Burhan Belge
Burhan Belge | |
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| Born | February 1, 1899 |
| Died | January 12, 1967 (aged 67) |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, Diplomat |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | Murat Belge |
Burhan Belge (February 1, 1899[1] – January 12, 1967) was a Turkish politician and diplomat, who was a prominent figure among the young intellectuals during the early periods of Republic of Turkey and served as the representative of Muğla province during the 11th term of Turkish National Assembly. He was a regular contributor to Kadro, a left-wing journal dedicated to "discussions on ideology and economic-development strategy."[2] In the 1950s he began to write for the Democrat Party newspaper Zafer.[3]
He is the father of prominent Turkish intellectual Murat Belge and the first husband of actress Zsa Zsa Gabor (from May 1935[1] to December 1941), who he met in Hungary while serving as Ambassador of Turkey to Budapest. Gabor was 18 years old when they married and they did not have any children together. He was also a brother-in-law of Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Marriage entry, 17 May 1935 Budapest 11th district, 172/1935
- ^ Turkes, Mustafa (February 2001). "A Patriotic Leftist Development-Strategy Proposal in Turkey in the 1930s: The Case of the Kadro (Cadre) Movement". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 33 (1): 91–114.
- ^ Kadri Unat. "Zafer Gazetesi". Atatürk Encyclopedia (in Turkish).
- ^ Örmeci, Ozan (Spring 2011). "The 'Kadro' movement: an intellectual movement in the early Republican period (1932–1934)". International Review of Turkish Studies. 1 (1): 20–37. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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