Bedii Faik Akın

Bedii Faik Akın was born on April 18, 1921 in Bandırma and completed his 94-year life in Istanbul on June 15, 2015. After graduating from Kabataş High School for Boys, he enrolled in Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine to study medicine, but he left his education unfinished. He was introduced to journalism in parallel with the political and social developments in the country and left a permanent mark in this field.

Bedii Faik, who started his writing career by writing columns in the newspaper Tasvir, soon appeared in leading publications of the period such as Tan, Milliyet, Yeni İstanbul and Ulus. He wrote jokes and articles. In 1952, he opened a new page in the field of media by establishing the newspaper Dünya together with master journalist Falih Rıfkı Atay.

Drawing attention with his political stance, Akın directed harsh criticism against the Democratic Party government. After the 1965 elections, he began to take a stance close to the Justice Party, and after selling the newspaper in 1975, he lived abroad for a long time.

Akın, who continued to write columns in various newspapers after ending his journalism career, also appeared in important publications such as Hürriyet and Son Havadis. After living abroad for years, he passed away in 2015 and his body was buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery. He was also one of the close friends of former Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel, who died on the same day.

Bedii Faik Akın was a writer who was not limited to journalism but used his pen in many ways. He wrote works in the genres of anecdotes, travel notes, interviews, memoirs and novels. From his anecdotes Let Me Tell My Master and Rüzgâr Eken, from his travel notes At Uncle Sam's House, A Strange Island and From Russia It was among his best-known books.

The memoir O Form and the four-volume Matbuat Press Derkeeen Medya series also attracted great attention among readers. His novels Pablo's Laugh and The Liar left deep traces in the world of literature.