Hasan Âli Yücel
Hasan Âli Yücel (December 17, 1897 - February 26, 1961) was a Turkish education reformer and philosophy teacher who served as minister of national education of Turkey from December 1938 to August 1946. He is remembered for the foundation of Village Institutes.
Hasan Âli Yücel | |
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| Minister of National Education of Turkey | |
| In office December 28, 1938 – August 5, 1946 | |
| Prime Minister | Celâl Bayar (1938-1939)
Refik Saydam (1939-1942) Şükrü Saracoğlu (1942-1946) |
| Preceded by | Saffet Arıkan |
| Succeeded by | Reşat Şemsettin Sirer |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey | |
| Constituency | İzmir |
| In office March 1, 1935 – March 24, 1950 | |
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| Born | December 17, 1897 İstanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | February 26, 1961 (aged 63) İstanbul, Turkey |
| Resting place | Cebeci Asri Cemetery, Ankara |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party | Republican People's Party |
| Children | Can Yücel, Canan Yücel Eronat |
| Alma mater | İstanbul University Faculty of Literature |
Turkey's entry into UNESCO and foundation of State Conservatory (May 20, 1940) has been a result of his efforts. The University Reform (establishment of Ankara University Faculty of Science, transformation of Higher Engineering School into Istanbul Technical University and establishment of Ankara University Faculty of Medicine), translation of world classics into Turkish and preliminary studies of İnönü Encyclopedia, the first official and copyrighted Turkish encyclopedia, were carried out during his ministry. As a result of four years of his efforts, the Law of Universities were enacted on June 25, 1946. With this law, the tight ties of higher education institutions with the Ministry were significantly loosened, existing institutions were brought to a structural integrity, thus giving universities an organic character. Ankara University was established as a result of this law. In 1997, UNESCO was associated with the celebration of the centenary of his birth. The education faculty of Istanbul University was named after him.
His son, the poet Can Yücel, wrote a poem titled "In Life, I Loved My Father the Most".