Necip Asım Yazıksız (29 December 1861 – 12 December 1935) was a Turkish historian, linguist, and politician, known for his studies on various

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and having served as MP in the 3rd,

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, and 5th Parliaments of Turkey representing

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Early life and education

Necip Asım was born in

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on 29 December 1861 to Hacı Asım Bey, who was from a family of ''

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s'' known as Balhasanoğlu. Necip Asım got his early education in his hometown. He first went to the military high school in

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() in 1875 and later transferred to

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. There, he was taught by Ottoman scientist

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and started writing on scientific topics in the ''Tercüman-ı Hakikat'' newspaper, encouraged by writer

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. In 1879, he started the

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in Harbiye, graduating in 1881 as an infantry lieutenant.

Career

He started teaching

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in various military schools. He became a first lieutenant in 1884, captain in 1886, and lieutenant colonel in 1908. Having also taught Turkish and history, he retired in 1913 as a colonel.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yaziksiz, Necip Asim People from Kilis Linguists from Turkey Linguists from the Ottoman Empire Members of the 3rd Parliament of Turkey Members of the 4th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 5th Parliament of Turkey 19th-century historians from the Ottoman Empire 20th-century Turkish historians 1861 births 1935 deaths