Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
Born (1901-06-23)23 June 1901
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died 24 January 1962(1962-01-24) (aged 60)
Istanbul, Turkey
Resting place Aşiyan Asri Cemetery
Occupation Writer, Poet, Scholar
Nationality Turkey
Alma mater Istanbul University

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (23 June 1901 – 24 January 1962) was one of the most important modern novelists and essayists of Turkish literature. He was also a member of the Turkish parliament (the Grand National Assembly of Turkey) between 1942 and 1946.

Biography

Tanpınar was born in Istanbul on 23 June 1901. His father, Hüseyin Fikri Efendi, was a judge. Hüseyin Fikri Efendi was Georgian from Maçahel.[1][2]

Tanpınar's mother died at Mosul, when Tanpınar was thirteen. Because his father's vocation required frequent relocation, Tanpınar continued his education in several different cities, including Istanbul, Sinop, Siirt, Kirkuk, and Antalya. After quitting veterinary college, he resumed his educational career at the Faculty of Literature at Istanbul University, which he completed in 1923.

As a literature teacher, he taught at high schools in Erzurum (1923–24), Konya, Ankara, the Educational Institute of Gazi and the Fine Arts Academy. At the Fine Arts Academy, besides teaching literature, Tanpınar taught in branches of aesthetics in arts, history of art and mythology (1932–39). From 1942-46, he entered the Turkish National Assembly as assembly member for Kahramanmaraş. In 1953, he made an extensive journey to Europe, traveling to many countries within six months; these included France, Belgium, Holland, England, Spain and Italy. Tanpınar died of a heart attack on 24 January 1962, aged 60, in Istanbul. His grave is in the Aşiyan Graveyard, Istanbul.

Commemoration

ITEF - The Istanbul Tanpınar Literature Festival, named after the famous modernist Turkish poet, novelist, essayist, and critic Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, is an international literary event held in the city of Istanbul.

Bibliography in Turkish

Bibliography in English

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gdd, Hüseyin Fikri Efendi". gdd.org.tr. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. ↑ M. Orhan Okay, Bir hülya adamının romanı: Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Dergâh Yayınları, 2010, ISBN 9789759951900, p. 26.

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