Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel | |
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Born | Istanbul, Ottoman Empire | 18 May 1898
Died | 8 November 1973 Istanbul, Turkey | (aged 75)
Occupation | Poet, author |
Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel (18 May 1898 – 8 November 1973) was a leading Turkish poet, author and later politician.
Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, on 18 May 1898. [1] His mother, Fatma Ruhiye, was the daughter of a merchant named Necati Bey and his father, Süleyman Nazif Bey, who served as a public servant at the Ministry of Forestry. [1] Faruk Nafiz graduated from Bakırköy Secondary School and Hadika-i Meşveret High School. [1] Having studied medicine for a while, he quit his education and decided to work in the newspaper Ati. [2] From 1919 to 1920 he was among the contributors of Büyük Mecmua which was a magazine supporting the Independence War. [3] He was among the contributors to the women's magazine Süs between 1923 and 1924. [4]
From 1946 to 1960 Faruk Nafiz was a member of the Turkish Parliament for the Democrat Party. [1] Following the military coup on 27 May 1960 he was arrested together with other members of the party. [1] He was imprisoned in Yassıada and was then transferred to Kayseri and was released from the prison without any charge after sixteen months. [1]
Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel died on board on 8 November 1973 and buried at Zincirlikuyu cemetery on 11 November. [1]