Abdullah Cevdet
Abdullah Cevdet (Ottoman Turkish: عبدالله جودت; Turkish: Abdullah Cevdet Karlıdağ; 9 September 1869 – 29 November 1932) was a Ottoman Kurdish intellectual and physician. He was one of the founders of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) and wrote articles with pen name of "Bir Kürd" ("A Kurd") for the publications such as Meşveret, Kurdistan and Roji Kurd about Kurdish awakening and nationalism. In 1908, he joined the Democratic Party which merged with the Freedom and Accord Party in 1911. He was also a translator, radical free-thinker, and an ideologist of the CUP until 1908.
Dr. Abdullah Cevdet | |
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| Born | 9 September 1869 Arapgir, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 29 November 1932 (aged 63) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Resting place | Merkezefendi Cemetery, Istanbul |
| Nationality | Ottoman, Turkish |
| Citizenship | Ottoman Empire, then Turkey |
| Education | Medicine |
| Alma mater | Turkish Military Academy |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, writer and intellectual |
| Movement | CUP (1895-1909), Committee of Union and Progress (1889-1908), Democratic Party (1908-1911) |
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