Sedat Simavi (1896 – 11 December 1953) was a

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, writer and film director. He established many newspapers and magazines.

Biography

Simavi was born in 1896. His grandfather and uncles served in different positions in the office of

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. His

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were Halil Hamdi Bey and Aliye Hanım. She was

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. Simavi graduated from

Galatasaray High School Galatasaray High School ( tr, Galatasaray Lisesi, french: Lycée de Galatasaray), established in what was then Constantinople and is now Istanbul, in 1481, is the oldest high school in Turkey. It is also the second-oldest Turkish educational in ...

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. In

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Simavi started his first publication entitled '' Hande'', a weekly women's

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. Then he launched a satirical magazine, ''

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'' and another women's magazine '' İnci''. His first daily newspaper was ''

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'' which was established in

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

. The other papers established by Simavi included '' Payihat'', ''

Güleryüz Güleryüz Karoseri Otomotiv Sanayi ve Tic. A.Ş, better known as Güleryüz, is a Turkish coachbuilder based in Bursa, which started the business by repairing coach bodies in 1967. The workshop run by a father and his three sons turned into a comp ...

'', ''

Yedigün ''Yedigün'' (Turkish: ''Seven Days'') was a weekly illustrated general interest magazine which existed between 1933 and 1950 in Istanbul. It was one of the first publications in its category in Turkey. Sedat Simavi, a prominent Turkish journalis ...

'' and '' Resimli Gazete''. Simavi co-founded the

Turkish Journalists' Association The Turkish Journalists' Association ( tr, Türkiye Gazeteciler Cemiyeti, TGC) is an association for journalists in Turkey. It was founded on 10 June 1946, shortly after the abolition of the Turkish Press Union (Türk Basın Birliği), membership o ...

in 1946, and the ''

Hürriyet ''Hürriyet'' (, ''Liberty'') is one of the major Turkish newspapers, founded in 1948. , it had the highest circulation of any newspaper in Turkey at around 319,000. ''Hürriyet'' has a mainstream, liberal and conservative outlook. ''Hürriyet ...

'' newspaper in 1948. He was also a political cartoonist, and as well as plays and screenplays he also wrote a novel, ''Fuji-Yama'' (1944), and non-fiction books. He published around 60 books in total. Sedat Simavi died on

11 December Events Pre-1600 * 220 – Emperor Xian of Han is forced to abdicate the throne by Cao Cao's son Cao Pi, ending the Han dynasty. * 361 – Julian enters Constantinople as sole Roman Emperor. * 861 – Assassination of the Abbasi ...

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...

, and was buried at

Kanlıca Cemetery The Kanlıca Cemetery ( tr, Kanlıca Mezarlığı) is a burial ground located on the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the world of media and music rest here. Situat ...

, in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

Legacy

The

Sedat Simavi Literature Award The Sedat Simavi Literature Prize is a Turkish literary award presented annually. It was established in 1977 by Sedat Simavi Foundation, in memory of author and journalist, Sedat Simavi. The prize is given also in nine different areas in sport, TV ...

, along with Sedat Simavi awards in other categories, is awarded annually by the Sedat Simavi Foundation since 1977. The

awards the Sedat Simavi Journalism Award.

Filmography

* ''The Spy'' (1917, writer and director) * ''The Claw'' (1917, writer and director) * ''Alemdar Mustafa Pasa'' (1918, writer and director) * ''Hürriyet apartmani'' (1944, writer)

Books

* Muzaffer Gökman (1970), ''Sedat Simavi: Hayati ve eserleri. Hazirliyan'', APA Ofset Basımevi * Sedat Simavi (1973), ''Sedat Semavi / Eserleri'' ollected works

References

External links

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Sedat Simavi (1896–1953)
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