Altınay, Ahmed Refik - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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Arikan, Zeki
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Leiden
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Brill
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Ahmed Refik Altınay (1880 or 1881-1937), a Turkish historian and poet, was born in Istanbul's Beşiktaş district. After completing his schooling at the Kuleli Askeri Lisesi (Kuleli Military Lycée), he continued his education and graduated from the Mekteb-i Harbiye (Military School) in 1898. He became an officer, but served as a teacher of geography and French. In 1909, he was appointed to the Genelkurmay Baaşkanlığı (General Staff) as the editor of Askeri Mecmua ("The Military Review"), in which he also authored articles on military subjects. In the