Mustafa Ferit Arsan

Mustafa Ferit Arsan
Arsan in Aintab in early 20th century, after the establishment of the republic
Born
Mustafa Ferit

1876
Aintab, Ottoman Empire
Died9 October 1941(1941-10-09) (aged 65)
Ankara, Turkey

Mustafa Ferit Arsan (1876 – 9 October 1941) was a Turkish politician who represented Gaziantep in the 2nd[1] and 3rd Parliaments of Turkey,[2] and was the leader of the local Association for Defence of National Rights in Aintab, which organized the Turkish militias against the French siege.[3]

Grave of Arsan, Ankara

Mustafa Ferit was born in Aintab to Mustafa Nuri and Ayşe in 1876. He had two wives, Hatice and Naime, and 6 children, Abdullah, İsmail, Hüseyin Ferit, Hilmi, Beşire, and Ayşe.[4] He went to the local middle school of Aintab and then studied in the French school, where he mastered French and Armenian.[5] After his education, he was particularly involved in trade in Erzurum. During the Franco-Turkish War, he rebelled against the French forces in Aintab and was ultimately captured and held for 9 months, until the French retreat. He died in Ankara on 9 October 1941.[4]

References

  1. ^ "TBMM Tutanak Dergisi". TBMM. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  2. ^ Türk parlamento tarihi: (pt. 1-3) T.B.M.M.- III. dönem, 1927-1931 by Kâzım Öztürk (in Turkish). Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Vakfı. 1993. p. 270. ISBN 978-975-7291-00-8. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. ^ Aksoy, Ömer Asım (1999). Türkçe bir hayat: Ömer Asım Aksoy'un özyaşam öyküsü (in Turkish). YKY. p. 37. ISBN 978-975-08-0005-4. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b Biçici, Mehmet (2020). Gaziantep'te Siyasal Yaşam (1923-1950) [Political Life in Gaziantep (1923-1950)] (PDF) (in Turkish). İKSAD. pp. 113, 114. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  5. ^ Yener, Şakir Sabri (10 April 1965). "Çitçi ve Arsan Ailelerinden On Fikir ve İş Adamı". Gaziantep Kültür Dergisi (88): 18. Retrieved 9 August 2024.