Hüseyin Nihâl Atsız (January 12, 1905 in Constantinople[1]—December 11, 1975 in Istanbul) was a prominent Turkish writer, novelist, poet and philosopher. Nihâl Atsız was a fervent supporter of the pan-Turkist or Turanism ideology. He is an author of over 30 books and numerous articles. He was in strong opposition to the government of İsmet İnönü, which he criticized for co-operating with the communist.
Politics
Nihâl Atsız is firstly known for his nationalist views and his active campaign against Turkish communists and his embracing of shamanistic, ancient Turkic traditions. He is among the authors that influenced the Turkish nationalist movement which is called Ülkücü movement, (translated as "idealist"), a nationalist movement of Alparslan Türkeş, which breaks with his ideology of Turkism on the grounds that it reconciles with Islam instead of denouncing it as "Arab religion".[3] Atsız worked on Turkism as an ideologue and activist but never joined any party or political group because he considered politics to be a way to corruption[citation needed]. He and his comrades published several Turkist magazines such as Otuken, Yeni Hayat and Orkun. He wrote strong articles which criticized the oppressive[citation needed] government of İsmet İnönü and his alleged tolerance of communism in the country. He and his colleagues were arrested and accused of holding "racist and Pan-Turkist" views, but were eventually acquitted.
Personal Life
Atsız dedicated his whole life for his children and especially for his most beloved grand daughter Maviş Atsiz, the daughter of Kaniye Atsiz. Nihâl Atsiz is remembered by his grand daughter as a kind and gentle person with children, his free time he would always dedicate reading and educating his grand children.
Nejdet Sançar is a younger brother of Nihâl Atsiz, also a notable Turkish writer and publicist.
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Nihal Atsız - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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