Adnan adivar
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Abdülhak Adnan Adıvar(1882-1955) (Dr. Adnan Adıvar). Turkish politician, writer, historian and by profession a medical doctor. He has done original research and written on history of science.
He was one of the intellectuals within Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's circle, active in the Turkish War of Independence with his wife and author Halide Edip Adivar. Later he parted ways with Mustafa Kemal, not in full agreement with the new direction young Republic was taken, opposed the immense power given to Ataturk by the parliament, feared he was going to be a dictator. He joined the short-lived opposition party and his name was later associated with an attempt on Mustafa Kemal's life and he had to go abroad for a while.
He held various government and parliamentary positions in the early years of the Turkish Republic.[1]
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