Bedrettin Tuncel
Bedrettin Tuncel was a former academic and a politician in Turkey. He served in the Ankara University for 35 years. He also lectured on the history of Art in the conservatory of Ankara for 10 years. After 27 July 1963 he served as the speaker of Turkish National Committee of UNESCO
Early life
Born in 1910 in Tirebolu of Giresun Province, he graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1932. For higher education he went to France to study French literature. He graduated from the Lumière [University Lyon 2] in 1936.Political life
After the 1960 [Turkish coup d'etat] in addition to his academic works, he was also appointed as the representative of universities in the Constituent Assembly of Turkey. In the 24th government of Turkey he served as the Ministry of [National Education (Turkey)|Minister of National Education]. But during the democratic regime after 1961, he returned to his academic life.Books
Tuncel is the author of the following books. He also translated books from French.- Seçme Yazılar, İstanbul:Yapı Kredi Yayınları
- Tiyatro Tarihi, 1938
- Mahatma Gandi, 1869-1948
- Fransızca'da Yunus Emre,1971
- Atatürk ve 30 Ağustos Zaferi'nin İlk Kutlanışı,1972
- Büyük Zafer ve Afyonkarahisar,1972
- Nikola Kopernik, 1473-1973,
- Dimitrie Cantemir 1673-1724,
- Romanya'nın Sesi, 1979