Abidin Daver (1886,

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– 8 February 1954, Istanbul) was a

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writer and politician.

Biography

He is the son of Ali Vahyi Bey and Fatma Revan. He joined

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in 1908 and became a member. Daver started his education at Soğukçeşme Military Middle School and completed Mekteb-i Sultani in 1917. Daver continued his studies at the Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi and began to write articles for various newspapers. After 1908, he became a journalist and became a columnist in Tasvir-i Efkar, then Yeni Gün, Tercüman-ı Hakikat, İkdam and a columnist in the newspaper Cumhuriyet. Daver, who was among the founding line-up of Galatasaray SK, was the president of the club between 1929-1930. Between 1939 and 1943 Daver, who served in the

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as an MP for the term, is also known as a civilian admiral for his contributions to Turkish maritime affairs. After his death on 8 February, 1954, his name was given to a constitution of Denizcilik Bankası.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Devar, Abidin 1886 births 1954 deaths Politicians from Istanbul Journalists from Istanbul Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians