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Münir Süleyman Çapanoğlu (1894 – 1 July 1973) was a Turkish journalist, writer and press historian. He is known for his books ''Basın Tarihimizde (İlâve)'' and ''Basın Tarihimizde Mizah Dergileri''. He made important contributions to the history of Turkish press. He was born in
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Beyazıt in 1894, into the Çapanoğlu family. His father was Süleyman Bey and his mother was Zekiye Hanım, and he was also the granddaughter of Agâh Çapanoğlu, who had a place in the history of the Turkish press. He had his first education in Beyazıt Mosque, and later learned French. He continued his studies in Şemsül Maarif and Numunei Terakki. He made friends with Mahmut Yesari during his student years. After his education at
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, he enrolled in the literature department of
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, but was drafted into the military because the
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broke out. He started his career in journalism influenced by the Turkish writer
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. He gained experience by going frequently to Mihran NakkaÅŸyan's (1850-1944) ''
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''. He continued his career, which he started with the newspaper ''
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'' after the
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, by working in many of the Istanbul newspapers of the period. He worked for '' Alemdar'' newspaper for the longest time. He was blind for the last 10 years of his life. Due to the risks of the treatment process, no surgical intervention was performed. He had some of his articles dictated to his friends. After his death, Sabih İzzet Alaçam wrote a poem entitled "Münir Süleyman". He wrote about
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1894 births People from Fatih 20th-century Turkish historians Turkish journalists 1973 deaths {{Turkey-bio-stub