Faruk Sumer

Faruk Sümer (born November 5, 1924 in Bozkır ; † October 21, 1995 in Istanbul ) was a Turkish historian who dealt with the history of Turkish tribes in the Middle Ages.

Life

Sümer was born in Akçapınar village in 1924 as the son of the civil servant Mehmet Zeki Efendi and the Mufit daughter Zeliha Hanım. He was interested in history as a child and was encouraged by his parents. Because of his father's civil service, Sümer often moved with his family at a young age and attended elementary schools in Istanbul and Konya. In 1943 he completed his teacher training in Istanbul Haydarpaşa . Then began at the Faculty of Literature at the University of Istanbul with his history studies, what he 1948 with his work on Turkish tribes from the 16./17. Graduated from the 18th century in Anatolia. With a grant from the Ministry of Education , he began his doctoral thesis at Ankara University . In May 1950 he obtained his doctorate in literary studies with an expanded version of his diploma thesis on Oghusian tribes.

His first job was the Süleymaniye Library in Istanbul for a few months. Then he went as an assistant to the Faculty of Language and History / Geography and worked there at the Chair of Medieval History, where he obtained the title of doçent with his work on the Qara Qoyunlu at the end of 1955 . Between 1955 and 1957 Sümer did his military service and completed his habilitation in February 1963 with his work on legends and stories of the Oghuz. He taught as a professor until 1974 and took over the management of the chair between 1974 and 1982. He was also a visiting professor in London in 1970 and in 1974 at the Goethe University in Frankfurt . In addition to his academic activities, he was also a founder and member of various clubs and organizations. As a member of the Türk Tarih Kurumu, he was Chairman of Medieval History and, in 1966, founder of the Institute for Selçuklu Tarih ve Medeniyeti Enstitüsü and advisor to the Center for Selçuk Üniversitesi in Konya .

Sümer later developed liver cancer and died in Istanbul in 1995. His body was buried in the family grave in Kozlu . Sumer was married and the father of four sons.

In addition to Ottoman, Sumer also spoke Arabic, Persian, English and French. He was known for his thorough research of the original sources and archives and his fieldwork.

Works

Books

1. Oğuzlar (Türkmenler) Tarihleri-Boy Teşkilatı-Destanları; Ankara 1967 (sagas, history and organization of the tribes among the Oghusen)
2. Safevî Devletinin Kuruluşu ve Gelişmesinde Anadolu Turklerin Rolü - Şah İsmâil ile Halefleri ve Anadolu Turkleri; Ankara 1976 (On the role of the Anatolian-Turkish tribes in the establishment of the Safavid Empire)
3. Türkler'de Atçılık ve Binicilik; Istanbul 1983 (About horses and riding among the Turks)
4. Kara Koyunlular: Başlangıçtan Cihan Şah'a Kadar; Ankara 1967 (history of Qara Qoyunlu to Jahan Shah )
5. Eski Türkler'de Şehircilik; Istanbul 1984 (urbanism among the old Turks)
6. Yabanlu Pazarı: Selçuklular Devrinde Milletlerarası Büyük Bir Fuar; Istanbul 1985 (via Seljuk markets as a meeting place for merchants from different nations)
7. Eshâbü'l-Kehf / Yedi Uyurlar; İstanbul 1989 (About the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus )
8. Selçuklular Devrinde Doğu Anadolu'da Türk Beylikleri; Ankara 1990 (About Turkish Beyliks in Eastern Anatolia at the time of the Seljuks)
9. Çepniler: Anadolu'nun Bir Türk Yurdu Haline Gelmesinde Önemli Rol Oynayan Oğuz Boyu; Istanbul 1922 (The Çepni and their role in the Turkish settlement in Anatolia)
10. Tirebolu tarihi; Istanbul 1992 (The Story of Tirebolu )
11. Türk Cumhuriyetlerini Meydana Getiren Eller ve Türk Destanları; Istanbul 1997 (About the founders of the Turkic states and their legends)
12. Türk Devletleri Tarihinde Şahıs Adları, Volumes I and II; Istanbul 1999 (About Turkish Personal Names Throughout History)

Translations

1. Kitâb-ı Diyârbakriyyâ from Abû Bakr-i Tihrânî from Persian; 2 volumes, Ankara 1962 and 1964 (story about the Aq Qoyunlu )
2. İslâm Kaynaklarına Brat Malazgirt Savaşı; Ankara 1971 (Islamic sources on the battle of Manzikert )
3. The Book of Dede Korkut, A Turkish Epic; Austin and London 1972

In addition to his books, he has contributed to the Encyclopaedia of Islam , Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslâm Ansiklopedisi , İslâm Ansiklopedisi and Türk Ansiklopedisi. In addition, from 1944 he wrote several articles for magazines and journals such as Falklor Postası , Belleten , Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakanschesi Dergisi , Türk Edebiyatı ve Türk Kültürü and many others.

Web links

• Literature by and about Faruk Sümer in the catalog of the German National Library
• Faruk Sümer in Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslâm Ansiklopedisi (Turkish)