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

Biography

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

Darüşşafaka High School Darüşşafaka High School () is a boarding, coeducational school in Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey, established in 1863. It was founded by the Darüşşafaka Society, recognized as Turkey's first civil society organization in the field of education. T ...

. 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'' (Turkish: ''Effort'') was a newspaper in the Ottoman Empire and Turkey published between 1894 and 1928. During its lifetime it became the most popular newspaper in Istanbul.Selcuk Aksin Somel. (2003). ''Historical Dictionary of the Ot ...

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

Servet-i Fünun ''Servet-i Fünun'' (; ) was an avant-garde journal published in the Ottoman Empire and later in Turkey. Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil, Halit Ziya (Uşaklıgil) and the other writers of the "New Literature" () movement published it to inform their reade ...

'', '' Tanin'', ''Hak'', and ''

Tasvîr-i Efkâr ''Tasvîr-i Efkâr'' (, ) was a long term Ottoman Turkish newspaper which existed between 1862 and 1925 with some interruptions. The paper was one of the early privately-owned publications in the Ottoman Empire. It is known for its founder İbrah ...

''. 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