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Ruşen Eşref Ünaydın
Personal details
Born(1892-03-18)18 March 1892
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died21 September 1959(1959-09-21) (aged 67)[1]
Istanbul , Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Political partyRepublican People's Party (CHP)
EducationGalatasaray High School
Alma materIstanbul University, Faculty of Literature
OccupationPolitician, diplomat and journalist

Ruşen Eşref Ünaydın (1892–1959) was a Turkish linguist, politician, journalist, diplomat, writer and author. He was one of the contributors of Süs, a women's magazine between 1923 and 1924.[2] He was a member of the commission involved in introducing the modern Turkish alphabet.[3] He was one of the founders of the Turkish Language Association and its first Secretary General (1933).[4][5] He was appointed ambassador to Albania (1934),[6] Hungary (1939–1943),[7] Italy (1943–1944), the United Kingdom (1944–1945),[8] and Greece (1945–1952).[9]

Ünaydın was a pioneer in Turkish literature and journalism for the interviews he published in 1917 and 1918. These were hailed as the first modern features appeared in Turkish newspapers, and were later published as a book entitled "Diyorlar Ki" (Thus They Said).[10]

References

  1. ^ "Ruşen Eşref Ünaydın". Dil Dernegi.
  2. ^ Özgün Uçar (October 2023). "Cumhuriyetin öncü kadın dergisi". Tarih (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Harf Devrimi". dildernegi.org.tr. Dil Derneği. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. ^ Türk dili (in Turkish). Türk Dili Tetkik Cemiyeti. 1933. p. 6. Umumî Katip: Ruşen Eşref Bey
  5. ^ Tan, Nail (July 2019). "Turkish Language Association from 1932 to 2012" (PDF). TURKISH LANGUAGE - Journal of Language and Literature (in Turkish). CXVII (811). Turkish Language Association: 41. Ruşen Eşref (Ünaydın): 1932-1933
  6. ^ "Embassy History and Previous Ambassadors". Turkish Embassy in Tirana.
  7. ^ "Embassy History and Previous Ambassadors". Turkish Embassy in Budapest.
  8. ^ "Embassy History and Previous Ambassadors". Turkish Embassy in London.
  9. ^ "Büyükelçilik Tarihi ve Önceki Büyükelçilerimiz". Turkish Embassy in Athens.
  10. ^ "Ruşen Eşref". YKS Türkçe Edebiyat.