Mahmut Dikerdem

Mahmut Dikerdem
Ambassador of Turkey to India
In office
1968–1976
Ambassador of Turkey to Ghana
In office
1964–1968
Ambassador of Turkey to Iran
In office
1959–1960
Ambassador of Turkey to Jordan
In office
1957–1959
Personal details
Born
Mahmut Şerafettin

6 January 1916
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died3 October 1993(1993-10-03) (aged 77)
Istanbul, Turkey
Resting placeKaracaahmet cemetery, Istanbul
Children2
Alma materIstanbul University

Mahmut Dikerdem (1916–1993) was a Kurdish-Turkish[1][2] diplomat, writer and peace activist. He served as ambassador of Turkey in Jordan, Iran, Ghana, and India. He is known for being the founder and president of the Turkish Peace Association which was banned shortly before the military coup in Turkey on 12 September 1980.

Early life and education

He was born Mahmut Şerafettin in Istanbul on 6 January 1916.[3][1] His father, Şerif Bey, was an ethnic Kurd from Palu, Elazığ.[1][2] Şerif Bey was a sergeant working in the rural police.[3] He was appointed to a security post in Ereğli, Zonguldak, and married there a Turkish woman named Seniye Hanım whose father was the owner of the Çamlıca coal mine.[3][4] Then they settled in Istanbul where they lived in Kadıköy.[4] They had four children, and Mahmut was their youngest child.[3] He had two sisters and a brother.[4] His eldest sister was born in Ereğli and was the mother of the journalist Mehmet Ali Birand.[2][4] His father died in 1924 when he was eight.[4]

Dikerdem was one of the scholarship students at Galatasaray High School and graduated from it in 1935.[5][6] One of his classmates at the high school was Haldun Taner who was a writer.[4] Dikerdem obtained a degree in law from Istanbul University in 1938.[5] He received his PhD in law in Geneva, Switzerland.[5]

Career and activities

Dikerdem joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1939 and worked there until his early retirement in 1976.[5][7] The reason for his early retirement was the formation of the first National Front coalition government consisting of the Justice Party headed by Süleyman Demirel, the National Salvation Party headed by Necmettin Erbakan and the Nationalist Movement Party led by Alparslan Türkeş.[8] Dikerdem held various posts at the Ministry such as director general of the Middle East and Cyprus Department between 1955 and 1957.[9] In this capacity he was among the members of the Turkish delegation in the meetings on Cyprus held in London between 29 August and 6 September 1955.[1] He was named as the ambassador of Turkey to Jordan in 1957 at the age of 41 becoming the youngest ambassador of Turkey.[6] He was in office until late 1959 when he was appointed ambassador of Turkey to Iran.[9] Immediately after the military coup on 27 May 1960 Dikerdem's term ended.[9] In 1964 he was appointed ambassador of Turkey to Ghana which he held until 1968 when he was named as the ambassador of Turkey to India.[9]

During his term at the Ministry he wrote for various publications such as Akşam newspaper and Yaprak magazine (1948–1950) using pseudonyms.[5] His articles in Akşam were about foreign policy whereas his articles in Yaprak were on literature and arts.[5] From 1960 he continued to publish articles in Yön, Öncü, and Forum.[5]

After his retirement from diplomatic post in 1976 Dikerdem contributed to the newspapers Politika, Milliyet and Cumhuriyet.[5] He published several books.[10] His first book was entitled Bir Büyükelçinin Anıları (Turkish: Memoirs of an Ambassador) which was published in 1977.[10] His other books included Hariciye Çarkı: Anılar (1989; Turkish: Wheel of Foreign Affairs: Memories), Ortadoğu’da Devrim Yılları (1990; Turkish: Years of Revolution in the Middle East), Direnenler: Barışın Savunmasıdır (1990; Turkish: Those Who Resist: Defense of Peace) and Barış Sosyalizm Yazıları (1991; Turkish: Peace Socialism Writings).[10]

Dikerdem was elected to the presidential council of the World Peace Council in 1980, being its second Turkish member after Nazım Hikmet.[9]

Peace Association and arrest

Dikerdem and other leftist figures established the Turkish Peace Association on 4 April 1977.[10] He was elected as its president and served in the post for three terms.[9] Shortly before the military coup on 12 September 1980 the Association was disbanded by the Istanbul martial law command on 5 September.[9] Dikerdem and other members of the Association, including Orhan Apaydın, Orhan Taylan, Uğur Kökden, Şefik Asan, Niyazi Dalyancı, Ali Sirmen, Metin Özek, Mustafa Gazalcı, Haluk Tosun, İsmail Hakkı Öztorun, Kemal Anadol, Reha İsvan and Aykut Göker were arrested on 26 February 1982.[10][11] Dikerdem was charged of making communist propaganda and of supporting strikes by workers.[7][8] In November 1984 he was sentenced to eight-year imprisonment.[8] He had been diagnosed with cancer during his detention in 1982 and was transferred from Maltepe military prison to Cerrahpaşa hospital before the announcement of the verdict.[8] He was released in 1985[9][12] and was acquitted of all the charges against him in 1991.[6]

When Dikerdem was in prison he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, being the first Turkish citizen to be nominated.[9][12] The European Parliament issued a resolution in October 1984 asking the immediate release of Dikerdem due to his deteriorating health.[13]

Views

Dikerdem had a Marxist political stance.[10] In his articles published in Cumhuriyet he argued that both Turkey and Cyprus should be demilitarized and that Turkey should follow a nonalignment strategy.[14] Unlike other Turkish Marxists and socialists, he continued to support socialism after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.[15]

Personal life and death

Dikerdem married twice and had two sons.[3] He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in July 1982 when he was in prison.[9] He died in Istanbul on 3 October 1993 and was buried there in Karacaahmet cemetery.[5][15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mehmet Hasgüler (27 April 2020). "Mahmut Dikerdem'in Onur Nişanesi Yaşamı ve Kıbrıs Yaklaşımı". Kıbrıs Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Burcu Karakaş (18 November 2012). "Erdoğan O'nun için dua etmiş". Milliyet (in Turkish). Istanbul. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Mahmut Dikerdem. Obituary". The Times. No. 64790. 2 November 1993. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Birand Ereğlili". Değişim Medya (in Turkish). 22 January 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Mahmut Dikerdem". oktayaras.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Seumas Milne (18 October 1993). "Peace champion who took on the generals Obituary: Mahmut Dikerdem". The Guardian. ProQuest 293482951. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Guide to the International Archives and Collections at the IISH: Supplement for 2016". International Review of Social History. 62 (2): 355. 2017. doi:10.1017/S0020859017000293. S2CID 232254609.
  8. ^ a b c d Caroline Moorehead (17 January 1984). "Prisoners of conscience. Turkey: Mahmut Dikerdem". The Times. No. 61740. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Yazar hakkında. Mahmut Dikerdem". yazilama.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d e f Zeynep Güler (January 2013). "Mahmut Dikerdem Eserleri ve Üçüncü Dünya". Gelenek (in Turkish). No. 118. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  11. ^ Raşit Gürdilek (27 February 1982). "Turkish regime swoops on peace activists". The Times. No. 61169. Ankara. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  12. ^ a b Masaki Kakizaki (2011). "Anti-Iraq War Protests in Turkey: Global Networks, Coalitions, and Context". Middle Eastern Studies. 47 (1): 83, 96. doi:10.1080/00263206.2011.535676. S2CID 145215702.
  13. ^ İhsan Dağı (January 2001). "Human Rights, Democratization and the European Community in Turkish Politics: The Özal Years, 1983-87". Middle Eastern Studies. 37 (1): 21, 38. doi:10.1080/714004367. JSTOR 4284137. S2CID 144046920.
  14. ^ Maureen Freely (2010). "Two for the road". Index on Censorship. 39 (4): 30. doi:10.1177/0306422010389282. S2CID 145787119.
  15. ^ a b "Mahmut Dikerdem anılıyor". Haber Sol (in Turkish). 1 October 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

Read other articles:

Kim So-yeon

Kim So-yeonKim So-yeon pada 2019Lahir02 November 1980 (umur 43)Seoul, Korea SelatanPekerjaanPemeranTahun aktif1994–presentAgenNamoo ActorsSitus webhttp://www.namooactors.com/star/kimsoyeon Korean nameHangul김소연 Hanja金素妍 Alih AksaraGim So-yeonMcCune–ReischauerKim So-yŏn Kim So-yeon (Hangul: 김소연; lahir 2 November 1980) adalah Pemeran asal Korea Selatan. Ia dikenal karena perannya dalam All About Eve dan Iris. Pranala luar Kim So-yeon at Namoo Actors (In...

 

جهاز منع الاغتصاب

هذه المقالة يتيمة إذ تصل إليها مقالات أخرى قليلة جدًا. فضلًا، ساعد بإضافة وصلة إليها في مقالات متعلقة بها. (مارس 2019) جزء من سلسلة مقالات حولاغتصاب الأنواع أنواع اغتصاب المعارف اغتصاب المواعدة اغتصاب رمادي اغتصاب زوجي اغتصاب قانوني اغتصاب في السجون اغتصاب جماعي اغتصاب تسلس�...

 

ديفيد جي. ناثان

ديفيد جي. ناثان (بالإنجليزية: David G. Nathan)‏  معلومات شخصية الميلاد 25 مايو 1929 (95 سنة)  بوسطن  مواطنة الولايات المتحدة  عضو في الأكاديمية الأمريكية للفنون والعلوم،  وأكاديمية نيويورك للطب[1]  الحياة العملية المدرسة الأم كلية هارفارد للطب  شهادة جامعية دكتور...

عثمانية

  لمعانٍ أخرى، طالع عثمانية (توضيح). عثمانية   الإحداثيات 37°04′30″N 36°15′00″E / 37.075°N 36.25°E / 37.075; 36.25   [1] تقسيم إداري  البلد تركيا[2]  التقسيم الأعلى عثمانية  عاصمة لـ عثمانية  خصائص جغرافية  المساحة 3767 كيلومتر مربع  ارتفاع 125 متر  ع�...

 

Синелобый амазон

Синелобый амазон Научная классификация Домен:ЭукариотыЦарство:ЖивотныеПодцарство:ЭуметазоиБез ранга:Двусторонне-симметричныеБез ранга:ВторичноротыеТип:ХордовыеПодтип:ПозвоночныеИнфратип:ЧелюстноротыеНадкласс:ЧетвероногиеКлада:АмниотыКлада:ЗавропсидыКласс:Пт�...

 

Piala Rogers 2011

Rogers Cup 2011Tanggal8 – 14 AgustusEdisike-1222010 Juara[[ Kesalahan ekspresi: Kata "rogers" tidak dikenal. 2011 – Putra|Tunggal Putra]] Andy MurrayWomen's singles Caroline WozniackiMen's doubles Bob Bryan / Mike BryanWomen's doubles Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta ← 2010 ·Rogers Cup· 2012 → Canada Masters 2011 (diketahui sebagai 2011 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank dan 2011 Rogers Cup karena alasan sponsor) adalah turnamen tenis profesion...

Kraichgau Railway

Railway line in Germany Kraichgau RailwayOverviewNative nameKraichgaubahnLine number 4201 (Grötzingen–Eppingen) 4950 (Crailsh.–HN–Eppingen) LocaleBaden-Württemberg, GermanyTerminiKarlsruheHeilbronnServiceRoute number 710.4 (Karlsruhe Stadtbahn) 710.42 (Heilbronn Stadtbahn) TechnicalLine length64.8 km (40.3 mi)Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeMinimum radius450 m (1,480 ft)Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenaryOpe...

 

Virginia Tech Foundation

American nonprofit nonstock corporation (1948– Virginia Tech FoundationAbbreviationVTFEstablished1948Type501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonstock corporationTax ID no. 54-0721690Registration no.00573329HeadquartersBlacksburg, Virginia, U.S.CEOElizabeth A. McClanahanAffiliationsVirginia TechWebsitevtf.org The Virginia Tech Foundation (VTF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit nonstock corporation established in 1948 to receive, manage, and disburse private gifts in support of Virginia Polytechnic Institut...

 

Reiner Knizia

German board game designer This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous.Find sources: Reiner Knizia – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Re...

俄亥俄州

  「俄亥俄」重定向至此。关于其他用法，请见「俄亥俄 (消歧义)」。 俄亥俄州 美國联邦州State of Ohio 州旗州徽綽號：七葉果之州地图中高亮部分为俄亥俄州坐标：38°27'N－41°58'N, 80°32'W－84°49'W国家 美國加入聯邦1803年3月1日，在1953年8月7日追溯頒定（第17个加入联邦）首府哥倫布（及最大城市）政府 • 州长（英语：List of Governors of {{{Name}}}]]） •&...

 

哈萨克斯坦总统

此条目序言章节没有充分总结全文内容要点。 (2019年3月21日)请考虑扩充序言，清晰概述条目所有重點。请在条目的讨论页讨论此问题。 哈萨克斯坦總統哈薩克總統旗現任Қасым-Жомарт Кемелұлы Тоқаев卡瑟姆若马尔特·托卡耶夫自2019年3月20日在任任期7年首任努尔苏丹·纳扎尔巴耶夫设立1990年4月24日（哈薩克蘇維埃社會主義共和國總統） 哈萨克斯坦 哈萨克斯坦政府...

 

الحاج العربي (آيت باعمران)

الحاج العربي تقسيم إداري البلد المغرب  الجهة مراكش آسفي الإقليم الرحامنة الدائرة الرحامنة الجماعة القروية بوشان المشيخة آيت باعمران السكان التعداد السكاني 364 نسمة (إحصاء 2004)   • عدد الأسر 58 معلومات أخرى التوقيت ت ع م±00:00 (توقيت قياسي)[1]،  وت ع م+01:00 (توقيت صيفي)[...

Carniola

Para la roca sedimentaria, véase Carniola (roca). Para la abeja carniola, véase Apis mellifera carnica. Armas del Ducado de Carniola. Carniola (en esloveno Kranjska, en alemán Krain, ukrain, etc.) es una región de Eslovenia, alrededor de la capital eslovena Ljubljana (en alemán, Laibach) (конура).[1]​ Fue un antiguo ducado de la Casa de Austria y hasta 1918 perteneció al Imperio austrohúngaro.[2]​ Tras la Primera Guerra Mundial pasó en su mayor parte al Reino de los...

 

Втрати силових структур внаслідок російського вторгнення в Україну (липень — грудень 2016)

Докладніше: Втрати силових структур внаслідок російського вторгнення в Україну У статті наведено список втрат силових структур України у російсько-українській війні з 1 липня по 31 грудня 2016 року (включно). Зміст 1 Список загиблих 1 липня — 31 грудня 2016 року 1.1 Липень 1.2 Се�...

 

Nikos Dendias

Greek politician Nikos DendiasΝίκος ΔένδιαςDendias in 2019Minister for National DefenceIncumbentAssumed office 27 June 2023Prime MinisterKyriakos MitsotakisPreceded byAlkiviadis StefanisIn office3 November 2014 – 27 January 2015Prime MinisterAntonis SamarasPreceded byDimitris AvramopoulosSucceeded byPanos KammenosMinister for Foreign AffairsIn office9 July 2019 – 26 May 2023Preceded byGeorgios KatrougalosSucceeded byVasilis KaskarelisPresident of the Comm...

Tullamore railway station

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Tullamore railway station – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this message) TullamoreTulach MhórGeneral informationLocationKilcruttin, Tullamore, County Offaly, R35 RY63IrelandCoordinates53°16′13″N 7...

 

Paolo Savelli

Funerary monument at the church of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice Paolo Savelli (died 3 October 1405) was an Italian condottiero who served under Alberico da Barbiano in the Papal States and the Kingdom of Naples, before entering the service of the Duchy of Milan in its wars with Florence. He finally served the Republic of Venice as its commander-in-chief during the War of Padua, dying of the plague during the final siege of Padua. Life Paolo Savelli was born around the middle of the ...

 

صموئيل أوسغود

صموئيل أوسغود   معلومات شخصية الميلاد 3 فبراير 1748 [1]  الوفاة 12 أغسطس 1813 (65 سنة)   نيويورك  الإقامة ماساتشوستس  مواطنة الولايات المتحدة  عضو في الأكاديمية الأمريكية للفنون والعلوم  عدد الأولاد 6   مناصب مدير مكتب البريد العام في الولايات المتحدة (4 ) &#...

كريستوف ليمان

تحتاج هذه المقالة إلى الاستشهاد بمصادر إضافية لتحسين وثوقيتها. فضلاً ساهم في تطوير هذه المقالة بإضافة استشهادات من مصادر موثوق بها. من الممكن التشكيك بالمعلومات غير المنسوبة إلى مصدر وإزالتها. (يناير 2019) كريستوف ليمان (بالألمانية: Christoph Lehmann)‏  معلومات شخصية الميلاد سنة 1...

 

1667 in science

Overview of the events of 1667 in science List of years in science (table) … 1657 1658 1659 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664 1665 1666 1667 1668 1669 1670 1671 1672 1673 1674 1675 1676 1677 … Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Philosophy Science +... 1667 in science 16661668 Fields Archaeology Technology Sustainable energy research Transportation technology Social sciences Psychology Governance and policy studies Paleontology Dinosaurs' extinction Extraterrestrial environment Terrestr...