Kadir Mısıroğlu

Kadir Mısıroğlu (24 January 1933 – 5 May 2019)[1] was a Turkish lawyer, publisher, writer, politician, and historian,[2][3][4][5] known for his opposition to the secularisation policies of the early Turkish Republic.

Kadir Mısıroğlu
Born(1933-01-24)24 January 1933
Akçaabat, Trabzon, Turkey
Died5 May 2019(2019-05-05) (aged 86)
Istanbul, Turkey
OccupationLawyer, publisher, writer
EducationLaw
Alma materIstanbul University
Spouse
Aynur Aydınaslan
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(m. 1961)​
Children3
Website
www.kadirmisiroglu.com

Early life and career

Mısıroğlu was born in Akçaabat in the Trabzon Province and enrolled in the Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1954.[6] He was active during his university years where he became the president of the Trabzon Highschool Graduates Association in his sophomore year, and opened seven student dormitories.[6] He became interested in history during his university education and began research as an amateur historian.

Mısıroğlu married Aynur Aydınaslan in 1961 and had three children: Abdullah Sünusi (1963), Fatıma Mehlika (1965), and Mehmed Selman (1973).[6]

He founded the publishing house Sebil in 1964 and the eponymous magazine in 1976.[7] He has published more than 60 books in his career.[8] His 1974 book decrying the historical legacy of the 1923 Lausanne Treaty brought him widespread recognition among conservatives.[9]

Although Mısıroğlu was a prolific writer, his works came under criticism by historian İlber Ortaylı for lacking scientific approach, knowledge and distorting the facts.[10]

He was awarded the silver medal by the Free Hungarian Writers Union for his book The Hungarian Revolution. He was awarded the Jury Special Award of the National Culture Foundation of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Milli Kültür Vakfı) during the presidency of Turgut Özal, the eighth president of the Republic of Turkey.[11]

Politics and asylum abroad

In 1977, Mısıroğlu became a Trabzon candidate of the National Salvation Party for the Grand National Assembly of Turkey but failed to be elected.[12] He became a member of the Central Committee of the party in 1978 but after the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, he sought asylum in Germany and settled in Frankfurt.[12] Initially only he was given permission to stay in Germany so he moved to the United Kingdom with his family. Following some time he returned to Germany.[6]

Return to Turkey

Mısıroğlu returned to Turkey in 1991. He founded the Osmanlılar İlim ve İrfan Vakfı (English: Ottomans Education and Insight Foundation), an Ottoman monarchist NGO in 1994 and led it until at least 2014.[13]

Death and legacy

Following multiple stays for a year and a half at Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital for diabetes, he passed away on 5 May 2019 due to multiple-organ failure.[14] His funeral was held at Çamlıca Mosque where a huge crowd of tens of thousands was in attendance.[15][16][17] Amongst the attendees were government ministers, which caused an uproar among some secularists in the country.[18] Condolence messages came in from high profile government officials including President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Mustafa Şentop, and others.[19] He was buried in the cemetery of the Nasuhi Dergahı at Üsküdar, Istanbul.

Works

He "penned over 50 books, which include research, nonfiction and poems."[20]

Research
  • Lozan Zafer mi, Hezimet mi? V. I-II-III (1965, 1974, 1977): Lausanne, Victory or Defeat?
  • Macar İhtilâli (1966): The Hungarian Revolution
  • Yunan Mezâlimi - Türk'ün Siyah Kitabı (1967): Greek Atrocities, the Turk's Black Book
  • Kurtuluş Savaşı'nda Sarıklı Mücâhidler (1967): Turbaned Fighters in the War of Independence
  • Amerika'da Zenci Müslümanlık Hareketi (1967): The Black Muslim Movement in America
  • Moskof Mezâlimi V. I-II (1970): Russian Atrocities
  • Musul Mes'elesi ve Irak Türkleri (1972): The Mosul Question and Turks of Iraq
  • Osmanoğulları'nın Dramı (1974): The Plight of the Ottoman Dynasty
  • Trabzon Meb'usu Şehid-i Muazzez Ali Şükrü Bey (1978): Trabzon Deputy Great Martyr Ali Şükrü Bey
  • Bir Mazlum Padişah, Sultan Vahideddin (2005): A Wronged Padeshah, Sultan Vahideddin
  • Bir Mazlum Padişah, Sultan Abdülaziz (2006): A Wronged Padeshah, Sultan Abdülaziz
  • Bir Mazlum Padişah, Sultan II. Abdülhamid (2007): A Wronged Padeshah, Sultan Abdülhamid II
  • Osmanlı Tarihi V. I-II-III (2013, 2014, 2017): Ottoman History
  • Tarihten Günümüze Ermeni Meselesi ve Zulümler (2015): The Armenian Issue and Atrocities from History to Our Day
  • CHP'nin Günah Galerisinden Sayfalar (2015): Pages from the CHP's Gallery of Sins
  • Asrın İhâneti, Paralel Yapı veya F. Gülen'in Günah Galerisinden Sayfalar (2015): The Century's Treachery, The Parallel Structure or Pages from F. Gülen's Gallery of Sins
  • Ermeni Mezâlimi: Armenian Atrocities

Non-fiction
  • İslâmcı Gençliğin El Kitabı (1981): The Handbook of the Islamist Youth
  • Hicret: Aziz Vatandan Ayrılışın Hikâyesi (1990)
  • Geçmişi ve Geleceği ile Hilâfet (1993)
  • Üstad Necip Fazıl'a Dâir (1993)
  • İslâm Yazısına Dâir (1993)
  • Doğru Türkçe Rehberi Yahud Bin Uydurma Kelimeyi Boykot (1993)
  • Geçmiş Günü Elerken V. I-II (1993, 1995)
  • Âşıklar Ölmez!.. (1994)
  • Üç Hilâfetçi Şahsiyet (1995)
  • Gurbet İçinde Gurbet (2004)
  • Filistin Dramı'nın Düşündürdükleri (2004)
  • İthaflı Fıkralar (2005)
  • Hayat Felsefesi Yahud Yaşamak Sanatı (2005)
  • İslâm Dünya Görüşü (2008)
  • Muhtasar İslâm Tarihi V. I-II-III (2009, 2010, 2012)
  • Tarihten Günümüze Tahrif Hareketleri V. I-II-III (2010, 2011, 2012)
  • Kırk Görgü Şahidinden Naklen Benden Tarihe Haberler (2016)

Fiction
  • Kanlı Düğün (1972)
  • Uzunca Sevindik (1973)
  • Kırık Kılıç (1973)
  • Kavuklu İhtilâlci: Şeyh Bedreddin (2005)
  • Düzmece Mustafa (2005)
  • Cem Sultan'ın Papağanı (2006)
  • Zağanos Paşa (2006)
  • Veli Bayezid'in Bedduası (2008)
  • Malkoçoğlu Kardeşler: Bali Bey ve Yahya Paşa (2008)
  • Makbul ve Maktul İbrahim Paşa (2008)
  • Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa (2009)
  • Sokollu Mehmed Paşa (2009)
  • Mimar Koca Sinan (2011)
  • Zoraki Âsi (Şehzâde Bayezid) (2012)
  • Pîrî Reis (2012)

Poetry book
  • Cemre (1992)

Under the pen name Cüneyd Emiroğlu
  • Perili Köşk (fable, 1972)
  • Of Lala (fable, 1972)
  • Dünya Hakimleri Yahûdî & Cihanı yutmaya hazırlanan sinsi canavar (Ruling of World: Jews) (book, translated from English, author: Louis Marschalko, 1974)
  • Poliyanna (book, translated from English, 1975)
  • Hacı Murad (book, translated from English, 1975)
  • A'mak-ı Hayal (abridged from Ottoman Turkish, 1994)
  • Dede Korkut Hikayeleri (abridged from Ottoman Turkish, 2004)
  • Gök Bayrak (book, author: Leon Kahun, 2004)

References
  1. Cumhuriyet: Kadir Mısıroğlu öldü
  2. "Kadir Mısıroğlu vefat etti". www.haberturk.com. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  3. "Son dakika... Ünlü tarihçi Kadir Mısıroğlu hayatını kaybetti! Kadir Mısıroğlu kimdir?". takvim.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  4. "Kadir Mısıroğlu Kimdir?". Belgelerle Gerçek Tarih (in Turkish). 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  5. "Son dakika... Ünlü tarihçi yazar Kadir Mısıroğlu hayatını kaybetti". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  6. Who is Kadir Mısıroğlu? (Turkish)ensonhaber.com
  7. Abdurrahman Acer and Kadir Mısıroğlu, Türkçe'nin Müdafaası, p. 307.
  8. "His publishing house website".
  9. The Lausanne debate: ‘Away with dreams and shadows’
  10. Ortaylı, İlber (23 July 2017). "Mükemmel Temsilci". Hürriyet. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  11. Kadir Mısıroğlubiyografi.info
  12. "TERCEME-İ HÂL". Archived from the original on 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  13. Kadir Mısıroğlu Osmanlılar İlim ve İrfan Vakfı
  14. Kadir Mısıroğlu hayatını kaybetti (Cenazesi Çamlıca Camii'nden kaldırılacak)ntv.com.tr
  15. Kadir Mısıroğlu için cenaze töreni düzenlendiahaber.com.tr
  16. Kadir Mısıroğlu'nu Çamlıca Camii'nden on binler uğurladıgaste24.com
  17. Kadir Mısıroğlu'nun cenazesinde izdiham olduhabervitrini.com
  18. Kadir Mısıroğlu'nun cenazesine suç duyurusuyenicaggazetesi.com.tr
  19. Son dakika... Kadir Mısıroğlu vefat ettihaberturk.com.tr
  20. Daily Sabah (6 May 2019), "Prominent Turkish historian, writer Kadir Mısıroğlu passes away at 86", Daily Sabah. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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