Vasıf Çınar

Hüseyin Vasıf Çınar (1895–1935) was a Turkish educator, politician, journalist and diplomat.

Vasıf Çınar
Vasıf Çınar in the 1920s
Minister of National Education
In office
6 March 1924 – 22 November 1924
Prime Ministerİsmet İnönü
Preceded bySefa Özler
Succeeded byŞükrü Saracoğlu
Minister of National Education
In office
2 March 1929 – 13 April 1929
Prime Ministerİsmet İnönü
Preceded byMustafa Necati
Succeeded byHüsnü Taray
Personal details
Born1895
Crete, Ottoman Empire
DiedJune 2, 1935(1935-06-02) (aged 39–40)
Moscow, Soviet Union
NationalityTurkish
Political partyRepublican People's Party
EducationLaw
Alma materLaw School, İstanbul University
OccupationPolitician, diplomat, hournalist, educator

Early years

He was born on Crete. He was of Kurdish descend, and was the son of Abdullah Hulusi Bey, a son of Emir Bedirkhan, Emir of the Bohtan Emirate. In 1892 the Bedirkhan family were sent to exile in Crete by Abdulhamid II for their alleged influence in the murder of Ridvan Pasha.[1][2] Most were later allowed to return to Istanbul, other members of the family settled to Europe, Syria and Egypt where they married within the elite and the Royal circles. After highschool he studied law. Between 1915–1918 he served as a teacher with his close friend Mustafa Necati. After the occupation of İzmir on 15 May 1919 by the Greek army however, they went to Balıkesir to publish a newspaper named İzmir'e Doğru ("Towards İzmir") to support the nationalistic resistance . They also founded a society named Red'i ilhak ("Opposing occupation").[3]

Politics

During the Republican era, he represented Saruhan (present Manisa) in the 3rd Parliament of Turkey. His rhetoric was influential in the abolition of the caliphate.[4] He also served in Independence tribunals. In the 2nd and 5th government of Turkey, he was the Minister of National Education. During his brief service in the 5th government, he was instrumental to carry the alphabet reform and nation's schools, which were started by his friend Nustafa Necati.[3]

Diplomacy

He was one of the early diplomats of the Turkish Republic. He represented Turkey in Prague (1925–1927), Budapest (1928),[5] Rome (1932–1934) and Moscow (1934–1935). He died on 2 June 1935, during his service in Moscow.

Legacy

A school in İstanbul is named after Vasıf Çınar.[6] Çınar's essays published in the newspaper İzmir'e Doğru of 1919 were compiled by Tülay Alim Baran and published by the municipality of Balıkesir .[7]

References
  1. Özoğlu, Hakan (2004-02-12). Kurdish Notables and the Ottoman State: Evolving Identities, Competing Loyalties, and Shifting Boundaries. SUNY Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-7914-5993-5.
  2. Henning, Barbara (2018-04-03). Narratives of the History of the Ottoman-Kurdish Bedirhani Family in Imperial and Post-Imperial Contexts: Continuities and Changes. University of Bamberg Press. pp. 354–355. ISBN 978-3-86309-551-2.
  3. Biography page (in Turkish)
  4. Atam page (in Turkish)
  5. "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Turkish Embassy in Budapest". budapest.emb.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  6. Map page
  7. Kitap Sihirbazı (in Turkish)
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