Sâmih Rifat
Samih Yalnızgil, also known as Samih Rıfat (1875 – 1932) was a Turkish linguist and politician, who was one of the founders of the Turkish Language Association, which he also served as its president. He was the father of renowned poet Oktay Rifat.
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Sâmih Rifat
- Name
- Samih Yalnızgil
- Born
- 1875
- Birthplace
- Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
- Died
- 1932
- Nationality
- Turkey · Ottoman Empire
- Occupation
- politician · poet · linguist
- Languages
- Ottoman Turkish
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Samih Yalnızgil, also known as Samih Rıfat (1875 – 1932) was a Turkish linguist and politician, who was one of the founders of the Turkish Language Association, which he also served as its president. He was the father of renowned poet Oktay Rifat.
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• Name — Samih Yalnızgil • Born — 1875 • Birthplace — Constantinople, Ottoman Empire • Died — 1932
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1875
Sâmih Rifat born at Istanbul.
1932
Sâmih Rifat died at Ankara.
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- 1.Atakuman, Çiğdem. Cradle or crucible. Journal of Social Archaeology. 8. 2. 214–235. 2008. 10.1177/1469605308089965.
- 2.Soner Cagaptay. Islam, Secularism and Nationalism in Modern Turkey: Who is a Turk?. Routledge. 2006. 0-415-38458-3.
- 3.Samih Rıfat kimdir?.
- 4.Aytürk, İlker. Turkish Linguists against the West: The Origins of Linguistic Nationalism in Atatürk's Turkey. Middle Eastern Studies. 40. 6. 1–25. 2004. 10.1080/0026320042000282856.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Samih Yalnızgil. His recorded language was Ottoman Turkish. One child is recorded: Oktay Rifat. Other recorded relations include Cafer Çağatay.
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