Ali Kemal Meram (1914–2001) was a Turkish historian, novelist and poet. He was born in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

, and graduated from the

Istanbul University , image = Istanbul_University_logo.svg , image_size = 200px , latin_name = Universitas Istanbulensis , motto = tr, Tarihten Geleceğe Bilim Köprüsü , mottoeng = Science Bridge from Past to the Future , established = 1453 1846 1933 ...

Faculty of Literature. He began his career as a journalist and teacher. He authored 28 books, including history books, novels, short stories, and poems. His first book was a poem collection published in 1936. His history works include studies on

Turkish history :''See History of the Republic of Turkey for the history of the modern state.'' The history of Turkey, understood as the history of the region now forming the territory of the Republic of Turkey, includes the history of both Anatolia (the Asian ...

, the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

Göktürks The Göktürks, Celestial Turks or Blue Turks ( otk, 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰰:𐰉𐰆𐰑𐰣, Türük Bodun; ; ) were a nomadic confederation of Turkic peoples in medieval Inner Asia. The Göktürks, under the leadership of Bumin Qaghan (d. 552) a ...

, and Turkish identity.

Works

*Padişah anaları: resimli belgesel tarih romanı (1977), history **Padisah Analari: ve 600 Yil Bizi Yöneten Devsirmeler (2011), history *Göktürk Imparatorluğu (1974), history *Türk casusu İngiliz Kemal'in İsrail macerası (1973), history *Kader rüzgârlari: Hikâyeler (1970), short stories *Siyah kapli defter: Dört liseli kizin romani (1970), history *Türkçülük ve Türkçülük mücadeleleri tarihi (1969), history *Türk-Rus ilişkileri tarihi (1969), history *Ilk Türk Devleti ve Yazili Türk Anitlari (1968), history *Ismet Inonu ve Ikinci Cihan Harbi: bu harpte Turk siyaseti (1945), history

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meram, Ali Kemal 1914 births 2001 deaths 20th-century Turkish historians Turkish novelists Turkish male short story writers Turkish poets Istanbul University alumni Writers from Istanbul Scholars of Ottoman history Historians of Turkey