Türk Zaferleri

by Reşad Ekrem Koçu

Reşad Ekrem’in dilinde tarih gerçek hayattan daha canlı, daha güzel, daha büyülü.

Reşad Ekrem Koçu, Türklerin Rumeli’ye geçişi, Osmanlı’nın önemli kara ve deniz savaşları, Çanakkale Zaferi, Kurtuluş Savaşı ve Kore Türk Tugayı’nın askeri başarılarını anlattığı Türk Zaferleri‘ni şu sözlerle sunuyor:

“Milli kütüphanemizde büyük bir boşluğu doldurma yolunda naçiz kalemimin armağanı olan bu eser, sağlam bilgimize dayanarak fakat en küçük âlimane iddia güdülmeden kaleme alınmıştır; ordumuzu vücuda getiren evlatlarımıza, sadece okuma yazma bilen vatandaşlarıma büyük Türk zaferlerini bir sohbet diliyle
anlatmak istiyorum.”

360 pages, Paperback

First published November 15, 2017

About the author

Reşat Ekrem Koçu (1905-1975) is a Turkish historian and writer mostly known for his work "İstanbul Ansiklopedisi".He was born in İstanbul. After completing his high school education in Koçu Bursa Erkek Lisesi, he studied history at İstanbul University, where he later on functioned as a researcher. After 1933, he assumed duties teaching history at Kuleli, Pertevniyal and Vefa high schools. He also published various poems, stories and novels during his teaching years.
Orhan Pamuk acknowledges this literary person as a source of his inspirations during childhood years, devoting a whole section to Koçu in his work Istanbul: Memories of a City.His best known work is the "İstanbul Ansiklopedisi"; an encyclopedia where he describes the city of İstanbul in many different aspects, often resorting to stories related to Ottoman times. He could not complete this work though, being interrupted due to financial problems at 11th volume.

His other works include "Forsa Halil" (1962), "Patrona Halil" (1967), "Erkek Kızlar" (1962), "Haşmetli Yosmalar" (1962), "Türk Giyim, Kuşam ve Süsleme Sözlüğü" (1967), "Osmanlı Padişahları" (1960) and "Eski İstanbul’da Meyhaneler ve Meyhane Köçekleri" (1947).