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Ahmet Refik Altınay

Ahmet Refik Altınay was an Ottoman and Turkish historian, university teacher, journalist, writer and poet (1881–1937). He was born in Beşiktaş.

After World War I, Ahmet Refik wrote Two committees two massacres (İki Komite iki Kitâl), an account of the massacres during the War. Though Refik writes about massacres conducted on both sides, he concludes that the massacres against the Armenians was an attempt by the Turkish government to "destroy the Armenians".

Ahmet Refik - Two committees. Two Massacres. Published 1919. · Public domain

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  1. 1881

    Life

    Ahmet Refik Altınay born at Beşiktaş.

  2. 1914

    Onuncu Asr-ı Hicride İstanbul Hayatı.

  3. 1937

    Life

    Ahmet Refik Altınay died at Beşiktaş.

The full dated record · 3 entries
  1. 1881

    Ahmet Refik Altınay born at Beşiktaş.

  2. 1914

    Onuncu Asr-ı Hicride İstanbul Hayatı.

  3. 1937

    Ahmet Refik Altınay died at Beşiktaş.

Literature

Bibliography

  • Erken modern Türk tarihçileri ve Ahmet Refik (Altınay), Türk tarihçileri, 2017

  • Altınay, Ahmed Refik, Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE. Ahmed Refik (Altınay) Historian and Educator of the Last Period of Ottoman and History Education, History Studies International Journal Of History, 2024

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