Ercüment Ekrem Talu (1886 – December 16, 1956) was a Turkish writer, humorist and a journalist.

Biography

He was born to

Recaizade Mahmud Ekrem Recaizade Mahmud Ekrem (; 1 March 1847 – 31 January 1914) was a Turkish civil servant, writer, literary critic, and intellectual, who was known for his apolitical views. He wrote poems, dramas and novels, dealt extensively with European lite ...

, a poet and writer of the Ottoman Empire era in

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in 1886. After graduating from

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in 1905 and Faculty of Law, he went to Paris, France, for further studies in political sciences. He could speak and write in about nine foreign languages. In 1907, during the

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era, he became a civil servant in İstanbul. During the early days of the

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, he served as the Director General of the Press and Information. On March 12, 1924, he was appointed Secretary General of the President. He resigned from this post on April 30, 1924. Between 1931 and 1933, he served as counselor at the Turkish Embassy in

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, Poland. Later, Talu worked as a teacher of French language at Teacher's College "Gazi Eğitim Enstitüsü", and as a teacher of literature at

. His further functions were as executive at the City Theaters and City Waterworks. He contributed to several publications, including '' Yedigün'' magazine. He died on 16 December 1956 in İstanbul. Pop music lyricist

Çiğdem Talu Çiğdem Talu (October 31, 1939 – May 28, 1983) was a Turkish poet and lyricist. The writer Ercüment Ekrem Talu was her grandfather. Çiğdem wrote her first song "''Ağlıyorum Yine''", which was sung by Nilüfer and released on her sin ...

(1939–1983) was his granddaughter.

Bibliography

Talu is known as a writert, columnist and humorist. His books are the following: * 1920: Evliya-yı Cedid (New Evliya Çelebi) * 1920: Asriler (Moderns) * 1922: Gün Batarken (While the sun sets) * 1922: Kopuk (Rascal) * 1922: Sabri Efendinin Gelini (The bride of Sabri Effendi) * 1923: Kan ve İman (Blood and faith) * 1925: Sevgiliye Masallar (Tales to sweat heart) * 1927: Meşhedi ile Devrialem (Around the Worls with Meşhedi) * 1928: Gemi Arslanı (Figurehead) * 1934: Meşhedi Aslan Peşinde (Meşhedi chasing lion) * 1934: Kodaman (Big gun) * 1938: Pepeloğlu * 1939: Beyaz Şemsiyeli (With white umberalla) * 1941: Bu Gönül Böyle Sevdi (This heart loves this way) * 1945: Çömlekoğlu ve Ailesi (Çömlekoğlu and family) * 1947: Meşhedi hikayeleri (Stories of Meşhedi) * 1954: Büyük Nasreddin HocaHumor Books - NADİR KİTAP
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References

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