| Mehmet TahirBey | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the Ottoman Parliament | |
| In office 1908–1912 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1861 Bursa, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1925 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Occupation | Writer, researcher. |
Bursalı Mehmed Tahir Bey (1861–1925) was a Turkish writer, researcher, and soldier. He is known for his biography and bibliography containing "Ottoman authors", a source book encyclopedia which still continues to be regarded as a basic reference.
Biography
Born in Bursa in 1861, Mehmet Tahir Bey joined the Ottoman Army to complete his national service. He furthermore was a member of the Ottoman Parliament between 1908 and 1912. He was one of the first members of the Vatan ve Hürriyet organization in Salonika.
Mehmet Tahir Bey died in 1925 in Istanbul.
References
- Tarih ve toplum: aylık ansiklopedik dergi (in Turkish). İletişim Yayınları/Perka A. Ş. 1995. pp. 188–189.
- Ramsaur, Ernest Edmondson (1957). The Young Turks: Prelude to the Revolution of 1908. Princeton University Press. p. 114.
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