Ahmet Cevdet Oran
Ahmet Cevdet Oran (mostly known as Ahmet Cevdet; 1862–27 May 1935) was a Turkish journalist who founded an influential newspaper, ''İkdam'' which was in circulation between 1894 and 1928. He was one of the early Turkish journalists who employed pure Turkish instead of Ottoman Turkish in his writings. Biography Ahmet Cevdet was born in Istanbul in 1862. His father was Hacı Ahmed Efendi, a well-known tobacco merchant. He graduated from Kaptanpaşa Junior High School and then from Mülkiye, school of political sciences, and the law school. He took lessons in Arabic, Persian and French and learned German and Greek. He started his career as a translator at the newspaper '' Tercümân-ı Hakîkat'' when he was twenty-one. Later he began to publish his first articles in this newspaper. Meanwhile, he also published articles in '' Takvîm-i Vekāyi'' which he also served in the editorial board. Later, he worked as a civil servant at Ottoman Bank. He returned to journalism and work ...
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