chess
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Haydarpaşa High School
Haydarpaşa High School () is an Anatolian High School, Anatolian high school in Üsküdar district of Istanbul, Turkey established in 1934.
History
Founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on September 26, 1934, the school initially operated as a boys' ...
and started playing chess in 1943. He earned
FIDE
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title,
International Master
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(IM) in 1975, making him the very first Turkish IM. He is considered one of the pioneers of Turkish modern chess history with his articles in
Cumhuriyet
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newspaper and the Süer Chess Magazine he published.
He died in 1987. After his death, Turkey's first chess park, opened in