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Hasan Ali Yucel --
Statesman and writer (b. 17 December 1897,
İstanbul d. 26 February 1961, Ankara). He
graduated from İstanbul University,
Department of Philosophy (1921). He worked
as a teacher of philosophy and literature in
İzmir and İstanbul. He was Ministry of
Public Education inspector and general
director of elementary education (1933).
He was elected İzmir deputy (1935) and was
assigned as Minister of Public Education at
the cabinet of Celal Bayar (1938). In his
administration, experts from foreign
countries were brought to Turkey and Ankara
State Conservatoire and Village Institutes
were found (1940), and an effort was started
to translate and publish world classics
(1941). |
Losing 1950 elections, he moved to İstanbul. He
administrated İş Bank Culture Publications. He was the
Minister of Public Education who served for the longest
time He left political arena in 1946. He entered into
Constitutional Assembly in 1961 and died at the end of
that year. He was buried in Asri Cemetery in Ankara.
He published his poetry, articles and essays in the
reviews Dergâh, Yarın (1923), Yeni Mecmua (1923-36) and
Hayat (1926-28) beginning in 1921. He also wrote
articles for the newspapers Akşam, Cumhuriyet and Dünya.
WORKS:
RESEARCH: Ruhiyat Elifbesi (The Spiritual Abc, 1924),
Türk Edebiyat Nümuneleri (Samples of Turkish Literature,
with Hıfzı Fikret and Hammamizade İhsan, 1926), Tarih-i
Kadim ve Doksan Beşe Doğru (The Old History, with new
letters from T. Fikret, 1928), Mevlânâ'nın Rubaileri (Rubais*
of Mevlana, 1932), Goethe, Bir Dehanın Romanı (Goethe,
The Novel of a Genius, 1932), Türk Edebiyatına Toplu Bir
Bakış (A Comprehensive View to Turkish Literature,
1932), Askerlik ve İdare İçin Istılah Olabilecek Türkçe
Sözler (Turkish Words to be Used as Military and
Administration Terms 1933), Fransa Maarif Teşkilatında
Müfettişler (Inspectors in Franca Education
Organization, 1934), Türk Edebiyatı (Turkish Literature,
1934), Mantık (Logic, 1935), Fransa'da Kültür İşleri
(Cultural Affairs in France, 1936), Bir Türk Hekimi ve
Tıbba Dair Manzum Bir Eseri (A Turkish Medicine and A
Work of Him in Verse, 1937), Fazıl Ahmet Aykaç (Fazıl
Ahmet Aykaç, 1937), Türkiye'de Orta Öğretim (Elementary
Education in Turkey, 1938), Maarifle İlgili Söylev ve
Demeçler (Speeches and Statements on Education, in 2
volumes, without date), Dâvâm (My Trial, defense of a
trial regarding Kenan Öner, 1947), Bilimler Felsefesi
Mantık (Logic Philosophy of Sciences, 1948), Dâvâlar ve
Neticesi (Trials and Results, 1950), Edebiyat
Tarihimizden (From Our Literature, 1st volume: Yakup
Kadri, 1957), Türkiye'de Orta Öğretim (Elementary
Education in Turkey).
POETRY: Dönen Ses (Returning Voice, 1933), Sizin
İçin (For You, childrens poetry, 1938), Dört Hayvan,
Bir İnsan (Four Animals, One Human, 1943), Mevlânâ (Mevlana,
1952), Dinle Benden (Listen to Me, 1960), Allah Bir (God
is One, 1961).
ESSAY-ARTICLE: Pazartesi Konuşmaları (Monday
Conversations, 1937), İçten-Dıştan (Inside-Outside,
1938), Ebedi Şef (Eternal Chief, 1939), Hürriyete Doğru
(To Liberty, 1955), İyi Vatandaş-İyi İnsan (Good Citizen
Good Human, 1956), Hürriyet Gene Hürriyet (Liberty
Again Liberty, in 2 volumes: 1960-1966), Dinle Benden
(Listen To Me, 1960), Allah Bir (God is One, 1960),
Kültür Üzerine Düşünceler (Thoughts on Culture, 1974).
TRAVEL: Kıbrıs Mektupları (Cyprus Letters, 1957),
İngiltere Mektupları (England Lettersi 1958), Geçtiğimiz
Günlerden (From the Days That We Passed, 1990).
| My Flag
My forefathers from the heavens
Snatched the
moon and the stars
Wrapped them
in a scarlet cloud
Its fiery
red colour
Neither of
poppies nor roses
It takes its
colour
From our
very own Turkish blood
The moon and
stars of the flag
Are more
majestic than the moon and stars
This is the
fate of Turks
Who dignify
the moon and stars
It's my duty
to hold dear
My flag more
than the others
It's my
right:
I give my life I shed blood
Butterfly
It looks
like the leaves
Those fly in
the wind
It wonders
branches to branches
Without
stopping and getting tired
Its wings
are of silk
When you
touch, it dissolves
As if it is
an alive flower that blossoms
When the
spring arrives
I love it so
much
I would like
to run and catch it
But its
naughty, it runs away
It cannot live without flying
Hasan Ali Yucel (1897-1961) |
posted 9 Mach 2006 |
