came under pressure at the 1909 SDP conference following the embezzlement of party funds by treasurer Emil Perttilä, who had fled to Cape Town.[3] At the 1911 SDP conference, Otto Wille Kuusinen criticised Turkia for the declining party membership.[3] Turkia wanted to resign but continued in the role as neither Kuusinen nor Oskari Tokoi wanted the job.[3] A similar thing happened two years later.[3] Turkia was elected to the Parliament of Finland at the 1907 parliamentary election.[8][9] He was re-elected at the 1908 and 1913 parliamentary elections.[10][11]
Civil war and exile
In May 1917 Turkia met
Following the
In March/April 1918 revolutionary government chairman
In the summer of 1922, Turkia and his family were able to cross back into Finland on the fourth attempt.
Return to Finland, imprisonment and politics
Turkia returned to Finland on 16 August 1927 and reported to the police in Helsinki.
Turkia was editor of
Turkia was a presidential elector at the
Turkia died on 10 January 1946 in Helsinki.[1][3]
Works
- Kansa vaatimaan kunnallislakien uudistusta! : herrat vehkeilevät sitä vastaan!. Sosialidemokratinen eduskuntaryhmä. 1908.[26]
- Kertoelmia kommunistivallan mailta (PDF). Tampere, Finland: Tampereen työväen sanomalehti o. y. 1924.[4][27]
- Kommunismin kokeilukentiltä : elämyksiä ja näkemyksiä Neuvosto-Venäjältä (PDF). Tampere, Finland: Tampereen työväen sanomalehti o. y. 1924.[4][28]
- Tiutisen työväenyhdistys 30-vuotias. Tiutisen työväenyhdistys. 1928.[29]
- Kärsimysten teiltä (PDF). Hämeenlinna, Finland: Osakeyhtiö Hämeen kansa. 1928.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Kansanedustajat: Matti Turkia" (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Parliament of Finland. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Punaset I : sosialidemokratisten edustajien kuvat ja elämäkerrat 1907-1909 (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Työväen Sanomalehti O.Y. 1909. p. 77. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via Helsinki University Library.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar Hanski, Jari (22 February 1999). "Turkia, Matti (1871 - 1946)". Suomen kansallisbiografia (in Finnish). Helsinki. Finland: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via Biografiasampo.
- ^ a b c d e "Matti Turkia" (in Finnish). Marxists Internet Archive. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Dödsfall: Matti Turkia död". Åbo Underrättelser (in Swedish). No. 11. Turku, Finland. 13 January 1946. p. 3. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Ilmoituksia Helsingin suomalais-ruotsalaisesta seurakunnasta: Avioliittoon kuulutettuja". Työmies (in Finnish). No. 129. Helsinki, Finland. 6 June 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Kirkollisia ilmoituksia: Helsingin suomalais-ruotsalaisesta seurakunnasta - Kuulotettuja". Uusi Suometar (in Finnish). No. 145. Helsinki, Finland. 5 June 1900. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Tiedoksipano". Viipuri (in Finnish). No. 75. Viipuri, Finland. 3 April 1907. p. 1. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Tiedoksipano". Työ (in Finnish). No. 76. Viipuri, Finland. 4 April 1907. p. 1. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Edustajiksi Wiipurin läänin läntisestä waalipiiristä". Eteenpäin (in Finnish). No. 74. Kotka, Finland. 11 July 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Uuden eduskunnan kokoonpano". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 185. Helsinki, Finland. 12 August 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Finlands rewolutionära regering". Työmies (in Swedish). No. 27. Helsinki, Finland. 29 January 1918. p. 1. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Suomen Wallankumoushallitus". Sosialisti (in Finnish). No. 22. Turku, Finland. 29 January 1918. p. 1. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Matti Turkia åter hemma". Arbetarbladet (in Swedish). No. 94. Helsinki, Finland. 17 August 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Puoluetoveri Matti Turkia Suomeen". Eteenpäin (in Finnish). No. 92. Kotka, Finland. 17 August 1927. p. 2. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Turkia, Matti". Uppslagsverket Finland (in Swedish). Helsinki, Finland: Svenska Folkskolans Vänner. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- Suomen Sosialidemokraatti (in Finnish). No. 40. Helsinki, Finland. 10 February 1928. p. 1. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Matti Turkia armahdettu". Keski-Uusimaa (in Finnish). No. 11. Tuusula, Finland. 11 February 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- Suomen Sosialidemokraatti (in Finnish). No. 44. Helsinki, Finland. 14 February 1928. p. 1. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Matti Turkia blev fri på måndagen". Arbetarbladet (in Swedish). No. 19. Helsinki, Finland. 15 February 1928. p. 1. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Sosialidemokraatit valtasivat". Kansan Lehti (in Finnish). No. 231. Tampere, Finland. 8 October 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Sos.demokrootit eivät saaneet määrävähemmistöä". Aamulehti (in Finnish). No. 272. Tampere, Finland. 9 October 1930. p. 6. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Valituksi tulleet edustajat koko maassa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 179. Helsinki, Finland. 9 July 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Den nya soc.-dem. riksdagsgruppen". Arbetarbladet (in Swedish). No. 74. Helsinki, Finland. 6 July 1936. p. 1. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Uuden eduskunnan kokoonpano". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 179. Helsinki, Finland. 8 July 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Kansa vaatimaan kunnallislakien uudistusta! : herrat vehkeilevät sitä vastaan!". Fennica: Finnish national bibliography. National Library of Finland. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Kertoelmia kommunistivallan mailta". Fennica: Finnish national bibliography. National Library of Finland. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Kommunismin kokeilukentiltä : elämyksiä ja näkemyksiä Neuvosto-Venäjältä". Fennica: Finnish national bibliography. National Library of Finland. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Tiutisen työväenyhdistys 30-vuotias". Fennica: Finnish national bibliography. National Library of Finland. Retrieved 28 December 2023.