Abidin Daver
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Abidin Daver | |
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Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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Born | 1886 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 8 February 1954 Istanbul, Turkey |
Nationality | Turkish |
Abidin Daver (1886, Constantinople – 8 February 1954, Istanbul) was a Turkish nationalist writer and politician.
Biography[]
He is the son of Ali Vahyi Bey and Fatma Revan. He joined Galatasaray Sports Club in 1908 and became a member.
Daver started his education at Soğukçeşme Military Middle School and completed Mekteb-i Sultani in 1917. Daver continued his studies at the Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi and began to write articles for various newspapers. After 1908, he became a journalist and became a columnist in Tasvir-i Efkar, then Yeni Gün, Tercüman-ı Hakikat, İkdam and a columnist in the newspaper Cumhuriyet.
Daver, who was among the founding line-up of Galatasaray SK, was the president of the club between 1929-1930. Between 1939 and 1943 Daver, who served in the Turkish Grand National Assembly as an MP for the term, is also known as a civilian admiral for his contributions to Turkish maritime affairs. After his death on 8 February, 1954, his name was given to a constitution of Denizcilik Bankası.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Biyografya: Abidin Daver". www.biyografya.com.
- 1886 births
- 1954 deaths
- People from Istanbul
- Turkish writers
- Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians