Sedat Simavi (1896 – 11 December 1953) was a Turkish

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, writer and film director. He established many newspapers and magazines.

Biography

Simavi was born in 1896. His grandfather and uncles served in different positions in the office of Ottoman Sultans. His

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were Halil Hamdi Bey and Aliye Hanım. She was granddaughter of

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Saffet Pasha. Simavi graduated from Galatasaray High School in

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. In 1916 Simavi started his first publication entitled '' Hande'', a weekly women's

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. Then he launched a satirical magazine, '' Diken'' and another women's magazine '' İnci''. His first daily newspaper was '' Dersaadet'' which was established in 1920. The other papers established by Simavi included '' Payihat'', '' Güleryüz'', '' Yedigün'' and '' Resimli Gazete''. Simavi co-founded the Turkish Journalists' Association in 1946, and the ''

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'' newspaper in 1948. He was also a political cartoonist, and as well as plays and screenplays he also wrote a novel, ''Fuji-Yama'' (1944), and non-fiction books. He published around 60 books in total. Sedat Simavi died on 11 December 1953, and was buried at Kanlıca Cemetery, in

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Legacy

The Sedat Simavi Literature Award, along with Sedat Simavi awards in other categories, is awarded annually by the Sedat Simavi Foundation since 1977. The Turkish Journalists' Association awards the Sedat Simavi Journalism Award.

Filmography

* ''The Spy'' (1917, writer and director) * ''The Claw'' (1917, writer and director) * ''Alemdar Mustafa Pasa'' (1918, writer and director) * ''Hürriyet apartmani'' (1944, writer)

Books

* Muzaffer Gökman (1970), ''Sedat Simavi: Hayati ve eserleri. Hazirliyan'', APA Ofset Basımevi * Sedat Simavi (1973), ''Sedat Semavi / Eserleri'' ollected works

References

External links

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Sedat Simavi (1896–1953)
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