Sadettin Dilbilgen was a philatelist who was born in Ottoman Macedonia. He was the childhood friend of

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, or Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1921, and Ghazi Mustafa Kemal from 1921 Surname Law (Turkey), until 1934 ( 1881 – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish Mareşal (Turkey), field marshal, Turkish National Movement, re ...

Early life

Dilbilgen was born to a Macedonian–Turkish family and lived close to the Marko's Monastery located in the village of Markova Sušica. At a young age he moved to France, where he was educated and stayed for 16 years. After the Turkish War of Independence, the majority of his family moved to Izmir, Turkey. In Izmir he worked as a French teacher and then began stamp-collecting during his spare time. He was to become one of Turkey's most important collectors. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dilbilgen, Sadettin Turkish philatelists People from Studeničani Municipality Year of birth missing Year of death missing Philately of Turkey Macedonian Turks