Refi Cevat Ulunay ( Damascas, Syria: 1890–1968) was a

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n- Turkish writer, and a controversial journalist and novelist during the Ottoman era.

Early life and career

Ulunay was born in Ottoman

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in 1890. He began writing for numerous Ottoman newspapers on topics such as literature, culture, philosophy and the arts. He strongly criticized the

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between the years 1914 and 1918, and his writings opposing the Turkish Independence War lead to his exile until 1938. Upon arriving in the

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, Ulunay was a columnist for the Turkish newspaper "''

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''". He also wrote several books; the themes of love and sexuality are particularly dominant in "''Köle''" (1945) and "''Eski İstanbul Yosmaları''" (1959).

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