My grandfather Mehmet Akif

"Now I understand better why my family's eyes were always sad, why they always lived quietly in the corners. They did not see these documents, but they felt those who were following them as they went to their father."
-Mehmet Akif's granddaughter Selma Argon-

The book, My Dede Mehmet Âkif, consists of interviews with Selma and Ferda Argon, two grandchildren of Mehmet Âkif, one of whom is still alive and the other who died while the interviews were being conducted, and Fatih Bayhan, who is impressive with his work in this field. Mehmet Akif's understanding of life and poetry, his perspective on his family, his relationships with his family; We are talking to the grandchildren of the last members of his family and clarifying many points that have never been spoken about until now...

-What kind of person, what kind of husband, what kind of father and what kind of grandfather was Mehmet Akif?
-What did he experience during the years of War of Independence and War of Independence?
-Why did he go into voluntary exile?
-What did he experience in Hilvan, the place of voluntary exile, and what did he do?
-Who were his closest friends?
-Where and how did he die?
-What happened to his family after he passed away?
-What was the secret behind the sinister death of his son Emin?
-Why has the whole family always preferred to remain silent until now?

Fatih Bayhan asks all these questions, and Selma and Ferda Argon, the grandchildren of our National Poet Mehmet Akif, answer them for you...
(From the Promotional Bulletin)


Thin Cover:

Number of Pages: 224

Year of Print: 2016


eBook:

Number of Pages: 126

Year of Print: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Timaş Publications

First Print Year: 2015

Language: Turkish