Ismail Hakki Arar Papers

Period 1905-1993
Total size   10.2 m.
Consultation Not restricted

Biography

Born in Istanbul 1921, died in 1993; lawyer; studied law at the University of Ankara; had his legal practice in Istanbul; vice-president of the Bar 1948-1965; member of parliament for the Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP; Republican People's Party) 1965-1973; Turkish Minister of Justice, of Education and without portofolio 1971-1973; member of the advisory body set up by the military after the 1980 coup d'état 1981-1983; author of a great many books on Turkish modern history and the role of Kemal Atatürk.

Content

Collection of mainly printed material relating to the first generation leadership of the Turkish Republic, including Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Fevzi Çakmak and Ismet Inönü, other participants of the struggle for independence and members of the political opposition during the first period of the Turkish Republic, including Cavit Bey, Çerkez Ethem and Riza Tevfik and some intellectuals, among others Halide E. Adivar and Ziya Gökalp; the sultans Abdülaziz, Abdlhamid and Vahdettin; files on the Ittihad ve Terakki (Committee of Union and Progress), the Izmir conspiracy, the struggle for independence, political assassinations and other subjects.

Processing information

List made by Mehmet Bilgen