Ahmet Rasim
{{Short description|Ottoman Turkish politician}}
Ahmet Cavit Rasim (1864–1932) was an Ottoman liberal politician and writer, who wrote primarily about social issues.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eo5ECgAAQBAJ&dq=ahmet+rasim&pg=PT97|title=The Politics of Reproduction in Ottoman Society, 1838–1900|last= Balsoy|first=Gülhan|date=2015|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317320852}}{{Cite encyclopedia|title=Ahmed Rasim
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Biography
Ahmet Cavit Rasim was born in Istanbul in 1864.{{cite journal|author=Cevat Fehmi Baskut|title=Prominent Figures in Turkish Journalism|volume=10|journal=International Communication Gazette|date=February 1964|issue=1|pages=87–88|doi=10.1177/001654926401000113}} He was a graduate of the Darüşşafaka High School. After graduation he worked as a civil servant for a short time. Then he involved in journalism and published books. He also translated some literary work and produced songs. He worked for numerous publications, including Tercüman-ı Hakikat, Saadet, İkdam, Sabah, Malumat, Servet, Servet-i Fünun, Tanin, Hak, and Tasvîr-i Efkâr.
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Category:19th-century writers from the Ottoman Empire
Category:Political people from the Ottoman Empire
Category:20th-century writers from the Ottoman Empire
Category:Writers from Istanbul
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