Ahmet Rasim (1864–1932) was an Ottoman liberal politician and writer, who wrote primarily about social issues.

Biography

Ahmet Rasim was born in Istanbul in 1864. He was a graduate of the

Darüşşafaka High School Darüşşafaka High School is a school in Maslak Maslak is one of the main business districts of Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European side of the city. It was formerly an exclave of the municipality of Şişli, though being ...

. After graduation he worked as a civil servant for a short time. Then he involved in journalism and published books. He also translated some literary work and produced songs. He worked for numerous publications, including '' Tercüman-ı Hakikat'', ''Saadet'', ''

İkdam ''İkdam'' ("Effort") was a newspaper in the Ottoman Empire and Turkey. In the period of its publication, in the city of Istanbul, it became the most popular newspaper.Selcuk Aksin Somel. (2003). ''Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire''. ...

'', ''Sabah'', '' Malumat'', '' Servet'', ''

Servet-i Fünun ''Servet-i Fünun'' ("''Wealth of Knowledge''", french: Servetifunoun) was an avant-garde journal published in the Ottoman Empire and later in Turkey. Halit Ziya (Uşaklıgil) and the other writers of the "New Literature" ( ota, Edebiyat-ı Cedi ...

'', '' Tanin'', ''Hak'', and ''Tasvir-i Efkar''. He died in 1932.

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* 1864 births 1932 deaths 19th-century writers from the Ottoman Empire Political people from the Ottoman Empire 20th-century writers from the Ottoman Empire Writers from Istanbul {{turkey-politician-stub